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Original Man

Original Man

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Patrick Grant‘s passion project that celebrates the lives of extraordinary men filed under four rubrics: heroes, libertines, artists and stylists - Hypebeast

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Original Man is a compendium of stories of extraordinary men. From household names like Oliver Reed, Freddy Mercury, and Johnny Cash to lesser-known, (but fascinating) personalities, the men presented here are incredibly diverse, yet all share entirely original lives. Featuring famous hell-raisers such as Iggy Pop, indomitable explorers like Ernest Shackleton, visionaries like Federico Fellini, and some less mainstream characters such as Quentin Crisp or Takeshi Kitano, these biographies are as gripping as any fiction. Celebrating style, individuality, and joie de vivre, this book showcases more than 80 original men who will inspire readers to lead less ordinary lives. 

 

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SPECIFICATIONS

Title: Original Man
Author: Patrick Grant
Publisher: Gestalten
Format: Hardcover
Publication Date: November 2014
Pages: 288
Dimensions: 21 x 26 cm
Language: English

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This book is the brainchild of UK men’s fashion maven Patrick Grant. As Grant set about re-awakening the traditional Savile Row tailoring house of E. Tautz after a thirty-year slumber, he wanted to define the kind of man he aspired to be and to clothe. Original Man is the compelling result of his musings—a collection of portraits of men who go beyond a veneer of stylish attire to wring every last drop out of life with their actions, thoughts, or words in a manner scarcely seen nowadays.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Born in Edinburgh, Patrick Grant lived in five countries and worked in a number of different industries before his passion for clothing, craftsmanship, and British brands lead him to take over Savile Row tailors Norton & Sons in 2005. In 2009, he re-launched E. Tautz, the historic British sporting and military tailoring house. Regularly appearing in best-dressed lists in the UK and named in Esquire’s “Most Stylish Men in the World,” Grant makes frequent appearances on both BBC television and radio as a commentator on clothing history, manufacturing, and matters of men’s style and fashion.

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