Gerald McCann

(Born 1931) Trained in fashion at the London's Royal College of Art and graduated in 1953. Influential youth designer whose signature fashions included dresses made in denim and Liberty's Tana Lawn military-style coats and fake fur clothes. Sold designs through Mary Quant's Bazaar and was instrumental in founding the Top Shop boutiques. Expanded into the American market with his own departments in leading stores such as Bloomingdales. Returned to London 1990.

Source: The Cutting Edge - 50 years of British Fashion. The Overlook Press.

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