Sartorial
MASON & SONS Gustav Temple treads in the footsteps of John Lennon, James Bond’s tailor and shirtmaker and Jimi Hendrix, on a visit to Montague Square in Marylebone, London
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his was my second visit to a London townhouse once occupied by John Lennon – the previous occasion was when the Chap protested against Abercrombie & Fitch opening a store on Savile Row, in the old Apple building where the Beatles had played their final concert on the rooftop. There were fewer police constables this time, and Mr. B the Gentleman Rhymer wasn’t playing his ukulele, but there was a blue plaque: John Lennon, 1940-1980 Musician and Songwriter lived here in 1968.
“They got access to an original Sean Connery suit from You Only Live Twice, sold for $100,000 in Japan. Richard couldn’t remember if he’d cut it himself, but was able to recreate the pattern without taking it apart”
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