Memories of Dandie Fashions + Paradise Garage + a return to Granny’s

May 18th, 2012

Frederique Cifuentes takes photographs of Diana Crawshaw outside 430 King's Road. Diana Crawshaw was one of the team behind the shop's incarnation as Paradise Garage in 1971.

//Frederiques Cifuentes photographs Diana Crawshaw outside 430 King's Road.//

Filming continued yesterday for this summer’s King’s Road Fashion & Music Trail, which is is being launched to visitors to west London’s historic thoroughfare as part of Kensington & Chelsea’s InTransit festival in July.

We will be covering all the boutique manifestations at 430 King’s Road; for a start I plumped for its incarnation as Paradise Garage in 1971, operated by Trevor Myles with Chris Snow and Diana Crawshaw.

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Tags: Alan Holston, Charming Baker, Chris Snow, Dandie Fashions, Diana Crawshaw, Freddie Hornik, Granny Takes A trip, InTransit, Nigel Waymouth, Paradise Garage, Proud Gallery, Rumer, Trevor myles, Vivienne Westwood, Wilde Ones, Worlds End

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