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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.

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

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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.

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

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



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