The definitive story of the tailors, customers, and clothes of Savile Row, the international destination and renowned epicenter of gentlemen’s style The skilled tailors of Savile Row in London have dressed kings, movie stars, rock legends, billionaires, and even a few regular guys. A Savile Row suit remains an enduring and highly individual symbol of the finest a man can buy. From its origins close to Britain’s main royal palaces, the Row has grown from clothing aristocrats to military men, and more recently it has been revitalized by a renewed appreciation of personalized, handmade goods and by a new generation of modern sartorialists. Told through eight chronological themes, this beautifully illustrated celebration brings together Savile Row’s highlights and low-lifes, the dramas and private tales, the suits and their accoutrements, the fabrics and the cuts, the history and future. Each chapter charts a stage of the Row’s development and its contribution to men’s fashion and culture. Throughout the book are dispersed twenty-six profiles of today’s master tailors, providing insight into what makes their work, relationships, and clothes so special. The book is finely detailed with reference sections on the anatomy and making of the perfect suit. 450 illustrations, 300 in color James Sherwood is a London-based style writer, broadcaster, and curator. Currently editor-at-large for The Rake magazine, he has written for the Financial Times and the International Herald Tribune , among others, and is the author of Jewelry for Gentlemen , Bespoke , and Henry Poole & Co . Tom Ford is former creative director of Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent and founder of the Tom Ford fashion house. Introduction: An overview of Savile Row Royal Influence: Monarchs who shaped Savile Row Fashion Pioneers: Influential men who set trends on the Row War Effort: Tailoring for heroes during wartime Silver Screen Aristocrats: Savile Row's Hollywood connection Revitalization: The new guard of Savile Row Fashion Renaissance: The Row's comeback in the world of style Gentlemen's Essentials: Anatomy, creation, and language of a Savile Row suit