Warren Allen Gold (17 January 1938 – 2015) was a British fashion retailer, and with his brothers Harold and David founded the fashion chain Lord John.[1][2]

Warren Gold
Born
Warren Allen Gold

17 January 1938
Died2015
NationalityBritish
Occupationfashion retailer
Known forco-founder, Lord John
SpouseValerie Levey
Children6 including Lauren Gold
RelativesHarold Gold (brother)
David Gold (brother)

Early life

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Warren Allen Gold was born in January 1938.[3]

Career

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The first Lord John boutique was opened by Warren, Harold and David Gold in London's Carnaby Street in 1963, and the choice of name led to litigation from John Stephen who already owned several fashion shops in the street.[1]

In 1967, the store had a three-storey high giant psychedelic mural on the outside of the building, painted by the artist group Binder Edwards & Vaughan, known as BEV.[1][2]

Lord John was very popular with mods, and regular customers included the pop groups The Small Faces, The Who, and Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones.[1]

Lord John had eight shops by 1970, and grew to about 30 in the early 1970s, before being acquired by the retail group Raybeck, who sold it to Next in the mid-1980s, when they became Next stores.[2]

In the 1980s, the Gold brothers opened the Big Red Building on Petticoat Lane, and became early pioneers of the discount factory shop, before later relocating to Golders Green as Gold's Factory Outlet, now run by Warren's son Jamie Gold.[2]

Personal life

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Gold married Valerie Levey, a fashion model, and they had three children, Lauren Gold is a model and actress. His first wife was Barbara Sugarman and he had three daughters.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Vintage Fashion Guild : Label Resource : Lord John". Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d "Obituary: Warren Gold, founder of Lord John". Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Warren Allen GOLD - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)". Retrieved 18 March 2017.
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