Stephen Jones

And there were little boxes, and you could order your waist size, which in those days was probably about 26 inches or something ridiculous.

And I remember buying my pair of loons, and I bought with my pocket money, and they were aubergine.

Oh, my gosh.

And I was so in love with them, I can't tell you.

And then I bought a pair, I did an exchange, and I can't exactly remember how I had them, with a massive pair of platforms.

And I thought I was the bee's knees.

Yes, yes.

I wish I could remember the name of the company that made them.

It did dress a generation.

Because I think when you went to clothing shops then, there was very much gents outfitters, or there was a department store, or there was especially a shop where you got school uniform from.

And I guess there was the very beginnings of places like Miss Selfridge,

Or Topshop.

Chelsea Girl, yeah.

But for men's clothes, there really wasn't anywhere.

Anyway, I think music was almost more important than fashion, but the two were really closely associated.

Who were you listening to when you were 15?

Wow.

I went to see David Bowie in concert at Earl's Court, which was amazing.

Funny you mentioned about Nina Simone there, because I remember during New Romantic times,

listening, which, I mean, literally this must have been 1980, and hearing a Nina Simone record on the radio.