âI was packing all the Sundownersâ costumes in my bag to have them cleaned, and counting suspenders, when I felt a gentle hand on my shoulder. I turned around, to find a golden god standing next to me. âWhy, Peter Tork,â I said. âGenie the Tailor,â said Peter, âIâve seen the costumes you made for the Sundowners for tonightâs concert, and I just want to say, could you make me a pair of pants?â
I just couldnât believe it was real. My dream had come true.â - Genie the Tailor, Tiger Beat (September 1967)
âPeter said he needed some clothes for his European and States tour and asked me to make him some shirts, pants, and a coat, but I had the feeling he knew my rent was due! His favorite colors are orange, yellow, and red, and he looks fantastic in each and all of them! After he tried on his ânew look,â he gave me the nicest present of all â he played me some Bach preludes on his organ! Wow!! Sometimes I donât know if my heart is strong enough to stay in this business!! My customers are so grooveeeeeeee!!!â - Genie the Tailor, Tiger Beat (October 1967)
âYou will have to pardon the look of smugness on my (adorable) face, but this month, I (yea, verily) got to go to a little going-away get-together for Monkee Peter Tork, of whom you may have heard.
Well, actually, itâs not like I was invited, but I went along with Genie the Tailor, who was delivering some of the grooviest clothes Iâve ever seen to Mr. T. I mean, I always knew Pete had nice legs, but it took Genieâs pants (one pair orange and two whites) to show them to full (and tight) advantage. Plus two full-sleeved print shirts and an orange suede sleeveless jacket to go with everything (and thatâs exactly what Peterâs wearing it with, if the pictures of the Monkee in England are anything to go by.)â - Tracy Thomas, Flip (November 1967)
âPeter Tork came in [to Genieâs Hollywood shop] one night after a day of filming their movie, and he was wearing my trousers! It was about the nicest thing to happen to me, having Peter come in in my trousers! He looked around and smiled and wished me luck, and I realized how much I love him because he always tries to encourage me and inspire me.â - Genie the Tailor, Tiger Beat (June 1968)