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A fact from Stephen Linard appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 22 February 2026 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Stephen Linard designed clothes for David Bowie and Boy George?

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The result was: promoted by Crisco 1492 (talk) 14:54, 17 February 2026 (UTC)Reply

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... that Stephen Linard designed clothes for David Bowie and Boy George?

Source: "Stephen Linard had long been involved in the music side of fashion, designing for singers David Bowie and Boy George". Helmsley, Andy (12 March 2024). "Hastings says farewell to charismatic fashion designer who created clothes for David Bowie". Sussex World

- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Evelyn Shaw

Created by Richard Nevell (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 17 past nominations.

Richard Nevell (talk) 12:41, 29 December 2025 (UTC).Reply

Hi Richard Nevell, review follows: article created on 26 December and exceeds minimum length; article is cited inline throughout; the sources used are reliable enough for the information cited and the less prestigious ones are mostly backed up by other sources; a QPQ has been carried out; I didn't spot anything concerning on copyright violation (note that the Earwig result is skewed by the attributed quote in the "Early life" section; hook fact is simple but effective, I have amended it slightly ("costumes"->"clothes") to match the source you cited and the Telegraph ("he went on to make clothes for such contemporaries as Boy George, David Bowie and Spandau Ballet"), to me, at least, costumes are something different to clothes. If this is an issue let me know - Dumelow (talk) 21:21, 29 December 2025 (UTC)Reply
- @Dumelow: Strikes me as a good change,thank you. Richard Nevell (talk) 22:27, 29 December 2025 (UTC)Reply