Savile Row

Savile Row ( pronunciation / ˌ sævɪl roʊ / ) is a shopping street in Mayfair, located in the London Borough of City of Westminster. It runs parallel to Regent Street between Conduit Street in the north and the Vigo Street to the south. In the vicinity are Burlington Place, Clifford Street and Burlington Gardens.

Savile Row was built in 1731-1735 and after Lady Dorothy Savile, wife of Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington, 4th Earl of Cork named. The architecture and construction will Colen Campbell, Henry Flitcroft, Daniel Garrett, and William Kent attributed.

Well-known residents of the Savile Row were William Pitt the Younger, two-time prime minister and politician Richard Brinsley Sheridan, who lived at number 17 until his death in 1816.

David Livingstone was laid before his burial in Westminster Abbey in Savile Row No. 1, as there was the headquarters of the Royal Geographical Society.

In the late 1960s, was in the house number 3 Apple Corps, the company the Beatles.

Savile Row is known for the local gentlemen's outfitters that take measurements primarily by Bespoke Art. The term has its origin in the Bespoke Savile Row and means so much that each garment is individually discussed and individually with each customer. The road is also known as the Golden Mile of tailoring. Among the customers of the local companies are included, among others, and Prince Charles, Winston Churchill, Charlie Watts, Lord Nelson and Napoleon III. Ian Fleming bought his suits there and let his James Bond character fictional bespoke attire.