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Fred Perry: John Simons Fashion Retailer

Fred Perry: John Simons Fashion Retailer

Fred Perry…John Simons is perhaps one of the least known, but one of the most influential figures in British street style.

Fred Perry: John Simons Fashion Retailer

Fred Perry…John Simons is perhaps one of the least known, but one of the most influential figures in British street style.

GQ: British menswear’s unsung hero

GQ: British menswear’s unsung hero

Written by Matt Barker – March 2018…One of the most influential figures in British menswear talks to GQ about his new film

GQ: British menswear’s unsung hero

Written by Matt Barker – March 2018…One of the most influential figures in British menswear talks to GQ about his new film

Financial Times: Cult Shop: The Home of Ivy League Style in London

Financial Times: Cult Shop: The Home of Ivy Lea...

Written by Gordon Ritchie – February 2022…Soft-shouldered herringbone tweed jackets, Shetland crewneck jumpers, button-down shirts, chinos and loafers worn with white socks…

Financial Times: Cult Shop: The Home of Ivy Lea...

Written by Gordon Ritchie – February 2022…Soft-shouldered herringbone tweed jackets, Shetland crewneck jumpers, button-down shirts, chinos and loafers worn with white socks…

Permanent Style: The shop, The History, The Influence

Permanent Style: The shop, The History, The Inf...

Written by Simon Crompton – January 2021…In normal menswear - not even classic menswear, but everyday, everybody menswear, everything outside big fashion brands - retailers can often have more influence...

Permanent Style: The shop, The History, The Inf...

Written by Simon Crompton – January 2021…In normal menswear - not even classic menswear, but everyday, everybody menswear, everything outside big fashion brands - retailers can often have more influence...

Ivy Style: An Interview With John Simons

Ivy Style: An Interview With John Simons

December 2018…Going into London’s J. Simons store is like stepping into a time machine. You’re immediately transported into an era of jazz, of illustrated advertisements, and good clothes. But for those that can’t...

Ivy Style: An Interview With John Simons

December 2018…Going into London’s J. Simons store is like stepping into a time machine. You’re immediately transported into an era of jazz, of illustrated advertisements, and good clothes. But for those that can’t...

Time Out: The original Modfather – of fashion at least

Time Out: The original Modfather – of fashion a...

October 2015…John Simons celebrated 60 years in the business this summer (2015). Back in the swinging decade a 15-year-old Simons began taloring suits for family friends under the name Far...

Time Out: The original Modfather – of fashion a...

October 2015…John Simons celebrated 60 years in the business this summer (2015). Back in the swinging decade a 15-year-old Simons began taloring suits for family friends under the name Far...

Marleybone Journal: As a new documentary about his life is released, the Journal meets the highly influential menswear designer John Simons and the son who followed him into the business

Marleybone Journal: As a new documentary about ...

Written by Clare Finney – June 2018…“Fashion is one thing; taste is another thing,” Madness frontman Suggs tells the camera, with all the authority of—well, Suggs, clad in a black...

Marleybone Journal: As a new documentary about ...

Written by Clare Finney – June 2018…“Fashion is one thing; taste is another thing,” Madness frontman Suggs tells the camera, with all the authority of—well, Suggs, clad in a black...

The Tweed Pig: Best of British Button-Down

The Tweed Pig: Best of British Button-Down

If you want the very best of British button-down shirts then let me point you in the direction of John Simons, the traditional men's outfitters close to Baker Street in London. It's...

The Tweed Pig: Best of British Button-Down

If you want the very best of British button-down shirts then let me point you in the direction of John Simons, the traditional men's outfitters close to Baker Street in London. It's...

The Indepedent: The man who dresses Britain's style tribes celebrates 60 years in retail

The Indepedent: The man who dresses Britain's s...

Written by Ian Burrell – August 2015…Mods, preppies, skinheads, hipsters… They all owe their style to one small London menswear shop. As he celebrates six decades in retail, John Simons...

The Indepedent: The man who dresses Britain's s...

Written by Ian Burrell – August 2015…Mods, preppies, skinheads, hipsters… They all owe their style to one small London menswear shop. As he celebrates six decades in retail, John Simons...