"been a former client during Hardy’s days at Laschasse, financed Hardy Amies move to Savile Row. The following January, Amies established his own couture fashion house business: Hardy Amies Ltd. Although Savile Row is the home of English bespoke tailoring, the Hardy Amies brand developed to become known for its classic and beautifully tailored clothes for both men and women. Hardy’s business quickly took off in the postwar years when customers, who had been deprived of couture for the preceding years, snapped up his elegant, traditional designs. Hardy was quoted at the times as saying, “A woman's day clothes must"
"Hardy Amies (fashion house) Hardy Amies London Limited is a British-based fashion house specialising in modern luxury menswear. Amies was a pioneer of ready-to-wear menswear market in the 1950s, and starting in the 1960s Amies was commissioned to create high-profile specialized clothing for customers including British World cup and Olympic teams, Stanley Kubrick for """", and Queen Elizabeth II. The fashion house has changed ownership several times over the course of its history, and is currently the property of Fung Capital. Sir Hardy Amies, KCVO (17 July 1909 – 5 March 2003), was born Edwin Amies in Maida Vale, London."
"and Trinity Limited. Hardy Amies (fashion house) Hardy Amies London Limited is a British-based fashion house specialising in modern luxury menswear. Amies was a pioneer of ready-to-wear menswear market in the 1950s, and starting in the 1960s Amies was commissioned to create high-profile specialized clothing for customers including British World cup and Olympic teams, Stanley Kubrick for """", and Queen Elizabeth II. The fashion house has changed ownership several times over the course of its history, and is currently the property of Fung Capital. Sir Hardy Amies, KCVO (17 July 1909 – 5 March 2003), was born Edwin Amies in"
"in the village churchyard at Langford, Oxfordshire Further reading : Here Lived…, Cambridge, 1948. Just So Far, London, 1954. The ABC of Men's Fashion, London, 1964. Still Here, London, 1984. The Englishman's Suit, London, 1994. Hardy Amies. Michael Pick. ACC Publications, 2012. Hardy Amies Sir Edwin Hardy Amies, KCVO (17 July 1909 – 5 March 2003), known as Hardy Amies, was an English fashion designer, founder of the Hardy Amies label and best known for his official title as dressmaker for Queen Elizabeth II, from her accession to the throne 1952 until his retirement in 1989. He established the monarch's"
"Hardy Amies Sir Edwin Hardy Amies, KCVO (17 July 1909 – 5 March 2003), known as Hardy Amies, was an English fashion designer, founder of the Hardy Amies label and best known for his official title as dressmaker for Queen Elizabeth II, from her accession to the throne 1952 until his retirement in 1989. He established the monarch's crisp, understated style of dress. ""I don't think she feels clothes which are too chic are exactly very friendly,"" he told one fashion editor. ""The Queen's attitude is that she must always dress for the occasion"". Hardy Amies was born Edwin Amies"
"Hardman Street Hardman Street is a major street in Liverpool, England. If forms part of the A5039 and joins Leece Street to the west and Myrtle Street to the west. It lies within the postal district L1 in Liverpool city centre. It is named after the Hardman family of Allerton Hall. The Philharmonic Dining Rooms is situated on the junction of Hope Street and Hardman Street, diagonally opposite the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall. Hardman Street and Hope Street form one of the city's most popular nightlife spots, particularly with students as both the Liverpool Students' Union and Liverpool Guild of Students"
"Holloway Road Holloway Road is a road in London, in length. It is one of the main shopping streets in North London, and carries the A1 road as it passes through Holloway, in the London Borough of Islington. The road starts at the Archway, near Archway Underground station, then heads south-east, past Upper Holloway railway station, Whittington Park, past the North London campus of London Metropolitan University near Nag's Head, past Holloway Road Underground station, and the main campus of the university, and then becomes Highbury Corner, near Highbury & Islington station. The origins of the name are disputed; some"
"Jermyn Street Jermyn Street is a one-way street in the St James's area of the City of Westminster in London, England. It is to the south of, parallel, and adjacent to Piccadilly. It is known as a street for gentlemen's clothing retailers. Jermyn Street was created by and named after Henry Jermyn, 1st Earl of St Albans, as part of his development of the St James's area of central London, around the year 1664. The street was first recorded as ""Jarman Streete"" in the 1667 rate books of St Martin's, listing 56 properties. In 1675 there were 108 names listed."
"and the John Lewis store on the east, both of which front Oxford Street. Old Cavendish Street Old Cavendish Street, originally Cavendish Street, is a street in Marylebone in the City of Westminster in central London that runs from Henrietta Place in the north to Oxford Street in the south. The street was one of those laid out in the early 1700s when the area north of Oxford Street was urbanised on a grid pattern. It was named after Lady Henrietta Cavendish, the heiress to the Manor of Marylebone lands and the wife of Edward Harley after whom Harley Street"
"their new headquarters at Barnardo House, Barkingside. Stepney Causeway Stepney Causeway is a street in Stepney, in the East End of London. It runs north-south between the A13 road (Commercial Road) and the B126 Cable Street. It is crossed by a railway bridge carrying the Docklands Light Railway and c2c line out of Fenchurch Street railway station. The street is particularly associated with Thomas John Barnardo, who opened his first shelter for homeless children at No 18. Dr. Barnardo opened 18 Stepney Causeway in December 1870 as a home for working and homeless boys. The property was on a 99-year"
"Amies on Savile Row, presenting her first Salon show at London Fashion Week AW11. Malcolm drew on the period of Sir Edwin Hardy’s life when he was a prominent figure on the European society circuit in the 1930s: Claire Malcolm Claire Louise Malcolm (born 27 July 1982 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent) is an English menswear designer and is a designer on Savile Row. Malcolm graduated from Middlesex University with a BA in Fashion Design. In 2006 Malcolm began working for English Designer Kim Jones. Malcolm helped produce 4 collections for his main line Kim by Kim Jones. This collection was"
"Duchess Street, London Duchess Street is a street in the City of Westminster, London, that runs west to east from Mansfield Street in the west to Hallam Street in the east, and crosses Portland Place about halfway. The Anglo-Dutch merchant banker, author, philosopher and art collector Thomas Hope had an Egyptian-influenced house built at no 10 in 1799, and decorated it extravagantly. The building has been Grade II listed since 1954. The Egyptian Room in his house was the inspiration for the Egyptian Hall in Piccadilly, an exhibition hall built in the ancient Egyptian style in 1812, and demolished in"
"Alie Street Alie Street is a street located in Aldgate, East London. It links Mansell Street with Commercial Road. Originally called Ayliff Street, it was named after a relative of William Leman, whose great-uncle, John Leman had bought Goodman's Fields earlier in the seventeenth century. Alie Street ran along the northern side, with Leman Street to the east, Prescot Street to the south, and Mansell Street to the West. These new streets developed in the late seventeenth century while Goodman's Fields was used as a tenterground. In the 1800s this section of Alie Street was also known as Great Alie"
"Street, with the extension which went east from Leman Street to Commercial Road being known as Little Alie Street. Alie Street Alie Street is a street located in Aldgate, East London. It links Mansell Street with Commercial Road. Originally called Ayliff Street, it was named after a relative of William Leman, whose great-uncle, John Leman had bought Goodman's Fields earlier in the seventeenth century. Alie Street ran along the northern side, with Leman Street to the east, Prescot Street to the south, and Mansell Street to the West. These new streets developed in the late seventeenth century while Goodman's Fields"
"Holloway, London Holloway is an inner-city district of the London Borough of Islington, north of Charing Cross, which follows the line of the Holloway Road (A1). At the centre of Holloway is the Nag's Head commercial area which sits between the more residential Upper Holloway and Lower Holloway neighbourhoods. Holloway has a multicultural population. It is the home of Arsenal Football Club. Holloway is in the historic county of Middlesex. The origins of the name are disputed; some believe that it derives from ""Hollow"", or ""Hollow way"", due to a dip in the road caused by the passage of animals"
"Baker Street Baker Street is a street in the Marylebone district of the City of Westminster in London. It is named after builder William Baker, who laid out the street in the 18th century. The street is most famous for its connection to the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes, who lived at a fictional 221B Baker Street address on the north of the street. The area was originally high class residential, but now is mainly occupied by commercial premises. Baker Street is a busy thoroughfare, lying in postcode areas NW1/W1 and forming part of the A41 there. It runs south from"
"Holles Street Holles Street is a street in Marylebone in the City of Westminster in central London that runs from the south side of Cavendish Square to Oxford Street. The street was one of those laid out around 1729 when the area north of Oxford Street was urbanised on a grid pattern. It was named after John Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle, who in 1710 purchased the Manor of Marylebone. His daughter was Henrietta Harley, Countess of Oxford and Countess Mortimer who married Edward Harley after whom Harley Street was named and who built Holles Street. Once the location of"
"Thames Street, London Thames Street, divided into Lower and Upper Thames Street, is a road in the City of London, the historic and financial centre of London. It forms part of the busy A3211 route (prior to being rebuilt as a major thoroughfare in the late 1960s, it was the B132) from Tower Hill to Westminster. The London Bridge underpass marks the divide between Upper and Lower Thames Street, with Lower to the east and Upper to the west. Thames Street is mentioned in the diary of Samuel Pepys. The first mention of the road, however, is from 1013 when"
"Green Street, Mayfair Green Street is a street in Mayfair, London, England. It runs west to east from Park Lane to North Audley Street. By 1862, the obstetrician Gustavus Murray was living in Green Street, where he also had his consulting rooms. The James Bond author Ian Fleming was born at no 27 on 28 May 1908. Thomas Sopwith lived at no 46 from 1934 to 1940, which has a blue plaque in his memory. The English wit, writer and Anglican cleric, Sydney Smith, lived at no. 56, and died there in 1845. When the Beatles first arrived in London"
"Pembroke Square, London Pembroke Square is located in the Kensington area of southwest central London, England (postcode W8). The whole square is Grade II listed for its architectural merit. It was developed by the Hawks family. The Hansom Cab is a Grade II listed public house on the corner with Earls Court Road. 38 Pembroke Square was the house used as the surgery of Dr Hirsh in the movie ""Sunday Bloody Sunday"". The novelist Vernon Lee lived at No.13. Immunologist Sir Almroth Wright lived at No.6 There are two nearby underground stations, High Street Kensington and Earl's Court. Both stations"
"1905. Duchess Street, London Duchess Street is a street in the City of Westminster, London, that runs west to east from Mansfield Street in the west to Hallam Street in the east, and crosses Portland Place about halfway. The Anglo-Dutch merchant banker, author, philosopher and art collector Thomas Hope had an Egyptian-influenced house built at no 10 in 1799, and decorated it extravagantly. The building has been Grade II listed since 1954. The Egyptian Room in his house was the inspiration for the Egyptian Hall in Piccadilly, an exhibition hall built in the ancient Egyptian style in 1812, and demolished"
"Hinde Street Hinde Street is a street in the Marylebone district of the City of Westminster, London, that contains the Hinde Street Methodist Church and was home to the novelist Rose Macaulay until her death. Hinde Street runs from Manchester Square in the west to the junction of Marylebone Lane and Bentinck Street in the east. Thayer Street joins it mid way on the north side and continues as Mandeville Place on the south side. The street was built from 1777 by Samuel Adams and named after Jacob Hinde who was the son-in-law of the ground landlord Thomas Thayer. The"
"Percy Street Percy Street is a street in the London Borough of Camden that runs from Rathbone Street in the west to Tottenham Court Road in the east. At its western end it is joined by Rathbone Place and Charlotte Street. Nearby Percy Mews is off Rathbone Place. The street was built in the 1760s and is known for the number of artists that have lived there. The land on which Percy Street is built was owned by Francis and William Goodge. They granted leases on the south side in 1764 and the north side in 1766. Twenty-eight houses had"
"a school founded in the seventeenth century by Edward Latymer who, by his will, dated 1624, bequeathed thirty-five acres of land in Hammersmith, ""the profits of which were to be appropriated to clothing six poor men, clothing and educating six poor boys, and distributing in money."" King Street, Hammersmith King Street, Hammersmith is the main shopping street in Hammersmith, London. It runs west-east, and forms part of the A315, and is the eastern continuation of Chiswick High Road, where it meets Goldhawk Road (the A402), close to Stamford Brook tube station. At the eastern end it meets Hammersmith Broadway and"
"Homer Street Homer Street is a quiet one-way street in the Marylebone neighbourhood of the City of Westminster, London. It runs from Old Marylebone Road in the north to Crawford Street in the south. The street is part of the Bryanston and Dorset Square Ward of Westminster City Council. Its postcode is W1H. The street is one of those in the Portman Estate area with classical names, such as Cato Street, Homer Row, and Virgil Place. According to Gillian Bebbington, these names were inspired by Edward Homer who was a friend of John Simon Harcourt, owner of the land on"
"Old Cavendish Street Old Cavendish Street, originally Cavendish Street, is a street in Marylebone in the City of Westminster in central London that runs from Henrietta Place in the north to Oxford Street in the south. The street was one of those laid out in the early 1700s when the area north of Oxford Street was urbanised on a grid pattern. It was named after Lady Henrietta Cavendish, the heiress to the Manor of Marylebone lands and the wife of Edward Harley after whom Harley Street was named. It was renamed Old Cavendish Street to distinguish it from the much"
"Harley Street Harley Street is a street in Marylebone, central London, which has been noted since the 19th century for its large number of private specialists in medicine and surgery. It was named after Thomas Harley who was Lord Mayor of London in 1767. Since the 19th century, the number of doctors, hospitals, and medical organizations in and around Harley Street has greatly increased. Records show that there were around 20 doctors in 1860, 80 by 1900, and almost 200 by 1914. When the National Health Service was established in 1948, there were around 1,500. Today, there are more than"
"Commercial Road Commercial Road (part of the A13), in length, is in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in the East End of London. It runs from ""Gardiner's Corner"" (on which stands Aldgate East Underground station), through Stepney to the junction with Burdett Road (A1205), Limehouse from which point the route becomes the ""East India Dock Road"". Commercial Road is an important artery connecting the historic City of London with the more recently developed financial district at Canary Wharf. Commercial Road was constructed in 1802–6 as a direct route to link dock traffic between the West India Docks and East"
"Piccadilly Piccadilly () is a road in the City of Westminster, London to the south of Mayfair, between Hyde Park Corner in the west and Piccadilly Circus in the east. It is part of the A4 road that connects central London to Hammersmith, Earl's Court, Heathrow Airport and the M4 motorway westward. St James's is to the south of the eastern section, while the western section is built up only on the northern side. Piccadilly is just under in length, and is one of the widest and straightest streets in central London. The street has been a main thoroughfare since"
"trilogy, and was the setting for George and Weedon Grossmith's ""Diary of a Nobody"". A row of Victorian houses, numbers 726–732, opposite Upper Holloway station, stands at the described location of the fictional Brickfield Terrace in ""Diary of a Nobody"". The architecture is typical for buildings on this stretch of the road. Holloway Road Holloway Road is a road in London, in length. It is one of the main shopping streets in North London, and carries the A1 road as it passes through Holloway, in the London Borough of Islington. The road starts at the Archway, near Archway Underground station,"
"Great Queen Street Great Queen Street is a street in the West End of central London in England. It is a continuation of Long Acre from Drury Lane to Kingsway. It runs from 1 to 44 along the north side, east to west, and 45 to about 80 along the south side, west to east. The street straddles and connects the Covent Garden and Holborn districts and is in the London Borough of Camden. It is numbered B402. The street was called ""Queen Street"" from around 1605–9, and ""Great Queen Street"" from around 1670. In 1646 William Newton was given"
"Southampton Street, London Southampton Street is a street in central London, running north from the Strand to Covent Garden Market. There are restaurants in the street such as Bistro 1 and Wagamama. There are also shops such as The North Face outdoor clothing shop. The British Computer Society has its London offices in the Davidson Building at 5 Southampton Street. The street, like Southampton Row in Bloomsbury to the north, is named after Sir Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton (1607–1667). It used to be in the district of Bloomsbury, but is now officially in Westminster. Ambrose Godfrey (1660–1741), a"
"has since been extended eastwards to become part of the A1055. A105 road The A105 road is an A road in London, England. It runs from Canonbury, in between Highbury and Dalston, to Enfield Town. The road is long. Part of the road forms Green Lanes, one of the longest streets in London, while the A105 also serves as the primary access route to the Shopping City shopping centre. The road originally continued north from Enfield Town through Forty Hill and Bulls Cross, crossing the A10 to the A1010 at Bullsmoor to the south of Waltham Cross. The section between"