▁his ▁t ast es . ▁ ▁F ashion ▁At ▁first , ▁Nem eth ▁hand - se wed ▁his ▁designs ▁from ▁disc arded ▁materials , ▁including ▁his ▁own ▁paint ings . ▁He ▁was ▁particularly ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁use ▁of ▁lin en ▁mail ▁b ags ▁found ▁disc arded ▁on ▁the ▁streets ▁of ▁London , ▁but ▁also ▁used ▁ro pe ▁and ▁char ity ▁shop ▁cl othing ▁to ▁assemble ▁his ▁pieces . ▁He ▁then ▁began ▁s elling ▁his ▁work ▁through ▁the ▁K ens ington ▁Market , ▁London . ▁His ▁cl othing ▁was ▁mainly ▁and rog yn ous ▁mens we ar , ▁although ▁he ▁produced ▁some ▁designs ▁specifically ▁for ▁women . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁Nem eth ▁met ▁the ▁photograph er ▁Mark ▁Leb on , ▁who ▁show c ased ▁his ▁designs ▁in ▁a ▁shoot ▁for ▁i - D ▁magazine . ▁This ▁led ▁to ▁Nem eth ' s ▁designs ▁being ▁re ta iled ▁in ▁the ▁May f air ▁bout ique ▁B az aar . ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁Leb on ▁introduced ▁Nem eth ▁to ▁the ▁j ew ell ery ▁and ▁access ories ▁designer ▁and ▁sty list ▁Jud y ▁Bl ame , ▁who ▁had ▁co - f ounded ▁The ▁House ▁of ▁Beaut y ▁and ▁Culture ▁with ▁the ▁sh oe ▁designer ▁John ▁Moore . ▁ ▁So on ▁afterwards , ▁Nem eth ▁met ▁his ▁future ▁wife , ▁Ke iko , ▁the ▁first ▁person ▁to ▁sell ▁his ▁work ▁in ▁Japan , ▁at ▁a ▁John ▁Gal li ano ▁fashion ▁show . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 9 8 6