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By: Things I have learned in the past three days- Amies (Hardy) – Amie « That Woman’s Weblog

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:47:27 +0000

[...] photoby Patrick Lichfield (Thomas Patrick John Anson, 5th Earl of Lichfield),photograph,August 1970 Source He did not talk directly to me – you could feel the cold annoyance permeating from him [...]

By: Wendy

Wendy — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 06:26:05 +0000

Lovely site – and wonderful sentiments about a remarkable person – but to me he was just Uncle Hardy.

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Le Royal Dressmaker « The Errant Æsthete « [art talk] — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 16:11:24 +0000

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By: Errant Aesthete

Errant Aesthete — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:29:29 +0000

Thank you for that most welcome addition. Perhaps something for a future post. I would love to hear more. Sounds like a fascinating topic.

As to the photographic choices, all were culled from the prodigious Internet. For inclusion in a publication, you best check with the bearer of said rights for the individual photo you’re interested in using. It may take some doing to track down the source since imaging exchange is hardly regulated or enforced. I would think an estate oversees the use of likenesses, etc. Then, again, it may prove to be
public domain, which gives you complete freedom. Best of luck in your endeavors.

By: Bernard O'Connor

Bernard O'Connor — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:06:38 +0000

No mention of Hardy’s work in WW2, helping potential secret agents identify their enemy by careful study of their uniforms. He was always considered impeccably dressed by his ‘students’. His uniform was made on Saville Row. Later he was transferred to Norgeby House, London, to run the Special Operations Executive’s Belgium Section.

Any chance I can use his photo in a potential book on the three women he sent into Belgium on TOP SECRET missions. They weren’t attired in haute couture tho…

Bernard O’Connor

By: Jan

Jan — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 21:38:07 +0000

Fascinating posting — many many thanks for such wonderful history — and photographs! Oddly enough — I was reminded of Fred Astaire when I looked at Mr. Amies — both have long, lean elegant lines of grace in their stance. Never studied — simply innate as if the movement was so much part of their basic nature. I do hope that thought makes some sense! Off to put the kettle on — I am in sore need of darjeeling! Kindest regards, Jan at Rosemary Cottage

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Le Royal Dressmaker « The Errant Æsthete | MaleOutfit.Com — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 19:04:52 +0000

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By: Ms. P&C

Ms. P&C — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 18:01:30 +0000

Beautiful & witty, thank you! I have had his “ABC of Men’s Fashion” on my shelf for a while, but did not know much about the man himself..