The Generalist: MY BOLERO JACKET 2: BEATLES

Monday, February 02, 2009

MY BOLERO JACKET 2: BEATLES

UPDATED AND CORRECTED ENTRY 29 NOVEMBER 2011

The other connection that my jacket has is with the Beatle's Apple boutique as the jacket is made up of a large roll of labels, which were attached to each garment in the shop. My jacket consists of about 100 of these labels.

Since writing this original entry have had the pleasure of corresponding with Marijke Koger, who along with Simon Posthuma was the original founder of The Fool. She has corrected my original account and commented on the jacket: That's the most whimsical garment I have ever seen, wow.'

The Apple Boutique opened in London's Baker Street on December 7th, 1967 and closed July 39th 1968, having lost shed loads of money.

Because of the Beatles connection, there is a great interest in the history, the style and the clothes produced by The Fool, the quartet of designers from Amsterdam - as I have discovered. Here are some of the best sites.

Profile of the Apple Boutique on Strawberry Walrus