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329:, first seen worn by Amanda Lear in Nova's cover story for its May 1970 issue, 'How To Undress for Your Husband' and later featured as one of 'Princess Zonda's archetypal outfits in the advertisements Price drew himself for Plaza in the late seventies. The Lear pictures appeared in Peter York's feature on Price in Harper's and Queen's April 1979 issue. Lear was also the Price-dressed covergirl for Roxy Music's 1973 album 260:'s Fashion School in London where he completed a three-year course – two years in Womenswear Fashion, and the final year and degree show in Menswear Fashion. Price credits his time at the Bradford School as invaluable in preparing him for the Royal College, saying: "I arrived at the Royal College of Art with a total headstart and was able to whip my own show together." 978: 287:
technical feats, for they all have bra sections cut into the pattern ... he is undoubtedly a trendsetter and in advance of his time ... his clothes have great wit and gaiety and he is certainly a name to be watched in the future'. He next designed for Plaza, and then, in 1979, started his own label, with shops in
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tipped him as a major new fashion talent in 'Trendsetters', giving him the main picture and writing that 'Anthony Price is a sensational cutter and he puts a lot of work and thought into the shaping of even the most casual clothes. His range of little bare tops in crepe and cotton, for example, are
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He reinvented the suit so that it was no longer about going to the office. He made it rock'n'roll. He started at a time when British fashion didn't have sponsors. It was the era before the superstar designer. They all came after him. Yet he was a visionary. He created that military, dandy, sexy,
256:, Yorkshire. In 1961, At the age of 16, he gained entrance to the Bradford School of Art – now the Bradford School of Arts and Media Studies – completing a one-year General Art and Design course, followed by specialising for three years in Womenswear Fashion. In 1965 he entered the 744: 314:. In addition, his bridge-crutch trousers were feat of technical skill, inventing a new construction that highlighted the male crotch and buttocks. He was the stylist for Roxy Music's first eight albums, as well as for the back cover for 479:
Price was nominated for the British Fashion Council's 'Red Carpet Designer Award' at the 2006 British Fashion Awards, and a small range of his clothes sell in London boutique 'A La Mode'. He was featured in the fashion magazines
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with the perfect body offering endless fantasy sex. They're obsessed by the size of sexual protuberances – their own as well as women's – and I'm an illusionist. My job is to give them what they want.
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In 2000, Price opened his own showroom again in Chelsea, London under the financial backing and Directorship of Dean Aslett, who had previously worked with Price in the late 1980s at the
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shop, designing men's trousers, coats and waistcoats which drew on sexual fetishism for their impact. Stirling Cooper was situated in London's
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in all their glory." In 2013, Price resumed his association with Steve Strange (whom previously he had designed outfits for during the
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My clothes are men's idea of what women should wear, and for that they'll pay good money. ... Men are looking for the sex robot from
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in developing a range of key shirt and tailoring designs for her eponymous clothing line, which is currently sold in London's
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Price has declared that 'I'm not a fashion designer ... I'm in the theatrical business,' and for Fashion Aid at
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constructed of carpet to feature in the advertising campaigns of British carpet manufacturer
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magazine, described as "the first fashion magazine completely dedicated to celebrating
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in 1985 he conceived of a presentation of model, client and long-standing friend
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Re-make / Re-model: Art, Pop, Fashion and the Making of Roxy Music, 1953–1972
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A year later, in 1984, Price staged another 'Fashion Extravaganza' at the
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Price was widely considered to be a frontrunner in the search to replace
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album. His self-declared trademark design is a spiral-zipped dress in
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More recently, Price has been noted for dressing celebrities such as
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Directly out of college, in 1968, Price began working for the new
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Price continues to design clothing for the elite, including the
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in spring 2005. In December 2006, Price was photographed by
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emerging from a black velvet box. The outfit consisted of a
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Price's button trousers for Stirling Cooper were worn by
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In 1983, Price staged a 'Fashion Extravaganza' at the
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Price received the 'Evening Glamour Award' from the
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eclectic men's look. He created rock'n'roll fashion.
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"Selling Price" (April 1979) 829:Baker, Caroline and Duffy (photographs). 739: 737: 735: 698:Alexander, Hilary and Woolcock, Nicola. 456:, a commission previously undertaken by 410:published a profile on Price written by 404:in 1989, and the following year British 637: 635: 633: 631: 584: 892:"In London, Subway Style Above Ground" 729:(4 October 2008) Accessed: 27 May 2012 673: 671: 593:Directory of Twentieth Century Fashion 7: 946:. London, Faber & Faber, 2007. 660:"Jerry Hall talks to Anthony Price" 987:needs additional or more specific 519:. In May 2012, he dressed actress 14: 764:on 175 Heroes at Bradford College 976: 385:in metallic and red French silk 555:project, which he wore for the 21:Anthony Price (disambiguation) 1: 246:Yorkshire Dales National Park 609:Moore, Tony (3 July 2016). 41:1945 (age 78–79) 1060: 18: 1034:English fashion designers 615:The Sydney Morning Herald 500:. 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Index

Anthony Price (disambiguation)
Keighley
Royal College of Art
Evening wear
suits
British Fashion Awards
antonyprice.com
evening wear
suits
David Bowie
Robert Palmer
Iva Davies
Steve Strange
Duran Duran
Bryan Ferry
Roxy Music
retro-futurism
Tara Palmer-Tomkinson
Patsy Kensit
Anjelica Huston
Jerry Hall
Camilla Parker Bowles
Diana Ross
Melanie Griffith
Yasmin Le Bon
burlesque
Dita Von Teese
Keighley
Selside
Yorkshire Dales National Park

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