Miss Selfridge is a major UK high street store, which prides itself on being the Boutique Brand. Miss Selfridge began as the young fashion section of Selfridges department store in 1966 in London in the Swinging Sixties. Miss Selfridge got its name when Charles Clore, creater of Selfridges, passed the windows of the Bonwit Teller store in New York which had Miss Bonwit teenage dresses were being shown. Selfridges in Birmingham Selfridges is a chain of department stores in the United Kingdom. ... Woodstock: the iconic Sixties event The Sixties in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1960 and 1969 (see: 1960s), but the expression has taken on a wider meaning over the past 20 years. ... Bonwit Teller former department store in New York City was founded by Paul Bonwit Horace Hagedorn,founder of Miracle Gro, says of his mother Blanche: had a great deal to do with my success. ...

By 1967 Miss Selfridge has concessions throughout the country within Lewis's department stores, and by 1969 there were some independent branches on the high street.

Miss Selfridge is now part of the Arcadia Group which is owned by Sir Philip Green. Arcadia Group also includes: Topshop, Dorothy Perkins, Wallis, Evans, Burton Topman and Outfit. The Arcadia Group is a British company that owns the high street retailers includes Topshop, Topman, Miss Selfridge, Burton, Evans, Dorothy Perkins, Wallis and Outfit. ... Sir Philip Green is a British billionaire businessman who owns some of the United Kingdoms largest retailers, including British Home Stores (Bhs/BHS) and the Arcadia Group. ...

The first of Miss Selfridge's Mannequins was based on sixties icon and model Twiggy, and the first dresses were paper dresses designed by Zandra Rhodes. Twiggy back in the late 1960s Twiggy in recent years Twiggy (born Leslie Hornby on September 19, 1949) is a British supermodel, actress, and singer, now usually known by her married name of Twiggy Lawson. ...

Miss Selfridge was one of the first retailers to use Kate Moss in their campaigns and has used other successful models and actresses such as Yasmin le Bon and Nicolette Sheridan before they found major success. Katherine Moss, (born 16 January 1974, Croydon, Greater London), known as Kate Moss, is an English supermodel who is known for her waifish figure, high profile relationships and iconic advertising campaigns. ... Yasmin posing for Vogue magazine in 2002. ... As Edie Britt on Desperate Housewives. ...

Miss Selfridge celebrated its 40th year of business in 2006 and to celebrate has relaunched some special edition products including limited editon Make Up Palettes which contain some of the most successful products from its Kiss and Make Up range which is now discontinued and a Limited Edition range has been designed by Bella Freud also which is available in the company's flagship stores.

Miss Selfridge is also sponsoring The Victoria and Albert Museum's 60's fashion exhibition from 6th June 2006 - 25th February 2007. The Victoria and Albert Museum viewed from Thurloe Square. ...

External links

• Official Site
• Victoria and Albert Museum

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