To coincide with the 100th Anniversary of the birth of Sir Hardy Amies, Hardy Amies will open its extensive and until now, largely unseen archive to the public at No.14 Savile Row in London, its home since the business was established in 1945.

The opening exhibit, Sir Hardy Amies: A Century of Couture will pay homage to Sir Hardy Amies, the man and the brand with material capturing all elements of his life and career; his association with Royalty, his foray into menswear and his years on Savile Row as well as displaying photographs and material associated with his country house in Oxfordshire and his personal diaries and letters.

Hardy Amies’ KCVO will be on display along with war medals, badges and pips and other material associated with his military service with the SOE during WWII.

Dozens of previously unseen sketches of Princess, and later Queen Elizabeth II, will be on display alongside sketches for the costumes for the film ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ and designs for film star clients from Ava Gardner to Patrick Macnee.

The Hardy Amies Museum & Archive will be open from 2nd November 2009 at 14 Savile Row, London, W1

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