Foale and Tuffin

Foale and Tuffin was born after they made an appointment to show two dresses to a buyer at Woollands 21 shop, next door to Harvey Nichols, after hearing they were looking for merchandise from young designers.

They became known for their tailoring, creating long lean suits and coats, such as those worn by Susannah York in Kaleidoscope.

Foale and Tuffin became a regular fixture of Marit Allen's groundbreaking 'Young Ideas' section in British Vogue, along with many other young designers such as John Bates, Bill Gibb, Gerald McCann, and Jean Muir.

[5] In addition to publishing their work and promoting it, Allen showed her support by wearing the clothes herself.

[6] In 1963, Foale and Tuffin set up their first real premises in a little walkway called Marlborough Court, off Carnaby Street.