John Stephen

Born 28 August 1934 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Died 1 February 2004 (aged 69)

John Stephen, dubbed by the media "The £1m Mod" and "The King Of Carnaby Street," was one of the most important fashion figures of the 1960s. By 1967, John Stephen operated a chain of 15 shops on the thoroughfare in central London which he and boyfriend Bill Franks made the epicentre of Swinging London: Carnaby Street.