▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Edinburgh , ▁Scotland ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 5 . ▁Bo yd ▁served ▁his ▁app rent ices hip ▁in ▁Gros ven or ▁Square ▁with ▁the ▁Dan ish , ▁Royal ▁mill iner ▁A age ▁Th aar up ▁who , ▁along ▁with ▁Otto ▁Lucas , ▁were ▁the ▁most ▁famous ▁names ▁in ▁London ▁mill in ery . ▁Working ▁with ▁Th aar up ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁Bo yd ' s ▁app rent ices hip ▁was ▁interrupted ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁cons cript ed ▁for ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁After ▁three ▁years ▁in ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁and ▁taking ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁D - Day ▁land ings , ▁Bo yd ▁was ▁dem ob bed ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁and ▁opened ▁his ▁first ▁at el ier ▁in ▁a ▁London ▁bas ement ▁with ▁his ▁war ▁time ▁gr atu ity . ▁Working ▁with ▁the ▁fashion ▁designer ▁C live ▁Dun can ▁who , ▁like ▁Th aar up ▁had ▁royal ▁connections , ▁Bo yd ▁received ▁many ▁comm issions ▁and ▁design ing ▁h ats ▁for ▁Dun can ' s ▁first ▁London ▁show ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁their ▁work ▁attract ed ▁buy ers ▁from ▁Paris . ▁ ▁Mill in ery ▁career ▁By ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁with ▁the ▁continued ▁growth ▁of ▁pr êt - à - porter ▁mill in ery ▁was ▁in ▁decl ine , ▁but ▁Bo yd ' s ▁client ele ▁continued ▁to ▁grow ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁mid ▁ 5 0 s ▁he ▁took ▁a