Katherine Hepburn famously epitomised the head strong career woman starring along side Spencer Tracey in "Adams Rib" one of the best romantic comedies ever made. She portrayed similar roles in other movies teaming up with Cary Grant on numerous occasions. She was famous for her love affairs with men like Howard Hughes and later Spencer Tracy, which lasted until his death.
But there is one thing she's not famous for, which slightly overshadows her roles and romps on and off the screen. In 1971 Katherine took the extraordinary step of ordering tailor made blue denim jeans from her late lover's Savile Row tailor. Hepburn's commission foreshadowed bespoke denim collections launched in 2006 by Timothy Everest and Evisu. Now, other famous celebrities like Jude Law are taking the step and ordering bespoke denim jeans at £180 a pop. Thirty years after the fact, denim has been elevated to a new level of acceptance. It's not hard to imagine the possibility of denim suits appearing on the scene, I'd have one.
Savile Row has been a favourite sartorial haunt of famous actors and dignitaries. For many years Silent Screen idol, Rudolph Valentino wore immaculate suits made by the hands of Anderson & Sheppard. Soon after Valentino died in 1926, other actors like Douglas Fairbanks Sr, Marlene Dietrich, Noel Coward and Gary Cooper trod a regular path to Anderson & Sheppard. Such customers did much too globally promote the exclusive services of Savile Row. Today the path from Hollywood to Savile Row is well trodden one.
Patrick McMurray, a modest business man with a keen interest in the evolution of styles and
progress of fashion through the ages. In particular, the growth and performance of the
silk weaving and silk tie manufacturing industry in England and its continuing survival in the
face of the mass manufacturing revolution. Thanks to electronic communications we can publish articles on the wire, making them immediately available for people with shared interests to learn and respond.
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