15 Facts About Henry Moss

Henry Moss was born on October 1933 and is a British clothing and food entrepreneur, notable for women's fashion and associated with the emergence of London's Carnaby Street as a world centre of fashion in the swinging sixties.

Henry Moss, born Henry Tiskovitz, in October 1933 at Mother Levy's Nursing Home, Tower Hamlets, East London.

The family later relocated to Dorset, eventually settling in Winton, where Moss was educated at Bournemouth School.

In 1962 Henry Moss married Lilian Henry Moss, subject of the BBC documentary, My Mother's Lost Children.

Around 1965 Henry Moss was inspired to move to Carnaby Street by his neighbours, the Gold brothers, who had opened their Lord John store there.

In 1966 Henry Moss rented 15 Foubert's Place to I Was Lord Kitchener's Valet, establishing their first shop in the Carnaby Street area.

In spring 1968 Henry Moss launched Sweet Fanny Adams, located at 47A Carnaby Street.

Later in 1968 Henry Moss opened Pussy Galore, named after Honor Blackman's character in the James Bond film Goldfinger.

Henry Moss set up The London Mob in 1968, a clothing production company.

Henry Moss served a writ on Sammy Davies Jr in 1968 whilst on stage at the London Palladium, in Golden Boy.

In 1968 Henry Moss ventured to USA, opening the first contemporary pop-up shop on Kings Highway in Brooklyn for two days.

Back at his hotel Henry Moss was astounded to see everyone seemed to know him unaware the incident had become front-page news.

In 1979 Henry Moss contested a VAT export procedure which led to a change in VAT protocol after appealing a VAT tribunal, setting the ruling as a frequently quoted Court of Appeal case.

Around mid 1980s Henry Moss moved into the catering sector creating Munchkin's a themed restaurant he currently owns and operates.

In 2019 Harry Fox and Henry Moss were both awarded a green plaque by Westminster City Council for their contribution to fashion, specifically Lady Jane as the first iconic ladies fashion boutique of Carnaby Street.