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Alexander Amosu (born 21 June 1975) is a British/Nigerian luxury designer and entrepreneur. [1] He was named by Guinness World Records as having created the world's most expensive suit. [2] [3] His £240,000 Diamond Encrusted BlackBerry Curve 8900 is ranked the world's most expensive BlackBerry. He is also credited with producing the worlds's ...
Formula One sponsorship liveries have been used since the 1968 season. Before the arrival of sponsorship liveries in 1968 the nationality of the team determined the colour of a car entered by the team, e.g. cars entered by Italian teams were rosso corsa red, cars entered by French teams were bleu de France blue, and cars entered by British teams (with several exceptions, such as cars entered ...
The Aston Martin Vanquish is a grand tourer introduced by British luxury automobile manufacturer Aston Martin in 2001 as a successor to the Aston Martin Virage (1993). The Aston Martin V12 Vanquish, designed by Ian Callum and unveiled at the 2001 Geneva Motor Show, was produced from 2001 to 2007 as the flagship of the marque. A concept car ...
The Vanquish has been described as both a sports car [33] [34] [35] and a grand tourer. [36] [37] It is a two-door coupe available in both two- and four-seating configurations. [38] [39] The Vanquish has a front-mid mounted engine and a rear-wheel drive configuration. [40] [41] The braking system employs ventilated carbon ceramic discs.
The Savile Row Bespoke Association was founded in 2004 to protect and to develop bespoke tailoring as practised in Savile Row and the surrounding streets. [16] Founder members include: Anderson & Sheppard, Dege & Skinner , Gieves & Hawkes and Henry Poole.
He is the former director of bespoke tailors Norton & Sons of Savile Row and E. Tautz & Sons clothing line. Since 2013, he has been a judge on the BBC One reality series The Great British Sewing Bee. After taking over Norton & Sons in 2005, Grant has been credited with rejuvenating the once ailing business.
Pink frock coat with thorn print from Jack the Ripper at Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty (Victoria and Albert Museum, 2011). Jack the Ripper Stalks His Victims is the first collection by British designer Alexander McQueen, produced as the thesis collection for his master's degree in fashion at Central Saint Martins (CSM) art school.
The adoption of the sarissa by the Macedonian infantry is usually credited to Philip II, father of Alexander the Great. [ 32 ] [ 33 ] Alexander used the sarissa armed phalanx in his wars across Asia , where he conquered Asia Minor , Persian Egypt , the Persian Empire 's homelands in Babylonia and Persia, and the Pauravas (northwest India).