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'My only guide to London shops was the Sunday Times newspaper where they would do a feature on these new crazy men's shops in and around Carnaby Street'
Having found a foothold in business in London I commuted there with increasing regularity for the next 30 years. On the first trip I had no idea where to stay so I phoned Fr Paddy Walsh, who was living with the Vincentian community in Strawberry…
Tags: business, design, men's fashion, selling, shirts
'I was making noise rather than money but had momentum from the constant flow of commission cheque'
Austin Reed had a large factory in Omagh (also one that our family established and made a balls of) but it was modern and shambolic, employing 250 people and English management. The English management was most objectionable, they seemed to think…
Tags: commission, Factory, shirts