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#1 2007-01-06 06:47:21
- Marc Grayson
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Savile Row's Gieves & Hawkes
http://www.nw-enquirer.co.uk/weekend/fashion/cutting_a_savile_row_dash_in_the_north_west_20060623762.html
"‘The sense of being perfectly well dressed gives a feeling of inner tranquility which even religion is powerless to bestow." Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not." Oscar Wilde
#3 2007-01-08 16:32:54
- Marc Grayson
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Re: Savile Row's Gieves & Hawkes
Legend has it that while an apprentice at Gieves & Hawkes, a mischievous Alexander McQueen wrote obscenities in the linings of coats being made for the Prince of Wales. Perhaps most notable: "I am a hoho."
"‘The sense of being perfectly well dressed gives a feeling of inner tranquility which even religion is powerless to bestow." Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not." Oscar Wilde