Iconic is not just the title of Zandra Rhodes’s memoir. It’s also a fitting description for two creative legends who will grace the Monty Lit Fest stage this year.

Zandra Rhodes is British fashion royalty. Andrew Logan is an internationally renowned artist. Together, they’ll be sharing stories from their long and illustrious careers: their influences, triumphs and challenges; the people they’ve worked with and dressed; the strategic partnerships, events and museums that owe them their existence.

It’s a chance to meet two artistic titans and to learn what has inspired – and continues to inspire – work that brings beauty, joy and celebration into our world.

Dame Zandra Rhodes is an iconic British designer, known for her dramatic designs and her own distinctive look. Her illustrious career has seen her dress international stars including Freddie Mercury, Diana Ross, Barbara Streisand, Princess Diana and Princess Anne. More recently, she has focussed on strategic collaborations with fashion and lifestyle brands such as IKEA, Happy Socks and Poppy Lissiman. In 2003, she founded London’s Fashion and Textile Museum and, in 2020, the Zandra Rhodes Foundation. Her book, Iconic, charts her years as a style icon through 50 mementoes she has collected over the years.
Photo credit: Christopher Bissell

Andrew Logan is a British sculptor, jeweller, painter and performance artist. Throughout his work, he explores transformation, joy, celebration and beauty. His large-scale mirror and glass sculpture and portraits can be found in art collections across the world. His smaller scale, wearable art pieces are unique, wonderful and collectable jewellery pieces that allow people to take a part of Andrew’s world with them wherever they go. Perhaps his most incredible creation is The Andrew Logan Museum of Sculpture in Berriew, Powys, which houses many of his most-loved artworks as well as an archive of Alternative Miss World memorabilia.
Photo credit: Christina Wilton Photo