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The King of Carnaby Street

 

The King of Carnaby Street
The Life of John Stephen

RRP: Price: £20
Haus Price: £16.00
Friends of Haus: £15.00

 

Publication Date:
2010-06-01

ISBN:
9781906598310

Format:
Hardback

Territory:
World

Category:
Biography, New Titles

Pages:
288

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In 1956 John Stephen took a lease on the newly available 5 Carnaby Street – he was to remark later ‘If I hadn’t had a very understanding landlord, that would have been the end of me. But he led me around the corner to Carnaby Street, showed me a shop and suggested I got to work right away.’

Before long John Stephen had three shops on Carnaby Street and was starting to be a cult name. In the process he revolutionised the design of men’s shops and, much like like Mary Quant at Bazaar, he established the prototypical boutique aesthetic that was to be copied by an entire generation of fashion retailers.

Stephen’s fame was assured when he attracted high-profile customers, the pop stars Billy Fury, Cliff Richard, Barry Gibb and Dusty Springfield’s brother Tom, who searched the racks for gloves and hipsters and the latest colours in giraffe-necked tab-collar shirts.

John Stephens set up in clothes at the right time in the right place, for a generation waiting for his liberally colourful designs.

Jeremy Reed is a prolific writer of poetry and prose. He has won the National Poetry Competition, the Eric Gregory Award and the Somerset Maugham Award. He is also the author of well-received biographies of Lou Reed, Marc Almond and Scott Walker.

'Jeremy Reed is British poetry's glam, spangly, shape-shifting answer to David Bowie' - The Independent

Jeremy has his own website:  http://www.jeremyreed.co.uk/

The King of Carnaby Street will be launched on Wednesday 30th June (6.30pm) with a launch party at the bookHaus. Please RSVP to eliza@hauspublishing.com if you would like to attend.