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Neville Quist (born 1952) is an Australian fashion designer.


Biography

Neville Quist was born in 1952 in
Glenelg, South Australia Glenelg is a beach-side suburb of the South Australian capital of Adelaide. Located on the shore of Holdfast Bay in Gulf St Vincent, it has become a tourist destination due to its beach and many attractions, home to several hotels and dozens of ...
. He founded the clothing label Saville Row in 1973 in
Adelaide Adelaide ( ) is the capital city of South Australia, the state's largest city and the fifth-most populous city in Australia. "Adelaide" may refer to either Greater Adelaide (including the Adelaide Hills) or the Adelaide city centre. The dem ...
, South Australia. In 1989 Quist developed the first animated patterned men's socks. The label attached to these products was Johnny Dangerous and was sold throughout thirteen European countries.
Pacific Dunlop Pacific Dunlop was a highly diversified Australian conglomerate company that operated in, among other things, the Automotive, textile, electronics and biotechnology industries. Products commercialised included tires, car batteries, cables, clo ...
entered into a licensing agreement with Quist, as did Bonds Underwear. Michael Jackson attempted to use the brand Dangerous on items of clothing for his Dangerous tour but was unsuccessful in doing so. Consequently, Jackson, through Triumph International, attempted to reach a resolution with Quist. The outcome of this is unknown. Quist was nominated five times as Australia's Leading Menswear Fashion Designer at the Australian Fashion Awards from 1991 to 1996). Quist collaborated with Elders in 2001 and became its international design consultant and developed Quist superfine knitwear, which specialises in Australian merino wool knitwear. Quist knitwear has been described as the "finest knitwear in the world". Saville Row is stocked Australia-wide and internationally.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Quist, Neville 1952 births Living people People from South Australia Australian fashion designers Australian company founders People educated at Sacred Heart College, Adelaide