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5 unusual facts about Stephen Marks


Stephen Marks

In 1978, Nicole Farhi was employed to head up the company’s design studio in Bow, East London.

He was a promising tennis player as a teenager, playing at Fred Perry's old club Herga and winning a junior prize at Wimbledon.

He began working as a clothing salesmen for coat maker Andre Peters and French brand Louis Féraud, before setting up Stephen Marks London in the late 1960s.

He has also been involved with films, helping to finance Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Snatch, Layer Cake and Kick-Ass.

Born in Harrow, north London, Stephen Marks is the son of hairdressers and went to the local secondary modern school.



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