Griffin

Jeff (1967). British designer. After studied at St. Martin’s School of Art in London, he completed apprenticeships with Gian Marco Venturi, Valentino, and Ferré. He started looking for a business partner before making his debut, and found Nick Hart. His fashion reinvents military uniforms and work clothes. In 1993 he launched the Griffin Laundry brand, later simplified to Griffin. He has been among the first to abandon the traditional runway show and to use the Internet. He has collaborated with Hugo Boss and Mandarina Duck. In 2001 he opens a store with a many windowed front sin West London.