Janey Ironside
Janey Ironside | |
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Janey Ironside on the cover of Janey & Me by her daughter Virginia Ironside | |
| Born | Janey Acheson 1919 |
| Died | 6 April 1979 (aged 59–60) |
| Education | Central School of Arts & Crafts |
| Occupation | Professor |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1, Virginia |
Janey Ironside (1919 – 6 April 1979) was a British academic who was professor of fashion at London's Royal College of Art, a position she held from 1956 to 1968. She was a key figure in enabling fashion to be accepted as a valid academic subject in Britain. Described by her daughter Virginia as a "style icon", she died aged 60 after several suicide attempts and having suffered medical complications caused by alcoholism.