Top Gear was a boutique established in the 1960s by James Wedge and Pat Booth on the Kings Road, London.James Wedge - Victoria and Albert Museum It was an influential shop which Barbara Hulanicki was "most envious of", Hulanicki, Barbara. (1983). From A to Biba. London: Hutchinson & Co. and acquired a reputation for selling Mod clothing to the "rich and influential". Customers included Marianne Faithfull, Mick Jagger and The Beatles.
The carrier bags had a distinctive bullseye design — which became a popular Mod icon used by The Who.
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