Martin Moss

Martin Moss

Martin Grenville Moss, CBE, (1923–2007) was managing director of now-demolished Knightsbridge department store Woollands for twelve years, turning Knightsbridge into a fashionable shopping location.[1] He was educated at Lancing College, Sussex, and, after serving in the Second World War as a fighter pilot, he married Jane Bown, CBE, and was promoted to managing director of Woollands in 1954. He is credited with reviving its fortunes.[2] He was hailed for his achievements as "London's one-man wave of fashion" by the New York magazine Women's Wear Daily.[3]

In 1966, Moss left Woollands to work as managing director for Simpsons in Picadilly. He spent some time as chairman and chief executive of the US May Department Stores International. In 1985 he became director of the retail wing of the National Trust. He was a member of the Design Council from 1964 to 1975 and on the council of the Royal Society of Arts from 1977 to 1994.[2]

In 1975, Moss was awarded the post of Commander of the British Empire for services to design and industry.[1] He died on November 17, 2007.

References

  1. ^ a b "Times Online Obituary". Obituary (London). December 1, 2007. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article2979566.ece. Retrieved 12/06/08. 
  2. ^ a b Anushka Asthana (December 2, 2007). "News in Brief". The Guardian (London). http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2007/dec/02/theobserver.uknews. Retrieved 12/06/08. 
  3. ^ David Phillips (December 17, 2007). "Guardian Obituary". Obituary. http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/2007/dec/17/guardianobituaries.retail. Retrieved 12/06/08. 


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