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Roswitha Robertson: The dressmaker extraordinaire who put Hastings fashion design on the map 7 May, 2021 06:00 PM 5 minutes to read Roswitha and Rawden Robertson loved each other dearly. Photo / Supplied Hawkes Bay Today In many ways, Roswitha Robertson was Hastings answer to Coco Chanel. In her 92 years, she forged a career in dress making and fashion design that turned heads, drew crowds and won her countless accolades, all out of her home on Queen St. Roswitha, a perfectionist who pushed those around her to meet her exacting standards, was born and raised in Germany. She studied fashion at Art School Vienna, the Slade School of Fine Art in London, as well as the famous theatres of London where she was part of a team who designed costumes for famous actors and dancers including Dame Margot Fonteyn, a prima ballerina assoluta (literally absolute first ballerina ), a title reserved only for the very best, and only granted to three ballerinas in the 20

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