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
Gerald McCann (fashion designer) began designing clothes for department stores such as Fenwick, Harrods and House of Fraser. Speaking to "The Times" about his return to British fashion after two decades away, he described his exasperation with the industry's focus on young designers. "What they need is a "good" designer to do young clothes...the trouble is that the industry forces them too early. They are never given the chance to make their mistakes in the backroom." 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