John Bates (designer) the Year and donated to the Fashion Museum, Bath, which in 2006 held a major retrospective show of his work. One of Bates' most influential champions was Marit Allen, the editor of British Vogue's Young Ideas spread, who considered Bates the true inventor of the miniskirt, rather than Mary Quant or André Courrèges. Ernestine Carter also observed Bates' originality, noting that the Paris fashion collections for 1967 contained many looks which Bates had done first. In 1965 Bates designed memorable outfits for Diana Rigg to wear for her role as Emma Peel in "The Avengers", including Op-Art mini-coats and accessories
Steve Jackson (British game designer) University in London, where he teaches the Digital Games Theory and Design MA. He is often mistaken for Steve Jackson, an American game designer. The US Jackson also wrote three books in the "Fighting Fantasy" series, which adds to the confusion, especially as these books were simply credited to "Steve Jackson" without any acknowledgement that it was a different person. Steve Jackson (British game designer) Steve Jackson (born 20 May 1951) is a British game designer, writer, and game reviewer. Steve Jackson began his career in games in 1974 as a freelance journalist with "Games & Puzzles" magazine. In early