The late Jean Muir founded what type of store in London in 1966?
Jean Muir Muir Ltd., the Jane & Jane brand was sold to the ready-to-wear fashion house "Susan Small", where it continued for several years before quietly disappearing circa 1970. Jean Muir Ltd. was founded in August 1966 by Jean Muir and her husband Harry Leuckert in partnership. The first collection was presented in October. The designs continued the tradition established at Jane & Jane. Muir used the best quality fabrics, working in silk, cashmere, jersey and crepe, with a focus on form and fluidity. She made coats and jackets from soft leather and supple suede. Muir rarely used printed textiles, and avoided
Jean Muir the author and historian Lady Antonia Fraser and the publisher Carmen Callil. Other fans of vintage Muir include Kate Moss and Stella McCartney. Jean Muir had a discreet but complicated private life. In 1955, she married a German actor, Harry Leuckert, with whom she co-founded Jean Muir Ltd. and lived in London and Lorbottle Hall near Alnwick in Northumberland. Their marriage was unconventional, described by Leuckert as "wonderful and loving, but never singular". In 1976, Leuckert fathered a daughter, Friederike, with another woman. His wife was aware of this, and Leuckert continued to live with her whilst paying regular visits