Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Walker, Richard (Richard Kennedy)
Title:
The Savile Row story : an illustrated history / Richard Walker.
Published / Created:
London : Prion an imprint of Multimedia Books Limited, 1988.
Physical Description:
192 pages : illustrations (some color), facsimiles, maps, portraits ; 27 cm
Collection:
Reference Library
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Includes index.
Contents:
1. Pickadils and lordly dreams -- 2. The prince and the Beau -- 3. The artists of St. James -- 4. Craft wars -- 5. Henry Poole, Savile Row -- 6. Hustle, bustle, and suicide -- 7. Swank and sweat: the Duke of York's trousers -- 8. Edwardian sunset -- 9. Prince Charming and the Hollywood connection -- 10. War and worse -- 11. Beatles on the ramparts -- 12. American deliverance -- 13. Decay and renewal -- 14. Savile Row under siege -- 15. Pomp and changed circumstance: Royals and the Row -- 16. In search of the Golden Fleece -- Appendix: The complete Savile Row ; Savile Row Jargon ; Care, maintenance and the complete gentleman.
Subject Terms:
Tailors -- England -- London -- History -- 19th century. | Tailors -- England -- London -- History -- 20th century. | Clothing and dress -- England -- London -- 19th century. | Clothing and dress -- England -- London -- 20th century. | Costume -- England -- London -- History -- 19th century. | Costume -- England -- London -- History -- 20th century. | Savile Row (London, England) | Clothing and dress. | Costume. | Tailors. | England -- London. | England -- London -- Savile Row. | Clothing Production | London (England)
Form/Genre:
History.