Career
In 1936, he left Scotland to study at the Piccadilly Institute of Design in London. In 1947, he opened his own couture house and had a lot of success in the following 20 years. His fashion house closed in 1968.
He had many important clients, including the family of Castle Howard.
He also worked as a fashion consultant to a number of films, including The Spy Who Loved Maine (1977) and The Adventurers. His archives are at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
