As the lead singer of Modern Romance, he toured the world, as the screenwriter of Kinky Boots he conquered Hollywood, now comes Geoff Deane s latest act as a quite brilliant and witty ranconteur in his memoir From Mohair Suits to Kinky Boots .
This is the tale of life lived large, a collection of uproarious and often moving stories spanning 60 years, from Geoff s youth as a clothes obsessed Jewish suedehead, hanging out in Tottenham dancehalls, via straight Bowie Boy frequenting London s gay clubs, gender confusion in Manhattan s Studio 54, and on to huge career success as a screenwriter. With a cast ranging from local oddballs to international celebrities, Geoff Deane s unique take on the world is only matched by his extraordinary use of language which combines Cockney rhyming slang with Yiddish and a smattering of Polari.