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I found this piece in Permanent Style quite fascinating, especially with the discussion we have been having here on the Evolution of Trad and related matters. I had no idea a shop like John Simon's existed, or that the American look was so popular in England. But then, I thought of the early photographs of those four Liverpool lads with the mop haircuts and the American-influenced style of music. Their suits and shirts do show the Ivy influence, at least to some extent. Here's the article:
https://www.permanentstyle.com/2021/01/john-simons-the-shop-the-history-the-influence.html
Among other things, John Simons created the name Harrington jacket for the Baracuta G-9, simply by displaying the jacket in his shop window and adding a felt-tip pen note saying this is the Rodney Harrington style, named after an American soap-opera star! The name has now become widely known and used. One lives and learns,
Here is the website for Simon's shop:
https://www.johnsimons.co.uk/
https://www.permanentstyle.com/2021/01/john-simons-the-shop-the-history-the-influence.html
Among other things, John Simons created the name Harrington jacket for the Baracuta G-9, simply by displaying the jacket in his shop window and adding a felt-tip pen note saying this is the Rodney Harrington style, named after an American soap-opera star! The name has now become widely known and used. One lives and learns,
Here is the website for Simon's shop:
https://www.johnsimons.co.uk/
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