From Soe Hero To Dressing The Queen: Amazing Life Of Sir Hardy Amies Lynda Rowland Pen Sword Military Αγγλικά Βιβλία Arts Graphic Design

Sir Hardy Amies Was One Of Britain’s Foremost Fashion Designers Who Led A Fascinating Double Life As Couturier And An Intelligence Officer During The Second World War Hardy’s Work For Belgian Resistance Effort Part Special Operations Executive So Significant That He Awarded L’ordre De La Couronne Or Order Crown By Government In 1948 Not Only Did Conduct These But Also Simultaneously Developed His Burgeoning Business Through British Board Trade’s Drive To Promote Uk Manufacturing Throughout Conflict Man At Once Epitomised Challenged Reality Being Homosexual Era When Society Deeply Unaccepting Thrust Into What Overtly Macho Potentially Hostile Environment Against Backdrop Made Valuable Courageous Contribution Born We Would Consider Lower Middle-Class Family Handsome Cultured Gregarious Effortlessly Traversed Post-War High Launching Haute Couture House Great Acclaim Gaining Clients Ranging From Film Stars Royalty Queen Elizabeth Ii Saw Him Cvo 1977 This Elevated Kcvo Knight Commander Victorian 1989 Her Majesty’s Warmth Feeling Towards Is Evident Many Hand-Written Thank-You Letters She Sent Over Course Their Long Working Relationship Lived Until Age 93 Could Have Been Dismissed Lightweight Character Frivolous However Despite Not-Particularly Extensive Formal Education Highly Intelligent Extremely Well-Travelled Spoke Three Languages Story Encapsulates Extraordinary Cultural Societal Turbulence Twentieth Century Σελίδες: 264 Διαστάσεις: 15 6X15 6Cm