Person    | Male  Born 1934  Died 2004

John Stephen

Categories: Commerce, Craft / Design

Countries: Scotland

Founder of Carnaby Street as world centre for men's fashion in the 1960s. From Glasgow. The V&A hold his archive.

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John Stephen

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John Stephen

City of Westminster John Stephen, 1934 - 2004, founder of Carnaby Street as w...

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