John Stephen

Born

1934-08-28

Died

2004-02-01

Birthplace

Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Biography

John Stephen, dubbed by the media "The £1m Mod" and "The King Of Carnaby Street," was one of the most important fashion figures of the 1960s. By 1967, John Stephen operated a chain of 15 shops on the thoroughfare in central London which he and boyfriend Bill Franks made the epicentre of Swinging London: Carnaby Street.