Gaywear was set up by Galen Weston, He then went to set up Penneys after that and is now one of the richest men on the planet and owner of Brown Thomas, Selfridges and Canada’s largest supermarket chain to name a few.
Did it become A-Wear? There was one in the Irish Life around the same time as Jonathan’s Cafe.
I had a rust tank top and shirt set from there. I liked it so much I bought a second one in navy.
Yes, correct. They dropped the G & the Y to become A-wear. And now that you mention it, I think I saw an ad for Johnathan’s Cafe in another old mag recently.
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Gaywear was set up by Galen Weston, He then went to set up Penneys after that and is now one of the richest men on the planet and owner of Brown Thomas, Selfridges and Canada’s largest supermarket chain to name a few.
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Did it become A-Wear? There was one in the Irish Life around the same time as Jonathan’s Cafe.
I had a rust tank top and shirt set from there. I liked it so much I bought a second one in navy.
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Yes, correct. They dropped the G & the Y to become A-wear. And now that you mention it, I think I saw an ad for Johnathan’s Cafe in another old mag recently.
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