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Why We Should Care:When it comes to kicking serious ass and looking fabulous doing it, there is no character more legendary than Diana Riggs’ Mrs. Emma Peel of 60s TV series, The Avengers. Anglicized to the nth degree, the show was likely responsible for the spread of not just a few exaggerated British-isms, but the character of Emma Peel more than made up for any disservice to cultural stereotyping by crashing the boys club that was the coolly intelligent spy-drama and more often than not playing the rescuer of the man in distress. On top of this, Emma Peel’s outfits (designed by John Bates in the monochrome seasons and by Alun Hughes in the color) typified this era of popular culture in op-arted, catsuited brilliance. read more...