Gifi Fields

Gordon Ivan "Gifi" Fields (born June 1951)^[1] is a British fashion designer and businessman. He is a co-founder of the British Fashion Council and one of the creators of the rah-rah skirt.

Gifi Fields
Born	Gordon Ivan Fields June 1951 (age 72)
Nationality	British
Occupation(s)	Fashion designer and businessman
Notable work	Rah-rah skirt

Biography

After leaving school at the age of 16, Gifi Fields founded a succession of fashion labels. In 1968, he founded Ragfreak Clothing, which closed in 1971 when he founded Gingernut. When that closed in 1975, he opened Coppernob the following year. He was a co-founder of the British Fashion Council in 1983, the same year he founded Snob, which operated until 1987.^[2]

During the early part of his career, he designed for shops such as Bloomingdales, Harvey Nichols and Harrods. When Top Shop began featuring the work of individual designers/brands, he was in the first group of six alongside Jeff Banks, Stirling Cooper, Alice Pollock's Quorum, Miss Mouse and French Connection.^[3] Alongside Angela Stone, he was one of the creators of the Rah-rah skirt.^[2]

In 2015, Fields launched plus-size clothing retailer Scarlett & Jo. In the first year of business, it was nominated in four categories at the British Plus-Sized Awards, while Fields was nominated for best person in business.^[2] Rather than having dedicated shops, the brand is sold through other retailers such as Yours and Evans.^[4]

References

1. "SCARLETT & JO LIMITED - Officers (free information from Companies House)". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
2. Konan, Julie (26 July 2016). "How I got here: Gifi Fields, founder of plus-size retailer Scarlett & Jo". Draper. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
3. "Gifi Fields". Huffington Post. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
4. Macdonald, George (2 November 2015). "Fashion veteran Gifi Fields launches Scarlett & Jo ecommerce site". Retail Week. Retrieved 27 September 2017.