From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Damaris Evans
Damaris Evans
Damaris Evans Career
Born March 18, 1975 (1975-03-18) Damaris Evans studied Fashion Design with Print Making
London, UK
at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design. In
Nationality British 2001, she started the business with a £5,000 loan from
The Prince’s Trust.[4] The designer is best known for cre-
Education Central St Martins College of Art and Design
ating the original trademark design of the back bow
Occupation Fashion designer knicker, which ’instantly sparked a craze of copies’. ’Like-
Parents Writer, James Martin Evans ness of the bow knicker were spotted in New Look, River
Artist, Frances Rachel Evans (Holiday) Island, La Perla and up-market underwear brand Myla’
whom the company has successfully settled out of court
Awards Young Enterprise of The Year at Elle Style
with.[5]
Awards
Damaris’ first collection showcased at London Fashion
Week September 2001[6] and was sponsored by The
Labels Damaris and Mimi Holliday
Prince’s Trust.
Damaris was showcased at London Fashion Week’s
Damaris Alice Turle Evans (born 18 March 1975) is a Bri-
New Generation,[7] Sponsored by The British Fashion
tish fashion designer and creative director and owner of
Council in September 2003 and February 2004.
demi-couture lingerie labels Damaris and Mimi Holliday.
The diffusion line Mimi Holliday was then founded in
2004[8] which went on to introduce Mimi Holliday Beach-
Background wear in 2008.[9]
Evans is the daughter of writer, James Martin Evans Damaris’ received the ’Young Enterprise of the Year’
(Born 1933) who graduated from Peterhouse, University award for the Spring/Summer 2003 collection at Elle
of Cambridge. Her mother the artist, Frances Rachel Style Awards . In 2005 she was invited to Buckingham
Evans (Holiday) (Born 1939, granddaughter of Sir William Palace to meet the Queen for a Celebration of British De-
Rothenstein) who graduated from Chelsea College of Art sign.
and Design. Evans is sister to Dr. Chloe Evans, half sister
to Juliet Evans and step sister to journalist, Rosie Mellor. References
She is the great granddaughter of Sir William Rothen-
[1] "Ros Newman". http://www.rosnewman.com/.
stein, who was Principal of The Royal College of Art from
[2] "The History of Altair".
1920 to 1935. Her great uncles were Sir John Rothenstein,
http://www.altairdesign.co.uk/.
the director of The Tate Gallery from 1938 to 1964 and the
[3] "Farewell, Nick Elliott by Maggie Brown, The
English printmaker Michael Rothenstein.
Guardian Friday 15th 2007". London. 15 June 2007.
Evans is the niece to sculptor, Ros Newman [1] whose
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2007/jun/15/
father, Dr. Ensor Holiday, writer, scientist, mathemati-
broadcasting.comment.
cian and psychologist invented Altair Designs.[2] Holiday
[4] Cummings, Laura (14 November 2002). "Making
worked alongside Roger Burrows in the 1970s and was
Money from Lingerie, BBC News, Thursday 14th
acquainted with Albert Einstein. His wife, Betty Holiday
November 2002". http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/
who studied at The Royal College of Art, was a sculptor
business/2453967.stm.
and a contemporary of Henry Spencer Moore and Dame
[5] Gunn, Molly, Knickers to them, The Evening
Barbara Hepworth.
Standard, 25th June 2004.
Evans is the niece to Television Executive, Nick Elliott
[6] "Swinging Pants, vogue.co.uk, 6th September
and painter, Gillian Elliot who both graduated from the
2001". http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/daily/
University of Oxford. Nick Elliot’s career in television
2001-09/010906-swinging-pants.aspx.
spanned from 1966- 2007.[3] Elliot was the Director of
[7] "BFC’s Previous NEWGEN Recipients".
Drama for ITV from 1994 to 2007 and the creator of many
http://www.britishfashioncouncil.com/
award winning dramas, including The South Bank Show.
content.aspx?CategoryID=432.
[8] "Knicker’s You Can’t Refuse, Evening Standard, 9th
August 2004". http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/
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Name Evans, Damaris
[9] "Damaris goes Swimming vogue.co.uk, 18th April
2008". http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/daily/ Alternative names
2008-04/080418-damaris-goes-swimming-.aspx. Short description
Date of birth 18 March 1975
External links Place of birth London, UK
• [1]- Company Website Date of death
• [2]- Drapers Interview Place of death
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