519:, the Hardy Amies brand developed to become known for its classic and beautifully tailored clothes for both men and women. Hardy's business quickly took off in the postwar years when customers, who had been deprived of couture for the preceding years, snapped up his elegant, traditional designs. Hardy was quoted at the time as saying, "A woman's day clothes must look equally good at Salisbury Station as the Ritz bar". Amies was vice-chairman of the Incorporated Society of London Fashion Designers from 1954 to 56 and chairman from 1959 to 60.
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swinging London c. 1968 rather than the imagined future. The stewardesses' uniforms, designed by Hardy Amies, look like the uncomfortable unisex pant suits that were being promoted in the late 1960s. An epic science fiction film, it demonstrated the immense range of Amies' design ability and was nominated for four
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