[1] One of nine children, Fox was born in Urana, New South Wales and began assembling and making hats from the age of nine.
[1] Fox trained under the Australian milliners Henriette Lamotte, Mrs Normoyle and Phyl Clarkson, from 1949 to 1958.
[4] In films, Fox designed the white "crash helmets" worn in 2001: A Space Odyssey (1969) and hats for The Great Muppet Caper (1981) and Evil Under the Sun (1982).
[3] In 1999, Fox was appointed a Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order, and in 2013 he was named Australian of the Year in the UK.
Fox also regularly visited Australia and helped judge the Melbourne Cup's Fashion Field for over 20 years.