HOUSE OF NUTTER - Lance Richardson
From an early age, there was something different about Tommy and David Nutter.
From humble beginnings in Post-War Edgware London but blessed with a unique strength of imagination, the brothers transformed themselves into the unlikely protagonists of a swinging cultural revolution.
By the age of twenty-six, Tommy had graduated to running his own bespoke tailoring boutique. ‘Nutters of Savile Row’ became an
immediate sensation among the young, rich, and beautiful, beguiling
everyone from Bianca Jagger to the Beatles – who immortalised Tommy’s
designs on the album cover of Abbey Road.
Meanwhile, David’s
talent with a camera vaulted him across the Atlantic to New York City,
where he found himself amongst a parallel constellation of stars
(including Freddie Mercury and Elton John) who enjoyed his dry wit
almost as much as his photography.
Featuring a cover shot of Tommy by David, our design includes details from original Nutter suits - bold checks, braiding, patterns on the bias, grosgrain – details that give Tommy’s designs that hint of flamboyant cool.
House of Nutter presents a dual portrait of brothers improvising their way through five
decades of extraordinary events, their personal struggles playing out
against vivid backdrops of the Blitz, the birth of disco and the
devastation of the AIDS crisis.
