Jeff Banks

(Born 1943) Born in Wales. Trained as a painter and studied textiles at St Martin's School of Art. Ran Clobber boutique 1964-74 selling own designs and those of other young designers. Became widely known in the mid-1970s when he launched the Warehouse chain followed by the 1980s mail order firm Warehouse Utility Clothing Company. Now has his own label and design licenses. A great supporter of the British fashion industry instigator and presenter of the first mainstream fashion programme on British television, The Clothes Show.

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

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