Ronald Paterson (1917 - 1993 ) was a Paris-trained Scottish fashion designer.In 1936, he left Scotland to go to London to study at the Piccadilly Institute of Design. In 1947, he opened his own couture house and had a lot of success in the following 20 years; it will close in 1968. He had many important clients like the family of Castle Howard. In 1966 he wins the Sunday Times Award. He also worked as a fashion consultant in famous films like The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) and The Adventurers.His archives are at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London.