Top Gear (retailer)
Top Gear was a boutique established in the 1960s by James Wedge and Pat Booth on the Kings Road, London.[1] It was an influential shop which Barbara Hulanicki was "most envious of",[2] and acquired a reputation for selling Mod clothing to the "rich and influential".[3] Customers included Marianne Faithfull, Mick Jagger and The Beatles.[4]
The carrier bags had a distinctive bullseye design – which became a popular Mod icon used by The Who.
References[]
- ^ James Wedge - Victoria and Albert Museum Archived 2008-01-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-02-18. Retrieved 2008-02-28.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Hulanicki, Barbara. (1983). From A to Biba. London: Hutchinson & Co. ISBN 978-0-09-152430-2 - ^ Promises, promises | Weekend | guardian.co.uk
- ^ [1][dead link]
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- Clothing retailers of the United Kingdom
- Companies established in the 1960s
- Defunct retail companies of the United Kingdom
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