The Jermyn Street Shirt

Author : Jonathan Sothcott
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2021-07-15
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9780750997775

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The Jermyn Street Shirt by Jonathan Sothcott Pdf

Jermyn Street in St James's, London, has been the Mecca of fine British shirtmaking for more than a century. Patrons have included Cary Grant, Frank Sinatra, Roger Moore, the Beatles, Warren Beatty, Pierce Brosnan, the Prince of Wales, Sir Michael Caine and Ronald Reagan. Between them, these shirtmaking artisans have styled that most debonair of onscreen heroes, James Bond. Indeed, the Jermyn Street shirt is the ultimate in entry-level luxury menswear. For many years seen as a stuffy and elitist institution, the advent of Instagram has seen the doors to the world's finest shirtmakers blown open as tailoring enthusiasts come together to share their passion. The Jermyn Street Shirt includes a wealth of sartorial showbusiness anecdotes as well as style tips from some of the big screen's most dapper stars. With unique access to many of the makers, including Turnbull & Asser, Hilditch & Key and Budd, Jonathan Sothcott presents an expertly curated pictorial treasure trove of previously unseen ephemera, including celebrity shirt patterns and samples.

Author : Stephen Fry
Publisher : Chronicle Books
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2023-08-15
Category : Design
ISBN : 9781797222929

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Fry's Ties by Stephen Fry Pdf

Discover the story of a gentleman's most distinguished accessory, the necktie, with the inimitable Stephen Fry as your guide. In this utterly charming volume, Stephen Fry excavates his epic collection of neckties and shares the stories behind them. From the traditional "egg and bacon" colors of the Marylebone Cricket Club to the exuberant Dalmatian pattern of a 1980s Nicole Miller design, each tie tells a story. Interspersed amongst the collection are diagrams to aid in tying your own Half Windsor, Van Wijk, or Prince Albert Knot. The book expands on Fry's popular Instagram series, with additional, all-new content—including an essay about Fry's own necktie journey and a collection of snappy photos and illustrations of the ties themselves. This handsome little hardcover is more than an homage to a fashion accessory: it's an informative and witty tour of history, culture, art, and design. BELOVED AUTHOR: Stephen Fry is an icon in many domains, including humor, storytelling, and style. He is the ideal guide to the world of neckties, as knowledgeable as he is entertaining. PERFECT CONTENT FOR THE STEPHEN FRY FAN: For Fry's fans (especially those who first encountered him as the cool, collected, and always impeccably dressed butler Jeeves), this book is a perfect fit. DISTINCTIVE GIFT: This book will delight dads, granddads, brothers, and uncles—or anyone who likes to wear fancy neckwear with pride. BEAUTIFUL ARTWORK: Fry's excellent collection of ties is brought to life by photographer Clare Winfield and illustrator Stephanie von Reiswitz (whom readers may know and love from her popular Murder Most Puzzling series). Perfect for: Stephen Fry fans Men's fashion enthusiasts Tie collectors Anglophiles Humor readers Fans of quirky popular history books

Author : Russell Smith
Publisher : McClelland & Stewart
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2009-02-24
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781551991894

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Men's Style by Russell Smith Pdf

Men’s Style is a personal and knowledgeable compendium of tasteful advice for the thinking man on how to dress and shop for clothes in a world of conflicting fashion imperatives. This sophisticated and witty book by the popular Globe and Mail columnist combines nuggets of history and the sociology of masculine attire with a practical and supremely useful guide to achieving an elegant and affordable wardrobe for work and play. In chapters and amusing sidebars on shoes, suits, shirts and ties, formal and casual wear, underwear and swimsuits, cufflinks and watches, coats, hats, and scarves, Russell Smith steers a confident course between the hazards of blandness and vulgarity to articulate a philosophy of dress that can take you anywhere. He tells you what the rules are for looking the part at the office, a formal function, or the hippest party, and when you can toss those rules aside. Men’s Style is supplemented throughout with fifty black-and-white illustrations and diagrams by illustrator Edwin Fotheringham.

Author : James Sherwood
Publisher : Thames & Hudson
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2016-03-15
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780500773130

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James Sherwood's Discriminating Guide to London by James Sherwood Pdf

The discerning traveler's guide to the very finest experiences that London has to offer James Sherwood, author of a number of definitive publications on English sartorial style, is the quintessential man-about-town. In this witty, opinionated, and discerning guide to London, he draws on many years of partaking in the very best that the metropolis has to offer. Whether you want to breakfast like a king, drink cocktails in the company of sophisticated British personalities, or shop for antique jewelry, this handy volume will take you there. Beautifully packaged and produced, with stylish line illustrations, James Sherwood’s Discriminating Guide to London includes information, advice, and a sardonic wit not to be found elsewhere. Sherwood’s supreme taste coupled with his firsthand knowledge of some of the most exclusive, exciting spots in London makes this guide a must-have for city slickers and jet setters alike. James Sherwood’s Discriminating Guide to London is inspired by a 1970s publication of the same name by another James Sherwood (no relation) who is today the owner of the Orient-Simplon Express and luxury hotels and restaurants around the world. The older Sherwood contributes a foreword to this new guide.

Author : Xavier Zabinski
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2020-05-10
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781698700854

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Travels Wi’ Xavier by Xavier Zabinski Pdf

Travel is a subject of universal interest. It is in the neighborhood of impossible to find anyone who doesn’t want to travel and in most cases more than they have had the opportunity, or more importantly, the cash to do so. I too felt a constant obsession throughout a good part of my life to experience new places, new sights, new sounds, new smells, new tastes, new almost anything. I think I can say that I come by the travel bug honestly. My zodiac sign is Sagittarius and by the Chinese calendar I am a horse. Both have wanderlust bred in the bone. My first journey happened at the age of eleven when I accompanied my grandparents to England, land of their birth and my mother’s too. My little tale includes more contemporary experiences living and working in Nairobi, Paris, Edinburgh, London and China as well as trips throughout Europe, Asia, South America and the Middle East. My intent is to be descriptive and not confessional as I wander back through my memory. I mean to offer a fun and lighthearted recounting of events and not a baring of the soul. I hope, dear Reader you find your time well spent.

Author : Andrew S Cowan
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2014-03
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781291773156

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Estate Life by Andrew S Cowan Pdf

In all the years Nigel Moore practised estate management he tried to prove that an indomitable will and self-belief would see him through the vicissitudes of life. If this was not always possible, it was largely because of the determination of his support staff, and those he considered to be his friends, to undermine him at every opportunity

Author : Christopher Breward,Edwina Ehrman,Caroline Evans,Caroline Edwards
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2004-01-01
Category : Design
ISBN : 9780300103991

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The London Look by Christopher Breward,Edwina Ehrman,Caroline Evans,Caroline Edwards Pdf

Histoire de la mode à Londres, ses créateurs, des maisons de couture, ses tendandes, de 1800 à nos jours, de la rue aux podiums.

Author : Mandy Rice-Davies
Publisher : Marilyn foreman
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2012-04-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781908720252

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Today and Tomorrow by Mandy Rice-Davies Pdf

LOVE WAS AN EASY GAME UNTIL SHE BROKE ALL OF THE RULES ... Amethyst Barclay was everything a modern woman craves, independent, talented, successful and achingly attractive. She had charmed her way into becoming one of the country's most sought-after freelance journalists and her sweet felicity with words quickly won the hearts of the rich and famous. But then she fell for Henry Brauner, a highly influential American politician and a man of extraordinary charisma and brute sexuality. His dizzying world of champagne, palm beaches, sumptuous wealth and frivolity masked a predatory ambition honed by the instincts of someone who knwe how to kill. And, like the nightmare of a terrible past that can never be forgotten, behind the intoxicating ayra of power, money, opulence and sex stalked one man, silently and constantly watching the couple through the sights of a high powered gun ... Drawing on a controversial and colourful life of bizarre adventure, Mandy Rice-Davies has written anovel as riveting and readable as it is robust.

Author : Nicholas Storey
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2009-08-19
Category : Design
ISBN : 9781783036004

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History of Men's Fashion by Nicholas Storey Pdf

“Anyone aiming for timeless elegance, rather than temporary chic, will benefit from Storey’s authoritative, but readable book.” —Esquire Everything you ever wanted to know about men’s clothing—and so much more—from the exact hour Nelson lost his right eye to the type of palm needed for a Panama hat, what Cary Grant’s tailor had to do to his shoulders—and those all-important questions of what to where, when and why, including when to wear a bow tie (surely never is the only answer?). A quirky book full of facts that you never realised you needed to know, including the exact thickness of animal hair used to create must-have fashion items, including suits. Provocative, and controversial at times but always very well dressed. “Mr. Storey, a barrister, offers a compendium of correct garments for all occasions, plus the best places to bespeak them, as well as anecdotes from films, books, royalty, and the beau monde . . . He solves every quandary, from proper ‘full-fig’ (white tie) to the right (grey) topper for Ascot, to where to get and wear tweed. It is all here. Hats off.” —Country Life “Leaders of fashion all share one thing in common: a discerning penchant for the English sartorial standard. This book covers all the main areas rather well, just how Beau Brummell would have specified.” —Maxim “Pokes gentle fun at men’s fashions through the last two centuries . . . This is popular history at its very best, amusing, entertaining, enlightening, and very, very funny . . . It’s a brilliant book!” —Books Monthly

Author : Louise Levene
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2011-05-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781408818206

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A Vision of Loveliness by Louise Levene Pdf

Jane James knows that she must have been born to better things than a dingy bedroom in her Aunt Doreen's house in Norbury and evenings spent eating gala pie and Heinz tinned potato salad in their 'sitting-cum-dining room'. So, armed with her well-thumbed copy of Lady Be Good, she practises her French turns, her killer smile and precisely how much thigh to show when crossing her legs, and dreams of a time when she can be a part of the world she glimpses through the Mayfair windows of the cashmere shop where she works. When she finds a crocodile handbag left in a pub, it leads her to Suzy St John, a girl-about-town with the glamour, the confidence and the irresistible allure that Jane has been practising for so long. Suzy takes Jane under her wing, and Jane becomes Janey, a near carbon-copy of her new best friend and a delighted adventurer in an easy, sleazy, sixties West-End world of part-time modelling and full-time man-trapping. Her new, improved self catwalks confidently through nightclubs, rag trade showrooms and luxury Mayfair flats but Jane finds that she can never quite drown out the carping voice of her past - or the nagging doubt that there might be slightly more to life than a mutation mink jacket or an engagement ring. When a shocking act of violence threatens to bring Jane's glittering new life crashing down around her she must call on all her powers of reinvention if her dyed-to-match stilettos are to carry her away unscathed.

Author : Paul Hitchens,Julia Hitchens
Publisher : Teach Yourself
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2010-08-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781444131420

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Create the Perfect Brand by Paul Hitchens,Julia Hitchens Pdf

Do you see branding as the key to the success of your business but aren't sure where to start? This book, written by enthusiastic experts, will help you to maximise your brand, even in a downturn. All aspects of branding are covered including brand creation and protection. Fascinating case studies of famous brands, including the disaster stories, nail their advice in the real world. All aspects of branding are covered including: - what is a brand and why it is heart, soul and core of a business - brands in a recession, including the success stories - methods to value a brand - brand focus - brand creation and structure - brand audience and brand vision -importance of creativity - brand implementation - personal branding - brand protection- trademark, intellectual property - brand delivery Throughout the book the authors include their own extensive experiences and guidance. A multitude of fascinating case studies include Harley Davidson, IKEA, Aldi, Lego, Cadbury and the Apple iPod plus the disaster stories such as Woolworths and MFI are given throughout the book to nail the advice given in the real world. Even examples of branding behaviour such as Susan Boyle, banks and MPS are analysed! NOT GOT MUCH TIME? One, five and ten-minute introductions to key principles to get you started. AUTHOR INSIGHTS Lots of instant help with common problems and quick tips for success, based on the author's many years of experience. TEST YOURSELF Tests in the book and online to keep track of your progress. EXTEND YOUR KNOWLEDGE Extra online articles at www.teachyourself.com to give you a richer understanding of computing. FIVE THINGS TO REMEMBER Quick refreshers to help you remember the key facts. TRY THIS Innovative exercises illustrate what you've learnt and how to use it.

Author : Harold Wallace Ross,William Shawn,Tina Brown,David Remnick,Katharine Sergeant Angell White,Rea Irvin,Roger Angell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1010 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : American wit and humor, Pictorial
ISBN : IND:30000070306281

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The New Yorker by Harold Wallace Ross,William Shawn,Tina Brown,David Remnick,Katharine Sergeant Angell White,Rea Irvin,Roger Angell Pdf

Author : Michelin Travel & Lifestyle
Publisher : Michelin Travel & Lifestyle
Page : 581 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2012-03-01
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9782067182387

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Michelin Green Guide London by Michelin Travel & Lifestyle Pdf

This eBook version of the Green Guide London by Michelin features the best of the city’s varied cultural character, top attractions, shopping and eating-places. Star-rated attractions, color photographs, maps and an expanded Central London Museums section allow travelers to plan their trip carefully or be spontaneous. Explore the city’s hidden corners on a walking tour, take in the view from Greenwich Observatory, or head out of town to Windsor Castle or Wimbledon. Wherever you go, Michelin's celebrated star-rating system makes sure you see the best.

Author : Chris Ryan
Publisher : Random House
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2009-10-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781409035428

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Hit List by Chris Ryan Pdf

Fans of Andy McNab, Lee Child, Clive Cussler and Stephen Leather will love this action-packed, all-guns-blazing, non-stop story from multi-million copy bestseller Chris Ryan, the established master of the military thriller. 'Heart-in-mouth action' -- Mirror 'A covert-double-crossing-twist-in-the-tale plot...intelligent and entertaining' -- Maxim 'A helter-skelter adrenaline rush...a gripping read' -- Irish Independent 'Plenty of insider knowledge on SAS covert procedures' -- Yorkshire Evening Post 'Brilliant full of suspense and action' -- ***** Reader review 'Kept me on the edge of my seat' -- ***** Reader review 'Twists and turns to keep you hanging on for every page' -- ***** Reader review 'Gripping to the end' -- ***** Reader review ****************************************************************************************** WHO SURVIVES, WINS When Robert Maxwell is assassinated at sea by an unknown agency, it can only be a matter of time before the dark secret at the heart of the British Establishment is exposed to the light of day. SAS soldier Neil Slater has left the Army but soon it seems he is to be drawn back into the covert world. Bowing to the inevitable, he allows himself to be recruited by the Cadre, a group that applies 'the rules of war' to those who threaten the internal and external security of the State. Slater soon finds himself in a rising body count situation and asking the question: who is the real enemy?

Author : Ramsey Dukes
Publisher : Aeon Books
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2018-11-19
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781911597421

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The Abramelin Diaries by Ramsey Dukes Pdf

The Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage is a 15th-century grimoire, or book of magic, that includes instructions on how an individual can make contact with their Holy Guardian Angel. Although the instructions may seem quite simple, few have managed to complete the operation - even the highly experienced occultist Aleister Crowley failed to do so.Over a six-month period in 1977, Ramsey Dukes attempted this Abramelin operation. The challenge was to adapt the ritual to twentieth century conditions, and The Abramelin Diaries is his record of the struggle and the outcome. Looking forward, the book offers practical advice for anyone wanting to attempt this notorious operation themselves. Looking back, the author comments on the operation's legacy: what happened after, how it changed - and continues to impact - him and his life.Is spiritual retirement still relevant today? Or is it just nostalgia for a simpler, more meaningful lifestyle? Why does technological empowerment threaten our sense of purpose? Many intriguing questions are raised as we read of one man's struggle to shape a simple, significant lifestyle routine from the chaos of normality.