Paul Gorman, biographer of Malcolm McLaren and friend of the pod, tells the extraordinary story of the three young hipsters behind Granny Takes A Trip, the Kings Road store that was a magnet for rock’s glitterati in the late 60s.
• Sheila Cohen, the first queen of cool; she invented the whole idea of vintage
• Nigel Waymouth, who never went to art school but changed the face of London with his posters
• John Pearse, who could make a jacket out of anything - and did
• The days of aatering to the 200 fashionable people in London
• Why the Beatles, Stones and Pink Floyd beat a path to Granny’s door
• How the three walked away in 1969, the shops were exported to the USA
• How GTAT became the outfitter of choice for the rock aristocracy
• Some of its clothes are immortal thanks to album covers from Lou Reed, the Isleys and Todd Rundgren
• All the rest are in secure storage
Paul’s book, which is lavishly illustrated and contains a pictorial catalogue of the wardrobe of the Rolling Stones, is here:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Granny-Takes-Trip-Fashion-Boutique/dp/1399623613
You can read a preview here: https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Granny_Takes_a_Trip/_SZSEQAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PT6&printsec=frontcover
The Rolling Stones London 1962-71 map can be found at: https://www.herblester.com/products/down-the-road-apiece-the-rolling-stones-london
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