Jeffrey Rogers

Jeffrey Rogers
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Fashion designer and retailer
Organizations
  • Jeffrey Rogers
  • Rogers + Rogers
  • Jeffrey & Paula
SpousePaula Rogers[1]
Children3[1]

Jeffrey Rogers established his eponymous company in the 1970s in Margaret Street, Soho, with a staff of three. Over time, his company grew to become a large international concern; by 1988 it had a turnover of £25 million and exported 15 per cent of production outside the UK.[2]

During his organisation's 1980s heyday, Rogers was described by Judy Rumbold in The Guardian as "the T-shirt king", although his company was almost as ubiquitous for its knitwear, supplied to retailers such as TopShop, Miss Selfridge and John Lewis.[2] Fashion journalist Brenda Polan described Rogers as: "one of Britain's most successful manufacturers of mass-market fashion, supplier to most of the zippy low-cost chains".[3]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Simply Be (blog) was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Rumbold, Judy (29 February 1988). "19.99 and all that". The Guardian.
  3. ^ Polan, Brenda (10 November 1983). "The art of turning talent into money". The Guardian.