{"product_id":"boy-wanted-on-savile-row-from-apprentice-to-tailoring-icon-hardcover","title":"Boy Wanted on Savile Row: From Apprentice to Tailoring Icon - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTimothy Everest\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePeter Brooker\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFeaturing a wealth of famous names and celebrity anecdotes both hilarious and tragic, \u003ci\u003ePeaks and Troughs\u003c\/i\u003e leads the reader through a landscape of bespoke British tailoring that would change the way we view and buy our clothes forever.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The son of restaurateurs, Timothy Everest MBE wanted to be a racing driver when he was young. His ambition unfulfilled, at 17 he took a job with his uncle, working as a sales assistant at Hepworths in Milford Haven, a high street shop that would form the foundation of the Next retail empire. Everest never looked back. \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeaks and Troughs\u003c\/i\u003e is the remarkable story of his meteoric rise in the British fashion industry. It is a revealing memoir that plots the evolution of British tailoring over the past four decades, starting in the 1980s, when Everest studied under the rebel of Savile Row, Tommy Nutter, and rubbed shoulders with the likes of Steve Strange and Boy George amongst the New Romantic club scene. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Branching out on his own in the '90s, Everest initially styled bands and pop stars, such as George Michael, before he became the spearhead of the 'Cool Britannia' generation and the face of the New Bespoke Movement. Having earned over 3,500 bespoke clients, which included luminaries such as Tom Cruise, David Beckham, Mick Jagger and Jay-Z, to name but a few, Everest turned his hand to tailoring for films, such as the James Bond and Mission Impossible franchises, and created some truly iconic suits. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTimothy Everest \u003c\/b\u003eMBE is one of British tailoring's biggest names. He has designed and made suits for some of the biggest names in film, TV, sport and entertainment. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Brooker\u003c\/b\u003e is the co-author of \u003ci\u003eFrom Tailors with Love: An Evolution of Menswear Through the Bond Films\u003c\/i\u003e and editor of the blog, vlog and podcast of the same name, which is dedicated to men's cinematic style\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 17, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42725939085375,"sku":"9781803993898","price":46.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/7e85702189fe8fd564a84b52aa4c8461.webp?v=1765108575","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/boy-wanted-on-savile-row-from-apprentice-to-tailoring-icon-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}