John Crittle

Kenneth Malcolm John Crittle (15 December 1943 – 2 May 2000 ) was an Australian fashion designer and retailer, a co-founder of Dandie Fashions in 1966.

Early life Kenneth Malcolm John Crittle He was one of seven children of Charles Crittle and Sylvia Golden Crittle (née Rose). His brother, Peter Crittle, played 15 times for the Australian national rugby union team and was later a barrister. Through his mother, Crittle was a direct descendant of Thomas Rose, the English farmer who in 1793 was the first free settler to reach Australia.

The London fashion boutique Dandie Fashions was opened in Autumn 1966, following a chance encounter at the Speakeasy Club between Freddie Hornik and Alan Holston, who then got together with Crittle and the Guinness heir Tara Browne, and launched the new business.

Dandie Fashions was initially at Kensington Mews, South Kensington, but quickly relocated to 161 King's Road, Chelsea in October 1966. Crittle and Tara Browne wanted a retail outlet for their new tailoring company Foster and Tara. In December 1966, Browne died in a car crash, while he was on his way to discuss shop front designs with the graphic artist David Vaughan. Crittle bought his share of the business. Bussell makes no mention of Crittle in her autobiography;

Crittle also had a son and a daughter.

Crittle, who had been a heavy smoker for all of his adult life, died from emphysema on 2 May 2000, and is buried in Mullumbimby cemetery.