OSSIE CLARK with Judith Watt
OSSIE CLARK with Judith Watt

OSSIE CLARK

with Judith Watt
 

Tuesday 15th September 2015

Café Royal
68 Regent Street
London W1 Doors open at 6:30 pm, Talk commences at 7:00 pm

Ossie Clark dressed the famous and fashionable of the swinging sixties in unabashed show stoppers. His evening wear was boldly seductive; his tailoring deliciously precise; and above all his clothes were unfailingly feminine. 

Tickets £20 including a glass of prosecco.

Ossie Clark dressed the famous and fashionable of the swinging sixties in unabashed show stoppers. His evening wear was boldly seductive; his tailoring deliciously precise; and above all his clothes were unfailingly feminine. 

Working closely with his wife and muse, Celia Birtwell, who created his charming, colorful prints and textiles, Ossie Clark became known as a "master cutter" whose customers included Mick Jagger, Jimi Hendrix, Julie Christie Twiggy and Marianne Faithfull. In this talk, fashion historian Judith Watt examines the work of Ossie Clark, one of the most important designers in British fashion whose influence is still felt today.
'The Ossie Clark we really want to know has at last been put back in the spotlight to shine' - Dazed and Confused
'A wonderful reminder of a neglected genius' - Daily Express
Judith Watt
Judith Watt is the author of several highly acclaimed books on fashion history including Alexander McQueen: Fashion Visionary, Vogue On: Elsa Schiaparelli, Ossie Clark, 1965-1974, The Penguin Book of Twentieth Century Fashion Writing and Dogs in Vogue. She took an MA in the History of Dress at the Courtauld Institute of Art and has taught at Central Saint Martins since 1998. She is a regular contributor to Vogue and Acne Paper, and comments on fashion and its history for radio and television. In 2012 she contributed a chapter on fashion and ‘glam’ – c.1968-1975 – for Tate Liverpool’s ‘Glam: The Performance of Style’ exhbition.

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