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- Caroline Charles was born in 1942 in Cairo, Egypt. She is a costume designer, known for The Fledglings (1964), Juke Box Jury (1959) and To Tell the Truth (1956).
- Entered the world of fashion at art school, followed by a couture apprenticeship and went on to work for Mary Quant. Inspired by couturiers, and the youth quake of the early 60s in London, Caroline started her first design company in 1963 at the height of the Swinging Sixties.
- In the 1990s she designed the official scarf to mark the 40th anniversary of the accession of the Queen. She was later awarded an OBE for services to the British Fashion Industry. Celebrations followed at the Victoria & Albert Museum with another award from the British Fashion Council.
- Was one of the original designers to join, what was later to become, London Fashion Week. Her clothes were snapped up by celebrities from Lulu, Marianne Faithfull and Cilla Black, as well as special suits she made for Mick Jagger and Ringo Starr. Princess Diana of Wales became a regular client as well as Emma Thompson, who wore a Caroline Charles design to receive her Oscar for "Howard's End".
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