article_snippet: The son of a taxi driver and a social science teacher, the glittering world his came to inhabit was a far cry from the humble terraced home in Lewisham, south London, where his grew up with his five brothers and sisters.
article_snippet: After leaving school at 16 with a single O-Level in art, the fledgling designer went on to do an apprenticeship at Savile Row tailors Gieves & Hawkes, before a stint at theatrical costumiers, Angels and Bermans.
article_snippet: Both would have huge influence on his later career.
article_snippet: On his return to London, his applied to Central St Martins for work as a pattern cutter.
article_snippet: Impressed by his portfolio, Bobby Hilson, the head of the master's course, persuaded his to enrol as a student instead.