Hardy Amies: A Dagenham Designer

Abstract

This exhibition was created to explore the life and work of Sir (Edwin) Hardy Amies (1909-2003), the world famous London couturier and royal dressmaker. Amies grew up in Dagenham, living at Gale Street Farm and the nearby White House, which had formally been the farm house for the Valence Estate. Exhibits in clyde examples of elegant tailored couture, dresses designed for HM The Queen and ready-made tailored menswear for the high street store Hepworths. The exhibition has been co-curated by Create London Valence House Museum, with dress historian and curator Amy de la Haye. A booklet with text by Amy de la Haye also accompanies the exhibition