The King of Carnaby Street

The King of Carnaby Street

25 mins | Documentary | Aug. 11, 1964

John Stephen (1934-2004), the fashion designer, was "the King of Carnaby Street" in the 1960s, when his clothes, which were worn by members of the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, the Bee Gees and the Kinks, created a revolution in men's fashion. In 1957, the Glaswegian-born Stephen set up his first shop at No 5 Carnaby Street. The rest is fashion & pop history

The King of Carnaby Street

25 mins | Documentary | Aug. 11, 1964

The King of Carnaby Street
John Stephen (1934-2004), the fashion designer, was "the King of Carnaby Street" in the 1960s, when his clothes, which were worn by members of the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, the Bee Gees and the Kinks, created a revolution in men's fashion. In 1957, the Glaswegian-born Stephen set up his first shop at No 5 Carnaby Street. The rest is fashion & pop history
Producers BBC Radio 2
Original title The King of Carnaby Street
Directors
Writers Jeremy Reed, Hugh Burnett

Cast

John Freeman

as Interviewer