Buyer sought for Horrockses fashion brand

AN ICONIC British fashion brand whose dresses have been favoured by the Queen, Princess Margaret and Joan Collins has been put on the market.

Joan Collins was a fan of the Horrockses brand. Picture: Getty

Metis Partners, the Glasgow-based intellectual property specialist, has been appointed by the administrators of textiles group Dawson International to find a buyer for the IP assets relating to the Horrockses name.

The firm’s designs were at the peak of fashion from the forties to the sixties, and were worn by royalty and film stars, including Railway Children actress Dinah Sheridan. Original Horrockses garments remain uniquely covetable and many designs are emulated in fashion today.

Nat Baldwin of Metis Partners, who is co-ordinating the sale, said: “This is a very rare opportunity to acquire a brand which is a foundation stone of Britain’s fashion and lifestyle heritage.

“Horrockses has been in existence for more than a century and its designs are associated with a timeless elegance and flair which brought haute couture styling to aspirational buyers in the UK’s high streets.”