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The man who dressed the mods: ‘They were jumping up and down for my shirts!'
Posted on 11th May 2018
The Guardian article by Andy Welch:
His shops triggered a British style explosion – and he’s idolised by sharp-dressed superstars like Martin Freeman and Paul Weller. Meet John Simons, whose windows are ‘like theatre’
The man who dressed the mods: ‘They were jumping up and down for my shirts!'
‘I have done some unique things’
… John Simons, subject of a new film, near one of his shops on Chiltern Street.
Photograph: Sarah Lee for the Guardian
John Simons - A Modernist - Trailer - 2017
John Simons - A Modernist - Trailer - 2017 from MONO MEDIA FILMS on Vimeo.
John Simons interviewed on the Independent On Sunday
John Simons Independent on Sunday interview (12 August 2015)
JBW 2015 - The King of Ivy League
John Simons was one of the leading menswear designers in 1960's London, introducing the Ivy League look to young, fashion-obsessed Mods. Here the man himself talks with his son and business partner Paul Simons and admirer and fashion aficionado broadcaster Robert Elms at Jewish Book Week 2015.watch the interview here