tition
on
ents
ts
now
w
…
mother
agreed.
where
all the
of the
model
girls
would
come
etc. etc.
and and
my my
mother
agreed.
So So
I I where
all of
model
girls
would
come
in in
went
to London
he introduced to buy.
to buy.
place
called
Jean
Machine.
to London
and and
he introduced
The The
place
was was
called
Jean
Machine.
w, went
to Joanna
Brogden,
What
very
clever.
They
were
me me
to Joanna
Brogden,
who who
was was What
they they
did did
was was
very
clever.
They
were
ed
in in
dean
of the
Royal
College
trying
to bring
American
jeans,
because
the the
dean
of the
Royal
College
of of trying
to bring
American
jeans,
because
it it
y.” Art. Art.
I went
to evening
classes was was
about
rock
n’ roll
of that,
I went
to evening
classes
all all
about
rock
n’ roll
and and
all all
of that,
there.
Then
I got
a job
right and and
American
jeans
played
an important
there.
Then
I got
a job
right
the the
American
jeans
played
an important
part.
would
recycle
American
y,
even
before
I graduated,
from
a man part.
ven
before
I graduated,
from
a man
So So
we we
would
recycle
the the
American
jeans,
because
I could
I would
a couture
designer
London jeans,
as was
a couture
designer
in in
London
and and
because
I could
sew, sew,
I would
alter
as all
stars
were
coming
ed
Gerald
McCann.
used
to make alter
Gerald
McCann.
He He
used
to make
as all
the the
pop pop
stars
were
coming
in in
there.
quite
a wonderful
experience,
ses
Princess
Margaret.
there
for for
Princess
Margaret.
So So
there
I I there.
That That
was was
quite
a wonderful
experience,
however
while
working
there,
Ossie
Clark
in this
couture
house,
with
Princess however
this
couture
house,
with
Princess
while
working
there,
Ossie
Clark
these
great
designers
were
around,
garet
those
distinguished
ladies and and
et and and
those
distinguished
ladies
all all
these
great
designers
were
around,
atmosphere
electric
ng
there
to have
their
fittings
here
to have
their
fittings
etc. etc.
etc., etc., and and
the the
atmosphere
was was
quit quit
electric
in in
London
at that
time.
I don’t
know
if you
kind
of exposure.
d had
that that
kind
of exposure.
To To
be be
quit quit London
at that
time.
I don’t
know
if you
know
of Brown’s
of London?
Brown’s
est,
when
I look
back
it was
luck. know
when
I look
back
it was
just just
luck.
of Brown’s
of London?
Brown’s
of of
London
a boutique
in London,
which
m
there
realized
couture
there
he he
realized
couture
was was
a a London
was was
a boutique
in London,
which
probably
most
popular.
Everybody,
le different
discipline
I did
different
discipline
and and
I did
not not was was
probably
the the
most
popular.
Everybody,
all the
of the
American
French
wanted
e is this
discipline,
so said,
he said,
“you
know all of
discipline,
so he
“you
know
American
and and
the the
French
wanted
to go
to this
boutique.
They
were
ddie,
given
a chance,
e, I’ve I’ve
given
you you
a chance,
but but
I I to go
to this
boutique.
They
were
the the
first first
to discover
Karl
Lagerfeld
before
he even
k ou you
need
to go
somewhere
else.”
need
to go
somewhere
else.”
By By to discover
Karl
Lagerfeld
before
he even
a name.
working
Chloe.
time,
London
happening.
me,
London
was was
all all
happening.
I’m I’m had had
a name.
He He
was was
working
for for
Chloe.
Anyway,
I got
a job
working
there.
This
ing
early
now,
when
late late
60’s 60’s
early
70’s 70’s
now,
when
the the Anyway,
I got
a job
working
there.
This
a very
high-end
boutique.
It was
probably
Boutique
started
of the was was
r ver
Boutique
started
and and
all all
of the
a very
high-end
boutique.
It was
probably
of the
most
high-end
boutiques
in the
penings
in London.
I saw
Mary
Quant one one
ings in London.
I saw
Mary
Quant
of the
most
high-end
boutiques
in the
world
at that
time.
called
Brown’s
h e the
mini
skirt,
which
a part
first first
mini
skirt,
which
was was
a part
of of world
at that
time.
It’s It’s
called
Brown’s
of of
London
before
hat
wonderful
experience.
streets London
wonderful
experience.
The The
streets
and and
this this
was was
before
all all
of of
the the
high-end
boutiques
were
opening
ondon
were
flooded
with
trends.
There high-end
don
were
flooded
with
trends.
There
boutiques
were
opening
up up
in in
London.
boutique
e irls
girls
with
Vidal
Sassoon
do’s, London.
with
Vidal
Sassoon
hair hair
do’s,
It It
was was
just just
that that
boutique
in in
London
Yves
Saint
Laurent
Bond
i irts,
skirts,
of that
happening, London
and and
all all
of that
was was
happening,
and and
Yves
Saint
Laurent
on on
Bond
Street.
those
days,
Giorgio
Armani
I anted
wanted
to a be part
a part
of of
all that.
of that.
to be
of all
So So
I I Street.
In In
those
days,
Giorgio
Armani
didn’t
have
a collection.
ed
getting
a job
a boutique
up up
getting
a job
at a at boutique
on on didn’t
have
a collection.
gs Road.
It was
a very
trendy
boutique
Road.
It was
a very
trendy
boutique