My sister Jean Perry, who has died aged 77, was a master pattern cutter and technical consultant highly respected within the fashion industry.
After working for years as a designer for high-end labels, she was appointed head pattern cutter at Laura Ashley in 1988, where she had dealings with members of the royal family. She then chose to go into the field of quality control and took up roles with many major high street brands, writing their quality control manuals and inspecting factories across Europe and Asia to ensure ethical practices.
