• 1940 Born Chatham, Kent
  • 1959-1961 Studied at Medway College of Art, Rochester, Kent
  • 1961-1964 Studied at Royal College of Art, School of Textile and Design
  • 1984 In depth book, "The Art of Zandra Rhodes" launched (U.K.). Published by Jonathan Cape. International Standard BK No. (ISBN-0-224-01939.2)
  • 1994 Andrew Logan Sculpture of Zandra Rhodes unveiled in National Portrait Gallery by the Queen
  • 1995 April Established studio in California to develop her interior design, fine art
  • 1995 May Launched Zandra Rhodes Fur Collection for Pologeorgis
  • 1995 September Launched nationwide campaign in U.S.A. with National Book Network with reprint of her classic book "The Art of Zandra Rhodes" ; made appearances in New York and Los Angeles in leading book stores, including Rizzoli
  • 1996 March Featured Designer with Lady Thatcher for "U.K. Utah" British Promotion in Salt Lake City, U.S.A.
  • 1996 April Featured Designer for "Designing Women" Costa Mesa with accompanying book signing
  • 1996 May Launched Zandra Rhodes II, hand painted silk Ready to Wear collection made in Hong Kong
  • 1996 May Commenced with the intitial plans for The Fashion and Textile Museum to commemorate the designs of British fashion designers and associated textile designers from the 1960s to the 1980s
  • 1996 June Range of bed linens for Grattons mail order catalogue in the U.K.
  • 1997 January Launched "Zandra by the Sea" Ready to Wear Collection, California
  • 1998 January Launched Zandra Rhodes eyewear collection with Lygo Merx
  • 1998 February Co-chair with Salah Hassanein for "Heart of San Diego" to raise money for U.C.S.D. Hospital
  • 1998 July Installation of jewelled terrazzo terrace with David Humphries, Del Mar, California. Awarded the American Terrazzo Award for 1998
  • 1998 September Created exclusive collection for Liberties of London
  • 1998 September Took part in "British Invasion" at Saks Fifth Avenue, New York
  • 1998 December Buckingham Palace - Created pink haired fairy on the Christmas tree, later auctioned for charity
  • 1999 February Opened Melbourne Fashion Week with a retrospective at Melbourne Stock Exchange, Zandra Rhodes Textiles from the 1980's and show of retrospective 1980 Garments lent by clients.
  • 1999 May Opened motorway at Gillingham, Kent with Lord Mayor of Medway
  • 1999 November Riga - Latvia Show and head of Fashion Forum
  • 1999 December Ground breaking: The Fashion and Textile Museum, London
  • 2000 February Co-chair with Salah Hassanein for "Heart of San Diego" for the third time
  • 2000 February Trunk Show at Lilly Dodson, Dallas, Texas
  • 2000 June -Wearable Art Show (Judge) Nelson, New Zealand.
  • 2000 July-October - worked with David Humphries of Australia to produce "Art" terrazzo floors for:
    1. The Fashion and Textile Museum Apartment Entrance Floor, London.
    2.Terrace in Del Mar, California.
    3.The Fashion and Textile Museum, London, Grand Entrance Hall.
  • 2000 November - Grand Fashion Show for Bravo Week at the Westgate Hotel, San Diego. Featuring San Diego's Media Personalities wearing Zandra's Magic Flute Spring/Summer Collection.
  • 2001 January - Designed the Costumes for Mozart's The Magic Flute;opening the San Diego Opera's 2001 Season.
  • 2001 February - Lily Dodson Trunk Show also featuring some of the Magic Flute Costumes in their storefront windows.
  • 2001 September - Larry Hagman Fundraiser.
  • 2001 Unveiled Andrew Logan's Pegasus Sculpture on the Dudley Southern Bypass.
  • 2001 October - Cherie Booth hosted a reception at 10 Downing Street for the American Friends of the Museum.
  • 2002 January - Vogue Vintage Fair (in the Fashion and Textile Museum) to raise funds for the Museum.
  • 2002 January - Judging of Miss India in Hydrabad India.
  • 2002 March - American Graduate Program.
  • 2002 September - Opened Kate Malones Exhibition at The Geffrey Musuem.
  • 2002 November - Childrens Magic Mural - Opened by Mo Molem at the Fashion and Textile Museum.
  • 2003 February - Field of Lilies Collection shown during London Fashion Week at the Fashion and Textile Museum.
  • 2003 May -The Grand Opening of the Fashion and Textile Museum, a project Zandra has been working on for 8 years, opened by HRH Princess Michael of Kent.
  • 2003 May - Fashion Show in Malaga, Spain.
  • 2003 June - Presented the Award at Graduate Fashion Week.

2004

  • 2004 January Filming special on self for KPBS San Diego.  Gloria Pinna.
  • 2004 June Special room decorated in Zandra Rhodes fabrics with Zandra Rhodes furniture for room in Belsay Yorkshire.
  • 2004 Key fashion designer featured at special international show in Athens to celebrate the Greek Olympics.
  • 2004 The Pearl Fishers Opera – sets and costumes by Zandra Rhodes for San Diego Opera.
  • 2004 July Key speaker for “Grow your business” Milton Keynes.

2005

  • 2005 “Zandra Rhodes: A Lifelong Love Affair with Textiles”: Retrospective of Zandra Rhodes work opened at the Fashion and Textile Museum, London.
  • 2005 February Lecture at Palm Springs Museum Palm Springs, California.
  • 2005 Catalogue “Zandra Rhodes: A Lifelong Love Affair with Textiles” published by Antique Collectors Club ISBN: 1851494863
  • 2005 April Key finale show for Ekaterinsburg Fashion Festival Russia.
  • 2005 April Book launch of “Zandra Rhodes: A Lifelong Love Affair with Textiles” plus key lecture The Oxford Literary Festival, UK.
  • 2005 April Appearances for Royal Doulton china collection at: Debenhams Birmingham and Peter Jones Manchester, and Fraziers Edinburgh
  • 2005 April Exhibition “Zandra Rhodes: A Lifelong Love Affair with Textiles” Corso Como Milan, Italy.
  • 2005 April Pearl Fishers Opera performed in New York City.
  • 2005 May  Special visit of “The American Friends of the Zandra Rhodes Museum” including tea with Princess Michael of Kent in the Orangerie, Kensington Palace.
  • 2005 May Key speaker for “Women in Business Conference” Belfast, Northern Ireland.
  • 2005 June Pearl Fishers Opera performed in San Francisco Opera.
  • 2005 June “My Favourite Dress” fundraiser ball for the Fashion and Textile Museum.
  • 2005 September Opened Indigo/Texprint section of New British Designers at Premier Vision LiLLE.
  • 2005 September Key fashion show in Dalian, China for Dalian Fashion Festival.

2006

  • 2006 February Magic Flute Opera performed in Dallas (costumes by Zandra Rhodes)
  • 2006 February Key note speaker at the Royal Ontario Museum with exhibition of Zandra Rhodes vintage dresses owned by the Toronto ladies, Toronto, Canada. 
  • 2006 February The Woodbury Design Award from Woodbury University Glendale, California.
  • 2006 March  Keynote lecture on colour at Taunton Colour Conference. Devon
  • 2006 March Ulster Museum.  Northern Ireland – opened the new fashion wing (exhibition also contained some key Zandra Rhodes pieces).
  • 2006 August Festival of Glass. Ruthin Craft Centre.  North Wales, UK. Punjabi band with Zandra Rhodes jewellery and Kaftan extravanganza.  (Zandra Rhodes and Andrew Logan featured jointly).
  • 2006 September First Grand Fashion Show in the UK for 10 years Spring/Summer 2007 at the Natural History Museum.
  • 2006 September Huge Harrods International launch of: Zandra Rhodes capsule make-up collection for MAC cosmetics.
  • 2006 October Pink tea party at Mandeville Hotel to celebrate launch of Zandra Rhodes collection for Royal Doulton china
  • 2006 November Key note speaker at Hong Kong Design Conference.
  • 2006 November Retrospective show in Madrid for Beefeater Gin with Boy George!
  • 2006 November Montblanc Art de la Culture Patronage Award presented by Sir Christopher Frayling and the Montblanc chairman at The Fashion and Textile Museum.

2007

  • 2007 Zandra Rhodes: A Lifelong Love Affair with Textiles talk at Los Angeles County Museums Los Angeles, CA.
  • 2007 Collaboration with Topshop for Zandra Rhodes capsule collection
  • 2007 October Appearance in Debenhams at Romford and Belfast for Royal Doulton china collection.
  • 2007 October Grand opening of Aida sets and costumes by Zandra Rhodes.  Houston Grand Opera Houston, TX.
  • 2007 October Key lectur on Colour for the Dyers Guild in The City of London, UK.
  • 2007 October Andrew Logan Alternative Miss World, Zandra Rhodes as judge and designer of the female costume half.
  • 2007 November Aida sets and costumes opened at English National Opera London, UK.
  • 2007 November Honorary Doctorate from Galashields University, Scotland.
  • 2007 November Honorary Doctorate from Northhampton University.

2008

  • 2008 January The Pearl Fishers opening at Florida Grand Opera Miami, FL.
  • 2008 March Zandra Rhodes: A Lifelong Love Affair with Textiles at RMIT Melbourne, Australia.
  • 2008 March Key note speaker at Melbourne Design and Business Conference sponsored by L’Oreal
  • 2008 May The Pearl Fishers premiered at San Diego Opera San Diego, California.
  • 2008 May Key note speaker for Costume Society of America at the National Symposium, San Diego
  • 2008 June Make-up presentation lecture: Faces of Zandra Rhodes to L’Oreal Headquarters, London, UK.
  • 2008 June Opened “Little Black Dress Exhibition” at the Fashion and Textile Museum, London, UK.
  • 2008 August The Pearl Fishers performed at Washington National Opera, Washington, USA.
  • 2008 October Aida performed at English National Opera (sets and costumes by Zandra Rhodes).
  • 2008 October Opened “Bill Gibb Retrospective” at the Fashion and Textile Museum, London, UK.
  • 2008 November The Pearl Fishers performed at Opera de Montreal, Montreal, Canada.

2009

  • 2009 February The Pearl Fishers performed at Opera Colorado, Denver (sets and costumes designed by Zandra Rhodes).
  • 2009 February Launched Zandra Rhodes Shoes for Strutt Couture.
  • 2009 May ‘Pasión por la Moda’ Retrospective exhibition of Zandra’s work at Franz Mayer Museum, Mexico City, Mexico.
  • 2009 May Judge at “Andrew Logan’s Alternative Miss World” and women’s half of the stars costume.
  • 2009 May Launched first collection of printed women’s dresses, swimwear, beach bags and underwear with Marks and Spencer.
  • 2009 March Opening of Andrew Logan’s exhibition of Sculpture, London.
  • 2009 March Opened New galleries at the Norwich Castle Museum, Norwich.
  • 2009 September The Pearl Fishers performed at Minnesota Opera, St. Paul, Minnesota
  • 2009 October Aida lecture V&A Museum, London
  • 2009 October Foale and Tuffin Retrospective opening at the Fashion and Textile Museum (Zandra Rhodes first print designs in the 1960’s were for Foale and Tuffin.)
  • 2009 November Launched Zandra Rhodes tableware and bed linen for Marks and Spencer UK.

2010

  • 2010 Appointed first Chancellor of University of the Creative Arts Kent, UK.
  • 2010 Launched camping and colourful outdoor clothing collection for Millets, UK.
  • 2010 Launched Zandra Rhodes bag collection with Portal Worldwide UK.
  • 2010 Launching Zandra Rhodes Bed Linen for Ashley Wilde Ltd UK.

 Doctorates/Awards

  • 2007 November Honorary Doctorate from Galashields University, Scotland.
  • 2007 November Honorary Doctorate from Northhampton University.
  • 2006 November Montblanc Art de la Culture Patronage Award presented by Sir Christopher Frayling and the Montblanc chairman at The Fashion and Textile Museum.
  • 2010 Appointed first Chancellor of University of the Creative Arts Kent, UK.
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