Christopher Wicks, the developer as well as designer of all things English Laundry, was born a youngster of the Sixties in Manchester, England. In his very early years, he found relief laying out shirts, footwear as well as guitars. What started as a pre-teen activity, nevertheless, became a life long job in developing men's as well as females's garments as well as home interiors. His very first permanent style possibility came at the age of 22, when he became a developer of men's formal shirts for one of England's biggest gents's tee shirt makers. The enthusiasm for red stripes, collar forms, pearl buttons as well as French cuffs that he acquired during these very early years has stuck with him throughout his job, which ultimately led him far from gents's garments to the a lot more in-demand world of sports apparel. Wicks is obsessed with style, songs as well as his home town of Manchester, enthusiasms that appear throughout his unique as well as distinctive designs. His trademark styles are motivated by songs of the 60's as well as 70's in addition to the songs society of today.Wicks' enthusiasm for style was lately recognized by the Fashion Industry Guild of Cedars Sinai Medical Center as their 2010 "Man of the Year", an award that has previously been offered to create stars such as Maurice Marciano of Guess as well as Dov Charney of American Apparel. Mr. Wicks likewise signed up with the board of trustees for Otis College of style as well as has been granted the developer of selection by Otis for the year 2012 at a gala occasion on May 7, 2012.