Amies, Hardy, 1909-2003 (Personal Name)

His Still here, 1984: t.p. (Hardy Amies) p. 1, etc. (b. 1909; leading couturier of Britain)

New York times, Mar. 6, 2003: obituaries (Sir Hardy Amies; Savile Row designer and clothier to Queen Elizabeth II; d. Mar. 5, 2003 in London at age 93)

Wikipedia, viewed 29 May 2018 (Hardy Amies; Sir Edwin Hardy Amies, KCVO (17 July 1909-5 March 2003); born Edwin Amies in Maida Vale, London; in his teens, he adopted his mother's maiden name, Hardy; his ambition was to become a journalist; became managing director of the Mayfair couture house Lachasse on Farm Street, Berkeley Square, in 1934; by the late 1930s, Hardy was designing the entire Lachasse collection; Hardy Amies moved to 14 Savile Row in late 1945 and the following January, Amies established his own couture fashion house business, Hardy Amies Ltd; the Hardy Amies brand became known for its classic and beautifully tailored clothes for both men and women; dressmaker to Princess/Queen Elizabeth since 1950, Royal Warrant awarded in 1955; Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order K.C.V.O. awarded 17 June 1989; in May 2001, Amies sold his business to the Luxury Brands Group and retired at the end of that year; died at home in 2003, aged 93; buried in the village churchyard at Langford, Oxfordshire)

Independent newspaper website, 6 March 2003 (Edwin Hardy Amies, couturier; born London 17 July 1909; director, Hardy Amies Ltd 1946-2003, president 1996-2003; Chairman, Incorporated Society of London Fashion Designers 1959-60; RDI 1964; CVO 1977, KCVO 1989; died Langford, Gloucestershire 5 March 2003)