The British Tradition: Simpson Style

This is a history of the Simpsons Piccadilly store built in the Bauhas style, selling clothing with a blend of British traditional and avant-garde elegance. It also showpieces fashion styles of the 20th century. The book includes illustrations of the best of men's and women's fashions, with captions by the fashion critic Liz Smith. David Wainwright is the author of "Broadwood", "Henderson" and "Stone's Ginger Wine".