[3] By 1967 Miss Selfridge had concessions throughout the country within department stores, and by 1969 there were some independent branches on the high street.

[4] Couturier Pierre Cardin was also commissioned by Miss Selfridge to design four exclusive collections a year.

In July 1999, Arcadia Group acquired Miss Selfridge, along with Wallis and clothing retailer Outfit, from Sears plc.

Miss Selfridge was one of the first retailers to use Kate Moss in their campaigns and has used other successful models and actresses such as Naomi Campbell, Yasmin le Bon, Tess Daly, Saffron Burrows and Nicollette Sheridan before they found major success.

The key inspiration for this collection was drawn from Freud's trademark menswear tailoring with a touch of quirky elegance.

Miss Selfridge also sponsored the Victoria and Albert Museum's 1960s fashion exhibition from 6 June 2006 - 25 February 2007.