[1] Moss was educated at Lancing College, Sussex, and served during the Second World War as a fighter pilot.
After the war, Moss married the photographer Jane Bown CBE and was promoted to managing director of Woollands in 1954.
[2] He was hailed for his achievements as "London's one-man wave of fashion" by the New York magazine Women's Wear Daily.
[3] In 1966, Moss left Woollands to work as managing director for Simpsons in Piccadilly.
[2] In 1975, Moss was awarded the post of Commander of the Order of the British Empire for services to design and industry.