Gerald McCann (fashion designer) Gerald McCann (fashion designer) Gerald McCann (born 1931) is a British fashion designer who was considered among the leading lights of the Swinging London fashion scene, alongside names such as Mary Quant, subsequently moving to the United States to continue his career. After early commercial success designing for other brands, McCann established his own label in 1963. He attracted the attention of influential US fashion buyers in the mid 1960s and soon began designing for the American market, as well as for key British fashion retailers targeting the youth market. He moved to the US to work on New York's
Maria Antonelli (fashion designer) took part in the Mare Moda festival where her models were described by Antony King-Deacon of "The Times" as "thrashing about with their arms and legs in a sort of frenzied apathy. On they ran, harem-scarem, wiggle, scream and they were gone." Antonelli died in 1969. Her designs featured in the Victoria & Albert Museum's exhibition "The Glamour of Italian Fashion 1945-2014" in 2014. Maria Antonelli (fashion designer) Maria Antonelli (1903-1969) was a pioneer of Italian fashion design who took part in the first Italian fashion shows. Maria Antonelli was born in 1903. She was apprenticed at Battilocchi tailoring in