Ruti and Myrna
We started getting hassled by nasty market inspectors when we had permission to sell in the alcove, which was owned by Woolworths. The alcove was a way in to their carpark and only first thing in the morning and last thing at night after the store closed would the back doors of the alcove be opened.. We had a solution from writer Idries Shah who made use of that story as a story for the evening talk. “I can become a share holder of Woolworths by buying one share and then say as a share holder I have no objection to the Fool trading from that space. I can go dressed up as an Arab important person and impress him to allow you to trade there. A Mr Fixit guy can offer the inspector a free holiday somewhere”.

​Fran 
I worked with Angela in the shop selling fab Fool gear and doing bits of sewing. How I wish I’d had a camera in those hippy days. Thought I’d never forget, and now I can’t even remember last week! I do remember that we always had a laugh. I can picture Myrna and Ruti at the huge cutting table, and I can smell the dye in the Bath as Vera produced dusky pinks, luscious lilacs and dreamy blues. What gorgeous glad rags they were.

​Cleo 
I did the Fool stall at Portobello Rd and then Aury gave me Camden Lock market. He'd take me there in the morning and we'd set up the stall and he'd pick me up at the end of the day. Then after we left London Jim and I sold Fool clothes at various summer festivals, Hood Fair, medieval festivals etc. And also I did a weekly stall at our local market in Brecon. 
The thing with the Fool clothes was that people fell in love with them as soon as they saw them and HAD to buy something. They were irresistible. No-one had ever seen anything like them before. Completely unique. I loved those clothes too. 

Jane
By the time you had the other shop just off Portobello), I remember word of mouth had spread about The Fool's unique garments being sold to the continent - Europe. I found this out firsthand when Ruti asked if i could pop in at the shop occasionally, and I'd meet happy shoppers from Germany, Denmark etc.!