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John Stephen (other)
John Stephen John Stephen (28 August 1934 – 1 February 2004), dubbed by the media "The £1m Mod" and "The King Of Carnaby Street", was one of the most important fashion figures of the 1960s. Stephen was the first individual to identify and sell to the yo ... (1934–2004) was a Scottish fashion designer nicknamed "The King Of Carnaby Street". John Stephen may also refer to: * John Stephen (New South Wales judge) (1771–1833), judge in the Colony of New South Wales * John Stephen (Maryland judge) (1780–1844), Maryland Court of Appeals judge See also * John Stephens (other) * {{hndis, Stephen, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Stephen
John Stephen (28 August 1934 – 1 February 2004), dubbed by the media "The £1m Mod" and "The King Of Carnaby Street", was one of the most important fashion figures of the 1960s. Stephen was the first individual to identify and sell to the young menswear mass market which emerged in the late 1950s and early 1960s. He was also the pioneer of the high turnover, disposable fashion ethos of such contemporary operators as Topman. By 1967, Stephen operated a chain of 15 shops on the thoroughfare in central London which he and boyfriend Bill Franks made the epicentre of Swinging London: Carnaby Street. "Carnaby is my creation," Stephen said in 1967. "I feel about it the same way Michelangelo felt about the beautiful statues he created." Career Born in Glasgow, Stephen became a welder's apprentice on leaving school. He moved to London from Glasgow in 1952 at the age of 18, and worked as a waiter and also for London's first young male boutique, Vince Man Shop in Newburgh Street, cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Stephen (New South Wales Judge)
John Stephen (1771–1833) was appointed solicitor-general and judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales in the Colony of New South Wales. Career Stephen built up a legal practice as an attorney and barrister in Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis. Stephen returned to England, where he lost on some bad investments, so then returned to Basseterre, but was unable to re-establish his previously profitable practice. His nephew James Stephen, who was permanent under-secretary of state for the colonies, recommended Stephen for appointment in the Colony of New South Wales. He was appointed the first Solicitor General for New South Wales in 1824, serving until August 1825 when he was appointed an additional judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales. Stephen resigned from the Supreme Court in December 1932 due to ill health and died on 21 December 1833, at Clareville, described as his country house, in what is now Belfield. Family Stephen was the son of James Stephen, from Aberde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Stephen (Maryland Judge)
John Stephen (1780 – July 26, 1844)''The American Almanac and Repository of Useful Knowledge'' (1842), p. 22. was a Maryland public official and judge who served as a justice of the Maryland Court of Appeals from 1822 to 1844. Biography Born in St. Mary's County, Maryland to the Rev. John Stephen, minister of All Faith's Church, Stephen was elected to the Maryland House of Delegates for Baltimore City from 1804 to 1805. On March 17, 1806, President Thomas Jefferson nominated Stephen to serve as United States Attorney for the District of Maryland. Stephen resigned from that office in 1810,''Journal of the Executive Proceedings of the Senate of the United States'' (1810), p. 294. and thereafter served as a Member of Governors' Council from 1810 to 1811, and as a member of the Maryland Senate representing the Western Shore from 1812 to 1815. He lived in Annapolis from 1817 to 1818, and again served on the Governors' Council from 1819 to 1820, and in the Maryland Senate in 1821. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |