Jean Muir

Wedding dress, Jean Muir, 1969. Museum no. T.268-1986

From 1950 Jean Muir worked as a seller and fashion sketcher for Liberty's in London and was then employed as a designer by Jaeger.

In 1961 she established the firm Jane and Jane. A dress she made from Liberty print silk for this label won the Bath Costume Museum Dress of the Year Award for 1964.

In 1966 Muir started her own business with her husband, selling clothes to selected shops worldwide.

Muir's outfits were known for their long, fluid lines and skilful tailoring. Favourite fabrics included jersey, crepe and suede, usually in dark, plain colours. Muir's style is classic rather than fashionable.

The high-waisted wool dress with a collar and smock sleeves pictured here was worn by Lady Pamela Harlech, a former Vogue editor, at her 1969 wedding. The bride wore strips of braid in her hair to match the Celtic design on the front of the dress. The New York Times reported that family members at the ceremony were 'all wearing flamboyant, hippie-style outfits'.