Profile
Jeff Banks
Designer + Military Person
Male
Born
Mar 17, 1943
Age
70
Hometown
Ebbw Vale
Nationality
Welsh (People)
Jeff Banks CBE is a Welsh designer of men's and women's clothing, jewellery, and home furnishings. Born in Ebbw Vale, Wales, Banks co-founded the fashion chain Warehouse in the late 1970s. He later created and presented the television programme The Clothes… Read More
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Win A £500 Jeff Banks Home Hamper Courtesy Of Ena Shaw Home!The Citizen - Apr 10, 2013
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Little League Player Nails Unassisted Triple PlayArbutus Patch - May 08, 2012
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Sandy Bay London Supports The Pink Ribbon Foundation With Its Blushing Rose ... Prfire (Press Release)Google News - Sep 12, 2011
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Next Named High Street Retailer Of The Year Female First.Co.UkGoogle News - Sep 09, 2011
Timeline
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CHILDHOOD
1943
Birth
Born on March 17, 1943.
TWENTIES
1964
21 Years Old
In 1964, with money saved from the paraffin business and from his father mortgaging his own home, Banks opened the boutique Clobber in London, which carried his own designs along with other designers' work.
1969
26 Years Old
It proved such a success that in 1969, he launched his own fashion label.
THIRTIES
1975
32 Years Old
In 1975 he opened the first standalone Jeff Banks shop in London, as well as retail outlets in twenty-two department stores, including Harrods and Harvey Nichols.
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1979
36 Years Old
In 1979 and 1981 Jeff became British Designer of the Year, and in 1980 he was made British Coat Designer of the Year.
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FIFTIES
1996
53 Years Old
Having been asked to create corporate design wear for many organisations Jeff Banks created his own corporate clothing company in 1996.
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2000
57 Years Old
In 2000, he signed a deal to design clothes for the UK chain Sainsbury's.
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LATE ADULTHOOD
2007
64 Years Old
Having previously attacked designer Stella McCartney - Banks claimed she's only made it because of her father - Banks made the headlines again in 2007 when he attacked model Kate Moss's range for Top Shop, saying: "Can Kate sharpen a pencil, do an impression of a cow or draw a matchstick man?
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2009
66 Years Old
In 2009 he was made a Commander of the British Empire in the Queen's Birthday Honours.
2010
67 Years Old
In May 2010 he offered to design the match-day 'walk-on' suits for the cash-strapped Portsmouth FC team for their FA Cup final appearance.
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