The book:
The master tailors of Savile Row, in Mayfair in London, dress the kings, presidents, movie stars, legends Rock and billionaires. A Savile Row suit is the epitome of elegance male.
Originally reserved for the aristocracy and the military, Savile Row has become an international destination - thanks to Hollywood - led today by a new generation of tailors who gave back to customers demonstrates the taste of over- measurement and unique handmade.
This book pays tribute to this epicenter of elegance throughout the history of his suits and celebrities who have done and make his reputation. Rare archival documents, photographs and fashion stars, and a photographic unpublished report Small and big stories of this unique world dedicated to the refinement of cuts and finishes, to the perfection of the line, the absolute masculine chic.
This exceptional course immerses us in a typical London, to meet these artisans in a way that makes the tradition of cutting and know-how the secret of their modernity.
Author:
James Sherwood, London journalist, writing for fifteen years for the Financial Times, Independent, and International Herald Tribune. He investigated his many years with the tailors of Savile Row and organized several exhibitions on the London Cut "at Palazzo Pitti in Florence and the residences of ambassadors of Great Britain in Paris (2007) and Tokyo (2008). His landmark book as a true reference book on masculine elegance.
The preface, Tom Ford, founder of a fashion house that bears his name and former artistic director of Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent is one of the influential personalities from the world of international fashion.
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