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John Bates, fashion designer known as Jean Varon who kitted out Diana Rigg for The Avengers – obituary
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In pictures: John Bates: Fashion Designer - Fashion Galleries | Fashion, Fashion history, Fashion design
![Remembering John Bates who passed away on June 5 2022. Aged 83. A Fashion Designer, whose brilliant incredible design work on his iconic designs for Diana Rigg as Emma Peel in The Remembering John Bates who passed away on June 5 2022. Aged 83. A Fashion Designer, whose brilliant incredible design work on his iconic designs for Diana Rigg as Emma Peel in The](https://i.redd.it/mawt7ebv1l4b1.jpg)
Remembering John Bates who passed away on June 5 2022. Aged 83. A Fashion Designer, whose brilliant incredible design work on his iconic designs for Diana Rigg as Emma Peel in The
![John Bates, fashion designer known as Jean Varon who kitted out Diana Rigg for The Avengers – obituary John Bates, fashion designer known as Jean Varon who kitted out Diana Rigg for The Avengers – obituary](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/obituaries/2022/06/07/TELEMMGLPICT000298884463_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqqVzuuqpFlyLIwiB6NTmJwfSVWeZ_vEN7c6bHu2jJnT8.jpeg?imwidth=480)
John Bates, fashion designer known as Jean Varon who kitted out Diana Rigg for The Avengers – obituary
![Printed shift dress called 'Casbah' with mesh midriff, designed by John Bates for Jean Varon, 1965 (textile) by English School, (20th century) Printed shift dress called 'Casbah' with mesh midriff, designed by John Bates for Jean Varon, 1965 (textile) by English School, (20th century)](https://images-cdn.bridgemanimages.com/api/1.0/image/600wm.XXX.5898160.7055475/615806.jpg)