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Diana designer wins fashion legal battle

April 25, 2012 13:38
Diana wedding dress designer Elizabeth Emanuel has won a legal battle against a former business contact

ByJessica Elgot, Jessica Elgot

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Princess Diana’s wedding dress designer has won a legal battle against a Cheshire funeral director - who claimed he owned her company.

Elizabeth Emanuel, who designed the dress for the 1981 royal wedding, said she had no formal business arrangement with Mike Cooper, head of Avalon Funeral Plans.

Ms Emanuel said she was approached by Mr Cooper about an investment in her new fashion company Art of Being, and her collection Little Black Dress. Ms Emanuel claimed she had financed the collection alone, after the pair disagreed.

Mr Cooper claimed he owned the Art Of Being brand plus everything in her studio, including her archives.