BRUCE Liza (Designer)

Lisa Lyon, bodybuilding champion of 1979 and inspiration for Liza Bruce, is the vivid image of a strongwoman and gives her name to a black Lycra swimsuit which embraces the body with futuristic and graphic shapes. From the outset, Bruce determined to make experimentation a central theme of her work, and her career has been punctuated by innovations that have found their way onto the high street. Initially a swimwear designer, she made a thick lustre crepe, designed by textile specialist Rosemary Moore, her signature material. They later developed a "crinkle" crepe fabric which was widely copied throughout the swimwear business. Bruce is also credited with introducing leggings in the 1980s. Sport has been an enduring theme for Bruce, with function conspicuously dominating the design of everything from cycling shorts in the 1980s to an evening dress in 1998. 

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