这本豪华的出版物颂扬了绅士们对完美的服装细节、理想的配饰或送给爱人的精美礼物的追求。它讲述了几个世纪以来推动了奢侈品行业的名人、店主和工匠的故事。本书按时间顺序分为六章,每章之后都有三四个英国奢侈品牌的介绍。参考部分展示了伦敦绅士的社交世界,从购物商场到古典酒店,以及中间的会员俱乐部和古董商。
This lavish publication celebrates the gentleman’s search for the perfect sartorial detail, the ideal accessory, or beautiful gift for a loved one. Presented through the eyes of a connoisseur looking for quality and bepoke goods in London’s key stylistic historic periods, it tells the stories of the personalities, shop-
keepers and mastercraftsmen who have animated the business of luxury goods for centuries. The book is arranged chronologically in six chapters, each followed by three or four profiles of British luxury marques. A reference section presents the London gentleman’s social world, from the shopping arcades to classic hotels and the member’s clubs and antiquarians in between. This is the perfect book for the man who has everything.











