Clothesville: John Simons' London

Original, independent and unwavering, John Simons is among the most important figures in British menswear. For seventy years he has stayed true to the influences that first moved him as a teenager — jazz, modernism and Ivy League clothes.

That vision has never been about standing still. Simons designed his own ranges while still a teenager, began travelling to the United States for clothing in the 1960s, sourced export—only lines from British manufacturers, and presented it all with clarity...