Three guys wearing the Hardy Amies S/S 2015 collection. On the left the guy is wearing a white shirt, gray scarf, checked gray jacket and gray pants. Next to him the guy is wearing a navy t-shirt, gray and navy striped scarf, blue checked jacket, gray pants and sunglasses. On the right the guy is wearing a navy t-shirt, gray jacket, white pants, sunglasses and holding a navy bag
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Hidden away amongst the cutting rooms and sumptuous salons of 8 Savile Row are the precious interior design archives of Sir Hardy Amies, which design director Mehmet Ali plumbed without hesitation for the house's S/S 2015 offer. Along with the seminal works of Amies' pal William Haines (he decorated Reagan's White House), those decorative 1970s interiors were referenced in everything from chequered grid print blazers and trim, chevron trousers to the colour palette awash with pale blues, minty green and a shocking sunny yellow. Accessories like light, woven scarves wrapped under peak lapels and suede espadrilles lent a decidedly dressed-down air to this collection, while a bonded cotton sailing coat was a nostalgic, nautical touch.

Photography: Jason Lloyd-Evans

Eight guys wearing the Hardy Amies S/S 2015 collection. Each guy is wearing a different outfit with colours ranging from white, gray, navy, minty green to shocking sunny yellow.

(Image credit: Jason Lloyd-Evans)

Three guys wearing the Hardy Amies S/S 2015 collection. On the left the guy is wearing a navy t-shirt, gray jacket, white pants and sunglasses. Next to him the guy is wearing a white shirt, navy suit with a blue scarf and sunglasses on his head. and on the right the guy is wearing a gray shirt, white jacket, white pants and a navy overcoat

(Image credit: Jason Lloyd-Evans)

Eight guys wearing the Hardy Amies S/S 2015 collection. They are standing on podiums, each one displaying their Hardy Amies style in different colours including minty green and bright yellow

(Image credit: Jason Lloyd-Evans)

Two guys wearing the Hardy Amies S/S 2015 collection. On the left the guy is wearing a white shirt and navy suit with a blue scarf. On the right the guy is wearing a gray shirt, white jacket, white pants and a navy overcoat

(Image credit: Jason Lloyd-Evans)