The Savile Row Story

Description

Published in 1988, it is extraordinary that Richard Walker’s in-depth biography of The Row has not been bettered, nor even come close to. From its earliest beginnings under the radical construction of Mayfair during the 18th century under the aegis of the Burlington Estate, soon establishing itself as the world centre of bespoke tailoring. Walker’s book introduces all the Savile Row legends, from Bernard Weatherill (who penned the foreword), through Henry Poole, Kilgour French & Stanbury and right up to the heady days of Tommy Nutter in the 1970s. Little did Walker know that after 1988 the stories of Savile Row would be less glorious, and more to do with dwindling finances and the attempted (though ultimately failed) intrusion of Abercrombie & Fitch. This is a first edition in very good condition.