John Stephen

John Stephen (August 28, 1934 – February 1, 2004), dubbed by the media "The £1m Mod" and "The King Of Carnaby Street", was one of the most important fashion figures of the 1960s.

Stephen was the first individual to identify and sell to the young menswear mass market which emerged in the late 50s and early 60s. He was also the pioneer of the high turnover, disposable fashion ethos of such contemporary operators as Topman.

By 1967, Stephen operated a chain of 15 shops on the thoroughfare in central London which he and boyfriend Bill Franks made the epicentre of Swinging London: Carnaby Street.

"Carnaby is my creation," Stephen said in 1967. "I feel about it the same way Michelangelo felt about the beautiful statues he created."

Career

Born in Glasgow, Stephen became a welder's apprentice on leaving school. He moved to London from Glasgow in 1952 at the age of 18, and worked as a waiter and also for London's first young male boutique, Vince Man Shop in Newburgh Street, central London.

John Stephen (New Hampshire)

John Stephen (born October 21, 1962) was the 2010 Republican nominee for Governor of New Hampshire.

Education

Stephen graduated from Trinity High School in Manchester, New Hampshire. Stephen earned his Bachelor of Science from the Whittemore School of Business and Economics at the University of New Hampshire. He then graduated with honors from Detroit College of Law.

Career

Prior to running for governor, Stephen served as a federal district court law clerk, Assistant Hillsborough County Attorney, New Hampshire Assistant Attorney General, Assistant Commissioner of the New Hampshire Department of Safety, New Hampshire Coordinator of Homeland Security, New Hampshire Commissioner of Health and Human Services, and as partner for The Lucas Group.

2008 election campaign

Stephen ran for the Republican nomination for New Hampshire's 1st congressional district. Jeb Bradley, winner of that primary, would later co-chair Stephen's 2010 gubernatorial campaign.

2010 election campaign