Gerald McCann (fashion designer) Gerald McCann (fashion designer) Gerald McCann (born 1931) is a British fashion designer who was considered among the leading lights of the Swinging London fashion scene, alongside names such as Mary Quant, subsequently moving to the United States to continue his career. After early commercial success designing for other brands, McCann established his own label in 1963. He attracted the attention of influential US fashion buyers in the mid 1960s and soon began designing for the American market, as well as for key British fashion retailers targeting the youth market. He moved to the US to work on New York's
Michael Donnellan (fashion designer) "The Guardian" fashion editor Alison Adburgham said he was best described as the Balenciaga of London. Michael Donnellan was born in Dublin and trained as a surgeon before making the move from medicine to fashion. After wartime service, he joined the fashion house of Lachasse as chief designer – he was named head of its operation from 1941. In this role at Lachasse, he was following in the footsteps of two other great London couturiers – Digby Morton and Hardy Amies. Although he was attached to a large and respected fashion house, he was already a name in his own