Top Gear (Kings Road)

Top Gear (Kings Road)

Top Gear was a boutique established in the 1960s by James Wedge and Pat Booth on the Kings Road, London. [ [http://www.vam.ac.uk/collections/fashion/features/1960s/interviews/wedge_interview/index.html James Wedge - Victoria and Albert Museum ] ] It was an influential shop which Barbara Hulanicki was "most envious of", [ [http://www.oceandrive.com/hybrid/archives/2001_jun/biba/index.html] Hulanicki, Barbara. (1983). From A to Biba. London: Hutchinson & Co. ISBN 978-0091524302] and acquired a reputation for selling Mod clothing to the "rich and influential". [ [http://www.guardian.co.uk/weekend/story/0,3605,1035596,00.html Promises, promises | Weekend | guardian.co.uk ] ] Customers included Marianne Faithfull, Mick Jagger and The Beatles. [http://www.abingdon-road-vintage.co.uk/abingdon/lover7_bout.html]

The carrier bags had a distinctive bullseye design – which became a popular Mod icon used by The Who.

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