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Alfred Radley
Alfred Radley (28 June 1924 – 14 February 2019) was a British clothing manufacturer best known for founding Radley Fashions and his association with the Quorum Boutique and fashion designer, Ossie Clark. Biography Alfred Radley was born in 1924 in the East End of London, the youngest of seven children. His father died when he was eighteen months old, and he was brought up partly at the Norwood orphanage. During the Second World War he volunteered for the Navy and served in all theatres of war from the Atlantic Convoys to the Pacific. In June 1944, D day +1, he served on a ship landing troops on the beaches in Normandy and was on the first Allied ship to dock in France (Cherbourg). Towards the end of the war, he served on taking returning Russian prisoners to Odessa and bringing back Jewish survivors (among them Otto Frank, the father of Anne Frank) from the death camps to Marseille. He also was on one to the first ships to enter Japan following the dropping of the atom bomb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radley (company)
Radley is a London-based, British accessories brand which designs and manufactures handbags, purses and other women's accessories for UK and international markets. The brand was founded by Lowell Harder in 1998. Justin Stead is the current CEO of the brand and was appointed in May 2015.{{cite web, last=Faulkner, first=Ruth, title=Bag to Basics, url=http://www.drapersonline.com/news/multiples/the-drapers-interview/bag-to-basics/5041932.article, work=Drapers Magazine, date=19 October 2012 , accessdate=20 October 2012 History Early years Radley founder and current Creative Director, Australian Lowell Harder, began working in the accessories industry as a weekend stall holder on London's Camden Market in 1984 selling Indian men's accessories brand Hidesign. Harder began working with the Hidesign design team and together developed new designs for the UK market. Harder's business with Hidesign soon outgrew its market stall setting and needed increased investment and infrastructure which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |