Artist Quarter-Century t-shirt: GILES DEACON

Depicting a beautiful beribboned piggy seated regally on the opulent throne which it so rightly deserves, GILES DEACON’s t-shirt puts the glorious pig at the centre of an elegant arrangement of the fabulous fabrics and draping, tassels and trims which are the mark of his own incredible couture. To mark the occasion of St. JOHN’s 25 th anniversary we have commissioned three artists, who have each played a significant part in the life of the restaurant, to design three t-shirts according to their styles, whims and interpretation of St. JOHN. Printed in an extremely limited run of just 200. Fergus remembers “all those years ago, after the initial flurry of excitement that comes with a new restaurant it could be pretty bleak. We used to stand outside and watch tumbleweed roll down St. John Street – one night I even thought I saw the northern lights. But somehow an extraordinary crew of artists gravitated towards us, perhaps it was the art-free walls that made them feel at ease, and they have stuck with us. Then others started coming too. It is thanks to all of them that we are here. We are honoured.” That St. JOHN is still going from strength to strength after 25 years is as much…