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Douglas Frederick Cornelius Hayward 5 October — 26 April , [1] was an English fashion designer and bespoke tailor, who dressed many famous people during the s. Born to working-class parents in Kensington , West London, [2] [1] Hayward and his brother grew up in Hayes. Hayward left school at 15, looking for a white-collar job: [4]. We didn't have a careers master, but I found a booklet which listed possible occupations. I went down the list and when I got to T for tailor, I thought: "I don't know any tailors. I can't ever be judged as being a bad or a good one, so I'll be a tailor.

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Doug Hayward of Mount Street, Mayfair, was a sartorial wizard. He dressed a constellation of stars, and, along the way, some of their stardust rubbed off on him too. Next April will see the tenth anniversary of his death, but many of his customers from the world of show business and the aristocracy still have his iconic suits hanging in their wardrobes. He kitted out stars like Sir Michael Caine, and Sir Roger Moore, to mention just two; rubbed shoulders with royals, and crafted the stylish look that defined the so called Swinging Sixties. It was certainly unusual, with the walls lined in the finest grey flannel, and it became the trendiest tailoring establishment in London.

Douglas hayward

Sign In Sign In. New Customer? Create account. Biography IMDbPro. Doug Hayward has been Britain's most famous bespoke tailor for 40 years. Actors regularly insisted Hayward make and design their on-screen costumes too, and he has prominent billing in The Italian Job. Later, Hayward was the inspiration for the central character in the novel The Tailor of Panama.

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Biography IMDbPro. Learn more. Modesty Blaise 5. He was apprenticed to a Shepherd's Bush Green tailor who visited the flats in Cadogan Square , where his uncle was a caretaker. Believing that they were going to get an exclusive documentary about the England team, Rank were presented with footage of Hayward enjoying himself against local park sides. Hayward ran the best salon in London. Tools Tools. Salt and Pepper. Modesty Blaise. There was also a collection of teddy bears , a gift from his client Ralph Lauren , whose later Purple Label line was inspired and advised by Hayward. Anybody who's anybody was there. Archived from the original on 18 May Sign In Sign In. The Spy with a Cold Nose. He also gave her regular sums of money, always in cash.

Doug Hayward's distinctive sense of style came out of his working-class childhood, a world where men like his dad, who had laboured all week in mucky boiler suits, went out of a Friday night scrubbed, shining and metamorphosed by their best - their only - suits, pressed to perfection.

People always wanted to know who had been the tailor to Cary Grant or Fred Astaire. I went down the list and when I got to T for tailor, I thought: "I don't know any tailors. Costume Department Mr. Hayward first set up on his own operating out of a small room in London's Pall Mall, before moving to 95 Mount Street in Mayfair in where he lived above the shop which soon became a club for his famous clients. Biography IMDbPro. He was apprenticed to a Shepherd's Bush Green tailor who visited the flats in Cadogan Square , where his uncle was a caretaker. For the English footballer, see Doug Hayward footballer. Dominique 5. Costume Department Terence Stamp. Salt and Pepper. We didn't have a careers master, but I found a booklet which listed possible occupations. See the full list. Born to working-class parents in Kensington , West London, [2] [1] Hayward and his brother grew up in Hayes.