Annacat

I am just starting to learn about the boutique Annacat, so I will try and supply you with as much information as I can scrounge up.

Annacat is one of the lesser known British Boutiques, although it has been referred to as "the Biba of The Brompton Road."

In 1965 friends Jane Lyle and Maggie Keswick opened the boutique "Annacat" at 270 Brompton Rd. Kensington.

The store sold clothes of their own label along with other designers. It has been rumored that they were the original store to supply prominent designer "Laura Ashley."

Their clothes could often be seen in the British editions of Vogue.

A new Annacat was opened in 1968 on Madison Avenue in New York. Then in the early 70's it was bought as wholesale and failed to keep its success.

Here is a sample of their items:

This is a dress from approximately 68-69

(It is currently on display in the V & A Museum)

This is a renaissance style dress from 1969

This is my favourite Annacat dress(from what I've seen) from 1970

All of the images on this entry are owned by Elizabeth Eggleston, the owner of http://www.vintage-a-peel.co.uk/

It is definitely in my top 5 online vintage sites. Although it doesn't have any Annacat at the moment it is stocked with lots of other labels that were apart of the British Boutique Movement (including Biba and Ossie Clark!)

Tommorow I will write about Gina Fratini.