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Category: Interviews

1970s

Truth And Soul: Sylvain Sylvain relaunches a cult rock’n’roll fashion label

On a recent trip to Austin, Texas, I enjoyed many encounters with members of the region’s creative community, not least expat British sci-fi Titan Michael Moorcock and his delightful wife Linda, transplanted Westernwear expert Jerry Ryan and his Heritage Boot emporium and, as previously noted here, the charming duo Jesse Sublett and Lois Richwine. I […]

February 11, 2016
Interviews

Sunglasses Ron in rocking rabble-rousing mode at The Rainbow 1977

The photograph above – taken by a friend, Neal Purvis – captures one of the leading lights of London’s Ted scene at the height of his rabble-rousing powers. Here is “Sunglasses Ron” Fahey taking to the stage of north London venue The Rainbow during The Sun Sound Show, which ran on the nights of April 30 […]

June 26, 2013
Interviews

Bernard Lansky: Clothier to The King (1927-2012)

I interviewed Bernard Lansky, who has died aged 85, for my first book The Look: Adventures In Rock & Pop Fashion early one morning in March 2000 at his menswear store which was by then located in Memphis tourist attraction, the Peabody Hotel. His son Hal had forewarned me: “You’d better get there early; once […]

November 17, 2012
Blogs

Interview on honeyee.com

I’m interviewed by Andrew Bunney about the Tommy Roberts book on Japanese lifestyle/culture blog Honeyee – read here. This is Andrew’s own honeyee blog. Buy Mr Freedom – Tommy Roberts: British Design Hero here.

October 18, 2012