71. Paul Smith
- bekasgumicuki
- Mar 30, 2016
- 1 min read
London // London
From cyclist to designer, Paul Smith had some great break throughs in the industry.
Smith was born in Nottingham in 1946 and educated at Beeston Fields Grammar School. He left school at 15 to work at a clothing warehouse but his real ambition was to become a professional racing cyclist. In 1976 Paul showed his first menswear collection in Paris, under the Paul Smith label. He gradually expanded the retail business, being the first designer to open on Floral Street in London's Covent Garden in 1979. His shop offered an eclectic combination of clothes and finds for men which reflected his own eclectic personality. In the 1980s he was credited with single-handedly reviving boxer shorts as men’s underwear of choice.
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