June Kenton

Kenton is a British businesswoman who owned Rigby & Peller for 29 years. She received the official Royal Warrant at the time of her purchase of the company in 1982. Since then she has fitted several members of the British royal family, and several well-known actresses and entertainers. Quotes But 85 per cent of women are still wearing the wrong size - honest to God. They'll come in to Rigby & Peller and they'll be falling out of their bra, the cups are sitting on top of their breasts like nipple warmers. When you're passionate about an issue, you do extreme things. It was around 1970, and if Jews wanted to leave Russia, they were being arrested. I didn't want my children to grow up and ask if I knew what was happening but chose to do nothing. So while they were at school, I'd go and do all these mad things. It's definitely the secret to a successful relationship. Your children are very important and you do everything for them, but your husband is your priority because when they've flown the nest, it's you and him. June Kenton interview by Claire Baylis 11 December, 2006 People say they would kill to know what I know – and that is exactly what they would have to do. But it was all brilliant, we got on very well and I’ve had the Royal Warrant since 1982, so I must be doing something right The [Rigby & Peller] name is known all over the world, which is so satisfying because it’s what I’ve worked for Harold decided he was not interested. ‘We don’t need Rigby & Peller. I don’t want Rigby & Peller. We can’t afford Rigby & Peller. June Kenton intervied by Alex Galbinski 23 March, 2017 "So we developed our own method to help." This involved ditching the measuring tape and simply assessing each customer's needs by sight. "A tape measure doesn't say, for instance, 'she's big here with a narrow back.' It just gives you numbers. But we can look at what figure type you are and find the solution immediately." Kenton interview by Alison Syrett 6 Oct, 2015 External links Category:Businesswomen from England Category:Living people