Founder and designer, Paul Smith
Paul Smith
British, born 1946
Paul Smith was born in Beeston, Nottinghamshire, in 1946 and left school at 15. In 1970 he opened a small shop on Byard Lane in Nottingham, which grew into an international menswear and womenswear brand known for classic tailoring with a twist and multicoloured stripes. He still leads the company, which shows its collections in Paris and Milan.
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