Tommy Nutter

(1943-92) Born in Wales. Studied architecture at Willesden Technical College but at 19 abandoned his studies to work for Ward & Co. traditional London tailors. Launched own name Savile Row premises in 1969 funded by Cilla Black and Peter Brown of Apple (The Beatles record company). Tommy Nutter revolutionized menswear tailoring by introducing high fashion to Savile Row.

Source: The Cutting Edge - 50 years of British Fashion. The Overlook Press.

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