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Betty Jackson
Betty Jackson was born on June 24th 1949 is Lancashire, England. She is known for being a Fashion designer based on London, England. She had her first achievement in the Queen's Birthday Honors in 1987 and she was for the "service to the fashion industry". She is well known for designing many costumes that are work by Edina and Pasty in 1990s hit television comedy, the designs were unique and outranges.

Early life
Betty Jackson was born in Bacup, London. Her parents were, Arthur Jackson and Phyllis Gertrude. Her father was the owner of a shoes factory and her mother was known to shop "for the seasons" at the Kendal Milne in Manchester. Betty Jackson had complications during birth causing one of her legs to become dislocated and never recovered which is why one leg was amputated at an early age, she was 6 at that time. Betty Jacksons spouse was David S. Cohen. In the year 1981 she met her husband and they started up their company they work together ever since ,they had two children including actor and model Oliver Jackson Cohan.

Education
Betty Jackson was educated at Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School. She studied fashion at the Birmingham College of Art under Zandra Rhodes. She started her fashion career as a fashion illustrator during her senior year in college which was in 1971 and she learned her trade in the late 1970s as a designer for the Quorum Line of Osiers Clark.

Career
In 1973 Betty Jackson joined Wendy Dagworthy as her designer assistant. She introduced the Betty Jackson for Men collection in 1986 and opened her Flagship shop in Brompton Road, London in 1991. In the Years 2000 Wendy and Betty both worked on Betty Jackson's Black Label for Debenhams. She was a member of advisory panel To the British fashion Council, she was involved in the “ size zero” debate, Eating Disorders, media attention was drawn to the house and size of the girls. Jackson words as design consult along a panel of Judges designing new gowns for high court and high court appeal of judges.

Awards
·Woman Magazine Separates Designer of the Year award, London, 1981, 1983

·Cotton Institute Cotton Designer of the Year award, 1983

·Bath Museum of Costume Dress of the Year award, 1984

·British Designer of the Year award, 1985

·Harvey Nichols award, 1985; International Linen Council Eli d'Or award, 1985, 1989

·Viyella award, 1987; MBE, 1987

·Honorary Fellow, Royal College of Art, London, 1989 Fellow, Birmingham Polytechnic, 1989; Honorary Fellow, University of Central Lancashire, 1992

·Designer of the Year, 1999[10] CBE, 2007 Honorary Doctor, University of Huddersfield, 2011[11] Honorary Doctorate, Norwich University of the Arts, 2017

Social Media
Instagram: bettyjacksonlondon