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While Carnaby Street's history goes back to the 1600s, I'm going to start my story's history in the 1950sIn 1952 a gentleman named John Stephen opened a shop called 'His Clothes' on Beak Street. He is credited with being known as the 'founder of Carnaby Street as a World Centre for Mens Fashion in the 1960s' because he moved his shop to 5 Carnaby Street after his Beak Street location burned down. He went on to open 5 more shops on the street. It is said that his merchandise was marketed…

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