Photos from The Look Of London launch at Lewis Leathers
//Jeff Dexter (back to camera) with fashion historian Laura Helms + Nigel Waymouth.//
The Lewis Leathers shop in Whitfield Street W1 was the venue of the launch of The Look Of London map collaboration with Herb Lester Associates.
//Herb Lester's Ben Olins with John Gaul (as JP Gaul co-author of The Ivy Look and author of HLA's Rome: Moods & Places).//
//Derek Harris of Lewis Leathers.//
//With Bruce Marcus.//
For many years at 124 Great Portland Street and these days operated by our host Derek Harris, Lewis Leathers is one of the few remaining businesses of the 113 featured in the map, which focuses on the half-century from 1950.
Among those at the party – which was sponsored by Saint craft lager – were people whose shops also feature in The Look Of London, including Lloyd Johnson (the subject of my exhibition earlier this year who had outlets in Kensington and World’s End) and Nigel Waymouth, who features in one of my King’s Road films as a founder of Granny Takes A Trip.
//Nick Ferman of Cube PR.//
//Artists Jordan Baseman, John Frankland and Ali Rose with Jah Wobble (second left).//
//Filmmaker Nick Abrahams + writer/PR Teri Grenert.//
//Mrs G - Caz Facey.//
//Nicola Murray of Dawbell PR, which provided the Saint craft lager for the event.//
//Caz Facey with Suze Malyon.//
//Photographer Tom Sheehan + Mojo's Mark Wagstaff.//
//Lobbyist Patrick Watson.//
//Photographers' agent Sarah Watson.//
//Herb Lester's Jane Smillie with (second right) Rachel Caunt.//
//Nigel Waymouth.//
//Lloyd Johnson and (foreground) Ed Rekkers, author of HLA map Supertime Amsterdam.//
//Writer Will Hodgkinson.//
//With (left) Jules Middlebrook of Gieves & Hawkes + fashion journalism student Alex Taylor.//
//Jeff Dexter.//
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All photos by Kitty Regan.