Lloyd Johnson exhibition install day 3: Pop art prints

Now the exhibition is getting to the nitty-gritty; yesterday Lloyd paid particular attention to the area dedicated to his businesses Cockell & Johnson and Johnson & Johnson, which produced peacock dandy and pop art fashion between 1968 and 1974 in Kensington Market. Above are the print shirts which will be displayed, below some of the detail – on the left a stockinged leg print designed by Jane Wentworth (then Wealleans), who has contributed to my Tommy Roberts book.

Lloyd and his partner Jill also completed the tabel-top vitrines which display printed material including sketches, artwork, photographs and press coverage.

Chelsea Space’s visual specialist Debra Welch has compiled a fabulous compilation of excerpts showing Johnson’s clothing (from Tom Waits in Down By Law to George Michael’s Faith video), there are patterns and artwork for the highly colourful shirts from the 00s and, on the ramp wall, the Johnson’s soul boy moment of the mid-70s is evoked by an original mohair sweater, red peg trousers and pairs of plastic sandals.