Gerald McCann

Quick Facts

Full Name	Gerald McCann
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Mar 20, 1950(1950-03-20)
Age	74
Birthplace	England
Country	United Kingdom
Horoscope	Pisces

Gerald McCann Biography

Gerald McCann is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on March 20, 1950 in England, United Kingdom. Gerald McCann (11 November 1931 – 26 June 2019) was a British fashion designer, who was regarded as one of the top names on the Swinging London fashion scene along with names like Mary Quant, subsequently moving to the United States to continue his career alongside Larry Levine.

It was 1963 when Gerald McCann started his own company by obtaining the help of a PS600 credit from a bank. Even though by that time McCann had created for over a decade that ranged from high-end fashion to high-street, McCann was one of his peers in the “brash new breed of British designers” photographed by Norman Parkinson for a Life magazine article about how to achieve the Chelsea style. Other designers mentioned in the story were Mary Quant, Jean Muir, David Sassoon, Kiki Byrne Marion Foale and Sally Tuffin. The boutique was opened in Upper Grosvenor Street, Mayfair (downstairs from Raphael and Leonard’s House of Beauty), and his black crepe and organza gown was included on the cover of The Observer just before Christmas The article was written by writer Janey Ironside noting that the dress had “the added advantage that you do not look as if you had gone to the party in your slip and it is just as suitable for dancing the Birdie or the Hitchhike as for standing jammed clutching a glass”.

McCann commuted between London and New York between 1965 and 1973 before settling full-time as a designer in New York’s Garment District. His designs had mass-market sales – one coat design for Larry Levine earned him a five- figure royalty. Alongside Bloomingdales, his clothes were stocked by Saks Fifth Avenue and Bergdorf Goodman. McCann recalled in a V&A interview that the numbers produced were on a different scale entirely: “there’s no room for error because the amounts at stake are enormous, 140,000 of one style”.

McCann’s designs frequently appeared in Vogue’s ‘Young Ideas’ section, then supervised by Lady Rendlesham. His bra-cut dresses in denim and gingham, gymslips with low pockets and men’s shirt buttons, and trapeze dresses with Peter pan collars were popular among stars such as Julie Christie, Jean Shrimpton and Susannah York. He was also a preferred designer of The Colony Room proprietor Muriel Belcher. In 1965, he dressed Rita Tushingham in the British Palme d’Or-winning comedy The Knack. He was also among the ‘young design quartet’ – alongside Jean Muir, Roger Nelson and Moya Bowler – to produce shoes for Rayne. By 1966, the year in which Time published its ‘Swinging London’ issue, McCann was a well-established name.

The husband of Mary Quant Alexander Plunket Greene asked McCann to stock the Bazaar’s first boutique in the King’s Road in 1955, and McCann was in charge of the clothing while Quant took care of the accessories.

Gerald McCann Net Worth

Gerald McCann is one of the richest Politician from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Gerald McCann 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

McCann was educated in McCann’s school at Royal College of Art under Madge Garland in the late 1950s. He also became involved in the design of gowns for debutantes during the days leading up to the Queen’s coronation.

After graduation at the age of 53, his initial job was to design for Marks & Spencer – he began to design for them when he was still in school. In an interview with the V&A McCann recalled that it was a intelligent job that involved going to Paris exhibitions to see the latest haute-couture designs from Balmain as well as Dior. However, despite notable success like an outfit by Marks & Spencer that sold millions of copies – for which he was awarded the money from Lord Marks McCann McCann realized that this wasn’t his ideal career path and resigned to join the upscale clothing company Harry B. Popper. He was there to assist in designing and selling his products to private clients, such as Princess Marina, and to luxury stores like Harrods. Harry B. Popper also made clothes for the Princess Alexandra and the Queen. Alexandra

After early commercial success designing for other brands, McCann established his own label in 1963. He attracted the attention of influential US fashion buyers in the mid 1960s and soon began designing for the American market, as well as for key British fashion retailers targeting the youth market. He moved to the US to work on New York’s Seventh Avenue in 1974, returning to Britain some two decades later, where he continued supplying UK fashion retailers.

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He became a key supplier to the hip boutique Woollands’ 21, as well as Harrods and Peter Robinson’s Top Shop The buyer at Woollands’ 21 Vanessa Denza noted that his dresses were always top sellers. McCann was the only one of the young designers stocked by Woollands’ 21 to have his own manufacturing base – he had a number of factories in Brewer Street and Poland Street, Soho – so could supply the larger orders (for instance, 350 of one item) with lead times of a week.

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Gerald Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Gerald McCann celebrates birthday on March 20 of every year.