Threads: My Life in Style Book

Buy Threads: My Life in Style by Paul Smith. Sir Paul's journey has been anything but conventional: from leaving school at fifteen with a dream of being a professional racing cyclist to a life-altering accident that would change everything. After meeting the love of his life and immersing himself in the 1960s London scene, he would go on to build a global fashion empire from a tiny shop in a Nottingham alleyway.

For the first time, and with his signature wit, Paul shares candid memories of a life in style, including what it was like to dress legends like David Bowie, Daniel Day-Lewis and Sir Alex Ferguson; how he fought to keep his brand independent in a world of globalised homogeneity; and why after five decades of success you can still find him on the shopfloor every Saturday meeting his customers.

Threads is more than a fashion memoir. It is a masterclass in how to stay curious, stay independent, and always look for the extraordinary in the everyday.

Format: Hardback

Length: 336 pages

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