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Lot 63
Various Designers: A Group Of Late 60s/Early 70s Clothing, 7
Ending from 3 December 2025, 12:00 GMT
Online, London, Knightsbridge£600 - £800
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Fred Lawton
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Various Designers: A Group Of Late 60s/Early 70s Clothing,
comprising: a long knitted cashmere waistcoat in green and black, labelled Mr Fish 17, Clifford Street London W.1; a short brown waistcoat with crimson velvet edging; a purple velvet top/mini-skirt with multi-coloured decoration, labelled Genie; an orange cape, two pockets, six-button front fastening, floral edging, floral/animal lining, labelled Genie;and three kaftan-type garments, all labelled Genie, one in multi-coloured ink, one in pale blue and gold Paisley pattern and one in black, ivory and olive-green floral design, (7)
Footnotes
Provenance:
Property From The Collection Of The Late Derek Taylor.
Derek Taylor was a journalist, author, record producer but is probably best known as press officer for the Beatles. In early 1964, whilst working for the Daily Express newspaper and ghostwriting a column for George Harrison, Brian Epstein hired Derek as the Beatles' publicist. He accompanied them on their first US tour that summer.
He moved to the US in 1965, setting up his own PR company and, working with groups such as the Beach Boys and the Byrds, became highly successful. In early 1968 he retuned to England as press officer for the newly-formed Apple Corps. He left in late 1970, following the Beatles' break-up and went to work for WEA. After a few years he was back in the US, as a VP for Warner Bros. Records.
Things came full circle when, in the early 1990s, he re-joined Apple, working on the Anthology project, amongst others.
'Genie' was the brand name of US fashion designer, Jeannie Franklyn (aka Genie the Tailor). In the 1960s she had a boutique above the Whisky-A-Go-Go club on LA's Sunset Boulevard, with many rock stars of the day amongst her clients. She later became the girlfriend of Richard Thompson, guitarist with Fairport Convention. Following a gig on 12th May 1969 in Birmingham, she was travelling with him in the band's van on its way back to London when it crashed on the motorway. She and the drummer, Martin Lamble, were both killed and the other members of the band sustained various injuries.
Jeannie's UK clients included Cream and Jack Bruce referred to her by naming his first solo album, Songs For A Tailor.