Bespoke: The Master Tailors of Savile Row: the master tailors of British bespoke - Rilegato

Sherwood, James

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ISBN 10: 0500292612 ISBN 13: 9780500292617

Casa editrice: Thames & Hudson, 2017

Riassunto

The skilled tailors of Savile Row in London have dressed kings, movie stars, rock legends, billionaires, and even a few regular guys. A Savile Row suit remains an enduring and highly individual symbol of the finest a man can buy. From its origins close to Britain’s main royal palaces, the Row has grown from clothing aristocrats to military men, and more recently it has been revitalized by a renewed appreciation of personalized, handmade goods and by a new generation of modern sartorialists.Told through eight chronological themes, this beautifully illustrated celebration brings together Savile Row’s highlights and low-lifes, the dramas and private tales, the suits and their accoutrements, the fabrics and the cuts, the history and future. Each chapter charts a stage of the Row’s development and its contribution to men’s fashion and culture. Throughout the book are dispersed twenty-six profiles of today’s master tailors, providing insight into what makes their work, relationships, and clothes so special. The book is finely detailed with reference sections on the anatomy and making of the perfect suit.

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Recensione:

'The word "lavish" could have been coined for this volume ... Sherwood is a jolly good writer with a languid style' --The Spectator

'The grandest of this year's fashion volumes ... fabulous ... lives up to its 'definitive' billing' --V&A Magazine

'Definitive' --The Style King

'A trove of archive imagery ... an indispensable book for anyone who wishes to be informed about male elegance, which is often a very different thing to male fashion' --Nick Foulkes, Country Life

'All dapper men should have this book on their shelves' --The Sunday Telegraph

'Fascinating ... a lavishly illustrated account of the street's highs and lows' --Sphere

The definitive story of Savile Row. --EnglishLuxury.com

This title provides insights into the workings of 26 master tailors, which you can enjoy both for entertainment purposes and to heighten your own skills--Sew Magazine

Consistently enjoyable. --The Bookseller

L'autore:

James Sherwood is editor-at-large of The Rake and a regular contributor to The World of Interiors and the Daily Telegraph. He is also the author of Fashion at Royal Ascot and The Perfect Gentleman.

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• Editore: Thames & Hudson
• Data di pubblicazione: 2017
• ISBN 10: 0500292612
• ISBN 13: 9780500292617
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 287