Top Gear (retailer) explained

Top Gear was a boutique established in the 1960s by James Wedge and Pat Booth on the Kings Road, London.[1] It was an influential shop which Barbara Hulanicki was "most envious of",[2] and acquired a reputation for selling Mod clothing to the "rich and influential".[3] Customers included Marianne Faithfull, Mick Jagger and The Beatles.[4]

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

Notes and References

  1. http://www.vam.ac.uk/collections/fashion/features/1960s/interviews/wedge_interview/index.html James Wedge - Victoria and Albert Museum
  2. Web site: Ocean Drive Magazine . 2008-02-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090218164109/http://oceandrive.com/hybrid/archives/2001_jun/biba/index.html . 2009-02-18 . Hulanicki, Barbara. (1983). From A to Biba. London: Hutchinson & Co.
  3. https://www.theguardian.com/weekend/story/0,3605,1035596,00.html Promises, promises | Weekend | guardian.co.uk
  4. http://www.abingdon-road-vintage.co.uk/abingdon/lover7_bout.html

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