Stephen Linard, the Blitz Kid fashion designer whose clothes were worn by David Bowie, Boy George and Spandau Ballet, died on March 10, aged 64, after enduring painful cancer during recent months. David Johnson remembers the life and career of the man he knew: The press called them the New Romantics and the Blitz Kids, declaring the Eighties … Continue reading
Dame Mary Quant who died this week aged 93 played a major part in what was known as London’s Swinging Sixties. Quant was one of the fashion designers who took credit for the miniskirt and hotpants in an era that suddenly focused on making clothes for a youthful generation that until then had little … Continue reading
When Kenzo Takada first arrived in Paris in 1965 he only intended to stay there for 6 months, but he never left. He started off by selling his sketches of dresses for 25F each, but just 5 years later he managed to open a small boutique in Galerie VIvienne which was the start of … Continue reading
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