GQ recently declared that 'if there were ever a patron saint of menswear it would have to be the late great Sir Hardy Amies. He is most fondly remembered as the author of the perennials of English style, ABC Of Men's Fashion and The Englishmen's Suit. There are very few books about men’s style worth reading, but Hardy Amies managed to write two of them. Back in 1945, Hardy Amies restored the Blitz hit derelict husk of a Regency house at No 14 Savile Row and opened his doors. Amies was widely admired for his fine tailoring, attention to detail and upper crust style. Throughout the course of his life he became a true Savile Row legend and one of its greatest patrons. It is the first time a British couture house has opened its archive to the public and those who can, should take advantage of it.
Wednesday, 4 November 2009
Sir Hardy Amies - A Century of Couture
GQ recently declared that 'if there were ever a patron saint of menswear it would have to be the late great Sir Hardy Amies. He is most fondly remembered as the author of the perennials of English style, ABC Of Men's Fashion and The Englishmen's Suit. There are very few books about men’s style worth reading, but Hardy Amies managed to write two of them. Back in 1945, Hardy Amies restored the Blitz hit derelict husk of a Regency house at No 14 Savile Row and opened his doors. Amies was widely admired for his fine tailoring, attention to detail and upper crust style. Throughout the course of his life he became a true Savile Row legend and one of its greatest patrons. It is the first time a British couture house has opened its archive to the public and those who can, should take advantage of it.
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Exhibitions,
Tailoring
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well said,
should be a great exhibition, i might be able to make this one!
That just sounds wonderful.
I've always been drawn to those discreet ads by Hardy Amies on the
Talking of wonderful menswear books, have you read "The Way We Wore" by Robert Elms? It's so inspiring.
I reworked an entire assessed essay question so that I could write about Hardy Amies, and thankfully my lecturer loved it. He really was a legend. I got to see some of his couture gowns in the V&A storerooms recently and it really was an honour, they were so beautiful! I will definitely be heading down to Savile Row to check this out. Hope you're having a wonderful weekend :)
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