Sir Hardy Amies - Couturier
24” x 20” / 60.96 x 50.8cm (Edition of 8)
20” x 16” / 50.8 x 40.64cm (Edition of 25)
16” x 12” / 40.64 x 30.48cm (Edition of 50)
The Story.
Sir Hardy Amies in his offices at 14 Savile Row. Sir Hardy founded his business in 1946, and from 1951 was dressmaker to H.M.The Queen – making clothes for all the Queen’s overseas tours, including over 64 State visits. He was a consultant to 55 manufacturers in Europe, the U.S.A., Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Korea and Taiwan. He wrote four books, was in the Intelligence Corps during the Second World War, received the RDI and was a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. His most memorable quote was fittingly -
“A man should look as if he has bought his clothes with intelligence, put them on with care and then forgotten all about them.”
All prints are all archival, meaning they will last for well over 75 years. Most of his prints are reproduced on Hahnemühle Fine Art photo paper, regarded as one of the best photographic papers in the world. The majority of prints are printed using Giclée printing which reproduces incredible detail and brilliant colour, and has a higher resolution than traditional lithographic printing. All Limited Edition prints come with a Certificate of Authentication stating the print title, edition number, date of printing and are signed by the artist and stamped with his photographer's seal. The print itself is also titled, numbered and signed in pencil by the artist. All prints come with a pair of print handling gloves and a “Handling & Framing Your Print” instruction sheet.
Print sizes are quoted as the edge to edge dimensions of the paper itself, including the border around the image. Borders will vary according to the image dimensions, but will typically be between 1 to 2 ½ inches.
Each print will have a strict limitation to its edition run, plus a maximum of 2APs (Artist Proofs) marked 1/AP and 2/AP.
The 'Framed' image is for visual reference only. Room image with thanks to rawpixel.com