The boutique was established following a chance encounter at the Speakeasy Club between Freddie Hornik and Alan Holston.
They later teamed up with Australian John Crittle, the Guinness heir Tara Browne and Neil Winterbotham to launch the new business.
However, in December 1966, tragedy struck when Browne died in a car crash, while he was on his way to discuss shop front designs with the graphic artist David Vaughan.
[2] In 1967, Amanda Lear was arrested at the boutique for possession of drugs belonging to The Rolling Stones.
The band was attracted to King's Road by the presence of the clothing boutiques Dandie, along with Granny Takes a Trip and Hung On You.