OSSIE Clark’s fashion designs brought a young boy from Warrington all the way to becoming a majorly influential figure in the fashion world throughout the 1960s and 1970s.

Now, a celebration of Ossie’s impact on the industry is being opened at Warrington Museum.

‘Ossie Clark x Little Nell’ has opened and will run until March 26 in the museum’s Cabinet of Curiosities gallery.

Warrington Guardian:

Ossie, whose full name is Raymond Clark, was the youngest of six children, and went to Beamont Technical School.

Having moved to Warrington as a child, he would go on to find a love for fashion and become one of the most renowned fashion designers towards the back end of the ‘Swinging Sixties’.

His influence was keenly felt throughout the 1970s, with his vintage designs becoming highly sought after collector’s items, worn by the likes of Naomi Campbell and Kate Moss.

Little Nell is a Stockton Heath art studio run by Sophie New, a graduate of the Royal College of Art from 2016.

Sophie said of the exhibit: “I feel extremely privileged to have been invited to exhibit alongside and respond to the beautiful work of Ossie Clark.

“I have thoroughly enjoyed throwing myself into research and reworking garments for this exhibition and feel as though I have successfully walked the tightrope between honouring the ‘King of King’s Road’ and bringing my brand style to the pieces. 

“I’d love to see more Warrington creatives responding the existing collections in the museum.”

Warrington Museum was the first to hold a retrospective of Ossie’s work anywhere in the world in 1999.