HardyAmies

作者 Michael Pick著
出版社 ACCEditions
出版时间 2012年10月
ISBN 9781851496754
定价 1030.70

内容简介

HardyAmiesisassociatedworldwidewithglamorous,elegantclothesandisperhapsmostfamouslyknownasdressmakertoHMTheQueen;thebookisbeingpublishedin2012,theyearofTheQueen'sDiamondJubileeHardyAmiesdesignedthewardrobeforthe1968,iconicfilm2001:ASpaceOdysseyInNovember2012,theFashion&TextileMuseum,London,willbehostinganexhibitionshowcasingAmies'swork-includingexamplesofhisgowns,sketchesandprintedephemera-alongsidethatofNormanHartnellandFreddieFoxThisstunningpublicationisquarterboundinluxuriousHardyAmiesclothSecondmaninBritaintobeknightedforhisservicestofashionThispublicationisachronologicalevolutionoffirsttheman,andthenhisbusiness,itishislifestoryFeatureshundredsoforiginaldrawingsandsketchesHardyAmiesepitomizedunderstatedBritishcouture,emphasizingthecutoffinematerialsbytailoredconstruction.Untrainedindress-making,heachievedheadlinesinVoguein1937withhis'Panic'suit,areconstructeddesignofastapleineverywoman'swardrobe,wittilynamedtoreflectcurrentevents.Evokingtheglamourofpre-warLondonwhilemeetingthedemandsofcontemporarysociety'sactivities-towntocountry,morningtonight-Amiesdesignsdrewastar-studdedclientele.Hiswar-time'utility'designsrevealedhisdesignphilosophy(andpartlyconcealedhisroleasheadoftheBelgianSectionofSOE),unveilinganeedle-sharpintelligenceandintuitionforthechangingworldoffashion,hiselegantexecutionofwhichwasrewardedthroughtheinfluentialsealofapprovalbyHMQueenElizabethII,asPrincessElizabeth,in1950.Thefirstpost-warinternationaldesignertovisittheUSA,Amies'luxuriousstyleproducedlucrativeglobalbusinessopportunities,includingready-to-wear,menswearshownascouture,andwide-rangingmerchandisingoptions.

作者简介

MichaelPick,FellowoftheRoyalSocietyofArtsandformerlyanexhibitionerinhistoryatGonvilleandCaiusCollege,Cambridge,istheauthorofsevenbooksondesignandthedecorativearts.AfoundingcommitteememberoftheTwentiethCenturySociety,aBritishpreservationgroup,hehascontributedtonumerouspublications,includingTheTimes,TheDailyTelegraph,TheIndependent,Apollo,TheConnoisseur,Tatler,Harpers&Queen,andVogue.MichaelhasworkedwithfashionPRPercySavageandwasresponsiblefortherenovationofthefamousMayfairartmoderneNormanHartnellsalon.HealsowroteBEDAZZLED!TheLifeofNormanHartnell,aboutwhomhehaslecturedattheVictoria&AlbertMuseum,aboardtheQueenMary,andattheChichesterandOxfordliteraryfestivals.HardyAmiesdrawsonconversationswithSirHardyAmies,whoaskedMichaeltowriteabouthislife.

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