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OverviewThe strange, illuminative true story of Tommy Nutter, the Savile Row tailor who changed the silhouette of men’s fashion—and his rock photographer brother, David, who captured it all on film. From an early age, there was something different about Tommy and David Nutter. Growing up in an austere apartment above a café catering to truck drivers, both boys seemed destined to lead rather humble lives in post-war London—Tommy as a civil servant, David as a darkroom technician. Yet the strength of their imagination (plus a little help from their friends) transformed them instead into unlikely protagonists of a swinging cultural revolution. In 1969, at the age of twenty-six, Tommy opened an unusual new boutique on the “golden mile” of bespoke tailoring, Savile Row. While shocking a haughty establishment resistant to change, “Nutters of Savile Row” became an immediate sensation among the young, rich, and beautiful, beguiling everyone from Bianca Jagger to the Beatles—who immortalized Tommy’s designs on the album cover of Abbey Road. Meanwhile, David’s innate talent with a camera vaulted him across the Atlantic to New York City, where he found himself in a parallel constellation of stars (Yoko Ono, Elton John) who enjoyed his dry wit almost as much as his photography. House of Nutter tells the stunning true story of two gay men who influenced some of the most iconic styles and pop images of the twentieth century. Drawing on interviews with more than seventy people—and taking advantage of unparalleled access to never-before-seen pictures, letters, sketches, and diaries—journalist Lance Richardson presents a dual portrait of brothers improvising their way through five decades of extraordinary events, their personal struggles playing out against vivid backdrops of the Blitz, an obscenity trial, the birth of disco, and the devastation of the AIDS crisis. A propulsive, deftly plotted narrative filled with surprising details and near-operatic twists, House of Nutter takes readers on a wild ride into the minds and times of two brilliant dreamers. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Lance RichardsonPublisher: Crown Archetype Imprint: Crown Archetype Dimensions: Width: 16.10cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 24.30cm Weight: 0.649kg ISBN: 9780451496461ISBN 10: 0451496469 Pages: 400 Publication Date: 01 May 2018 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsTommy Nutter brought decadent glamour to stuffy Savile Row, giving it a wicked and much-needed kick up the bum. Lance Richardson tells the tale of Tommy's rise and fall with meticulous detail and great panache. --Simon Doonan, author of Saturday Night Fever Pitch: The Madness and Magic of Footballer Style Tommy Nutter brought decadent glamour to stuffy Savile Row, giving it a wicked and much-needed kick up the bum. Lance Richardson tells the tale of Tommy's rise and fall with meticulous detail and great panache. --Simon Doonan, author of Saturday Night Fever Pitch: The Madness and Magic of Footballer Style Tommy Nutter, the Rebel Tailor of Saville Row, dressed the Beatles and Elton John. Cheeky, aloof, camp, Nutter was drawn to glamour like a moth to a flame. Lance Richardson has restored his fame and gripping story in all its detail and pathos. Great social history--which means, superior international gossip about the seventies and eighties. --Edmund White, author of Our Young Man and A Boy's Own Story Author InformationLANCE RICHARDSON has written for numerous publications, including The Guardian, The Atlantic, New York, The New Yorker (online), and several international iterations of GQ. Originally from Australia, he now lives in New York. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |