One Savile Row. The invention of the English gentleman. Gieves & Hawkes
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- Author(s) Binney, Marcus (ed)
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 2014
- Pages 239pp; illus
- Publisher Flammarion
- Place Published Paris
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- Name British Library
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
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Commissioned publication. Collected essays. Draws extensively on the firm's archives. Contents include: Marcus Binney, 'The history of Savile Row'; Colin McDowell, 'A history of the English gentleman, the essence of British style'; Peter Tilley, 'The birth of two great houses, caourt and military dress'; Peter Tilley, 'By Royal Appointment, outfitters to the Empire'; Peter Tilley, 'The twentieth century, Gieves & Hawkes in modern times'; Alasdair McLeod, 'Gentlemen explorers, the Royal Geographical Society'; Jason Basmajian & Simon Crompton, 'Gieves & Hawkes today'