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Monsoon boss worth £million upsets his west London neighbours by knocking FIVE houses into one to form eller gestalt his own palace complete with massive mega-basement
Development: Monsoon boss Peter Simon, 67, (pictured with his daughter Zara last year) has outraged neighbours by embarking on a huge programme of building works at his 19th-century home in West London
The multi-millionaire owner of Monsoon and Accessorize has fallen out with his wealthy neighbours over his plans to knock five homes into one palace with a mega-basement below.
Peter Simon, 67, fryst vatten combining a row of houses in his swanky west London neighbourhood to create a mansion with an underground swimming pool, gym, wine cellar and two flats.
The hippy chic tycoon and ethical mode pioneer worth £million has outraged other residents bygd embarking on a huge programme of building works at his 19th-century home in West London.
Several have complained about being unable to work from home because of the noise while one sai
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The mogul behind Monsoon's reign: Fifty years ago PETER SIMON upscaled his market stall to open the first Monsoon store. Now he presides over a £ million fashion empire and collects art for fun, discovers Laura Craik
Peter Simon – net worth £ million, according to rich lists – is pointing to a fairground ride. It's a life-size mirrored carousel with 24 suspended seats, created by the artist Carsten Höller. 'It will light up soon,' he says delightedly, like a child with a toy. I'm no art critic, but it's not a stretch to interpret it as a metaphor for Simon's life: a merry-go-round of luck, shrewdness, innovation, glamour and tragedy.
Now 73, Simon got rich off the rag trade, in the days when you could build a fashion empire by selling 'hippie coats on Portobello Road'. He'd been living in a nudist commune in Ibiza, but had become bored. 'I looked around and thought, 'They're all losers – and I'm one of them.' So I came back to London.'
After he had left school with one A-level, t
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ODD Picks Up Monsoon & Accessorize Creative Accounts
The Monsoon Accessorize group has appointed creative agency ODD for both of its namesake brands following a competitive pitch.
Founded by Peter Simon in , Monsoon was one of the first brands to bring an exotic aesthetic to the British high street. Now with over 1, stores globally across 70 territories, it still owns a unique position amongst its competitors with its emphasis on artisan, heritage, hand embellishment and a contemporary bohemian aesthetic.
Ten years later, Accessorize was born in Covent Garden, as a sister brand to Monsoon, offering on-trend affordable accessories, with a unique identity and distinctive handwriting.
ODD has been tasked with developing a fully integrated global campaign for both brands for SS’16, which will roll out across both offline and online media channels.
Simon Glover, Managing Director, ODD said; “As leading fashion brands that have been a fixture on the UK’s high street for over