1928 Jean Elizabeth Muir born 17 July in
London
1950 Joined department store Liberty of London
as junior stockroom assistant
1956 Joined Jaeger as designer and developed
the Young Jaeger range
1962 – 1966 Designed for Jane & Jane, an
influential label of the sixties
1966 Established Jean Muir Ltd with husband
Harry Leuckert in August, first collection presented in October
1983 Launched Jean Muir in Cotton and Jean Muir
in Wool collections
1984 Launched Jean Muir at Home and Jean Muir
for Men collections
1985 Sold majority interest in Jean Muir Ltd to
textile manufacturer Coats Plc
1985 – 1995 Developed Jean Muir Studio
collections
1988 Presented the Australian Bicentennial
Collection at the Sydney Opera House
1989 Regained ownership of Jean Muir Ltd from
Coats Plc
1991 25th anniversary of Jean Muir Ltd
1995 Jean Muir died 28 May in London
2004 Jean Muir shop opened on London’s Conduit
St in August
2006 40th anniversary of Jean Muir Ltd
2007 Closure of Jean Muir Ltd