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'''John Peter Boden''' (born 1 June 1961), often shortened to '''Johnnie Boden''',<ref name="BBC "/> is an [[Entrepreneurship|entrepeneur]] and founder of [[Boden (clothing)|Boden]], in 1991. |
'''John Peter Boden''' (born 1 June 1961), often shortened to '''Johnnie Boden''',<ref name="BBC "/> is an [[Entrepreneurship|entrepeneur]] and founder of [[Boden (clothing)|Boden]], a catalog clothing company, in 1991. |
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== Early life == |
== Early life == |
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John Peter Boden was born on 1 June 1961 |
John Peter Boden was born on 1 June 1961, an only child. His father<ref name="Info "/> was a [[Lieutenant colonel (United Kingdom)|lieutenant colonel]] who changed careers to become a [[farmer]].<ref name="Info "/> He was educated at [[Eton College]], and read [[Philosophy, Politics and Economics|philosophy, politics, and economics]] (PPE) at [[Oriel College, Oxford]].<ref name="Info "/> |
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== Career == |
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== Personal life == |
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Boden is married to Sophie, with whom he has three daughters,<ref name="Info "/> Stella, Katie and Anna, together with a dog called Sprout, who goes to work with Boden weekly.<ref name="BBC "/> |
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Revision as of 07:08, 27 March 2014
John P. Boden | |
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| Born | John Peter Boden (clothing) 1 June 1961 |
| Education | Eton College |
| Alma mater | Oriel College, Oxford |
| Notable work | Founder of Boden |
| Spouse | Sophie |
| Children | Stella, Katie, Anna |
John Peter Boden (born 1 June 1961), often shortened to Johnnie Boden,[2] is an entrepeneur and founder of Boden, a catalog clothing company, in 1991.
Early life
John Peter Boden was born on 1 June 1961, an only child. His father[1] was a lieutenant colonel who changed careers to become a farmer.[1] He was educated at Eton College, and read philosophy, politics, and economics (PPE) at Oriel College, Oxford.[1]
Career
At 16, he edited the menswear section of the 1977 Harpers & Queen Teenage Edition, but Boden's father was "dismissive", calling it a "stupid job".[3]
After leaving university, Boden became a stockbroker with Barclays Merchant Banking,[3] and Warburg Pincus,.[4] spending some time at Wall Street.[1] He was a stockbroker for five years.[2] However, he "loathed" the job,[2] and was "ill-suited — really bad at it".[3] He ceased working as a stockbroker when he received inheritence of £100,000[1] from a childless uncle.[3] He dabbled in other jobs, as a publican and teacher[3] in London.[1] Boden enjoyed teaching, though disliked the low salaries.[3]
Boden
He founded Boden in 1991,[2] launching his first catalogue featuring pictures drawn by a friend,[3] with 8 menswear products available[2] modelled by his friends.[1] In 1992, Boden realised women were a better target for clothes, and launched women's clothing, followed by children's clothing,[2] under the name 'Mini Boden', in 1996.[3] However, it took "at least 10 years" for the finances to settle down due to robbery, and other circumstances; which ultimately lead his inheritence to be gone in three years.[3] The firm is known for its bright prints.[2]
Personal life
Boden is married to Sophie, with whom he has three daughters,[1] Stella, Katie and Anna, together with a dog called Sprout, who goes to work with Boden weekly.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Burrell, Ian (8 November 2013). "Johnnie Boden: Anti-fashion for all the family". The Independent. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Hope, Katie (24 March 2014). "How Johnnie Boden came to dress the UK's yummy mummies". BBC. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Hopper, David, and Vallance, Charles (17 March 2013). "Johnnie Boden's fashion brand is the love of his life". The Telegraph. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Prynn, Jonathan (13 September 2010). "Go, Johnnie, go Boden is a £500m business success story". The Evening Standard. Retrieved 24 March 2014.