Wendy Dagworthy

Wendy Dagworthy was born in Gravesend, Kent, England, in 1950. She attended Medway College of Art from 1966 to 1968. She studied art and design at the Middlesex Polytechnic from 1968 to 1971. After graduating, she joined a wholesale manufacturer called Radley, before opening her own business in London in 1972. From 1973 Betty Jackson worked for her for some years, until she started her own label. She closed her own business in 1988 although she continued to consult and help out other fashion houses. She became a design consultant to Laura Ashley, Liberty and Betty Jackson and participated in many exhibitions. Her teaching of fashion and design, has always been a priority with Wendy. From 1989 Wendy Dagworthy was appointed director of the B.A. Fashion course at Central St. Martins College in London. She remained there till 1998. In 1998 she was appointed Professor of Fashion at the Royal College of Art where she is at present. She married Jon Prew in August 1973.