Davies

Liz. Designer and artistic director of the Next department stores in England, which opened in 1986 as part of the mini department stores Hepworths & Son. She is inspired by fashion trends, although maintaining a certain simplicity and a precise cut in the tailoring. She avails herself of the collaboration and suggestions of her shop assistants. Before working at Next, she designed linens, in acrylic and rayon fibers, for Courtaulds, the factory which invented the Courtelle fiber, which is light and soft, and often used in linens and homewear.