Richardson has created a pattern-perfect double-breasted biography of two gay brothers, who, in an unlikely rags to riches story, were brought up in north London and went on to shape the social and sartorial side of life in the 1960s
Richardson has created a pattern-perfect double-breasted biography of two gay brothers, who, in an unlikely rags to riches story, were brought up in north London and went on to shape the social and sartorial side of life in the 1960s
Captivating ... an
engaging analysis of the British class system and the fashion industry, gay liberation and the Aids crisis, which
plays out like a binge-worthy Netflix seriesSplendidly readable and gossipy ... a
gripping read that is as much social history as it is biography ...
House of Nutter, Richardson's first book, is a fine match of author and subject. He writes with
flair and erudition, making extensive use of interviews with David, and
bringing something new to the evocation of an era that might seem overfamiliar ...
it's hard to find fault with this thoroughly enjoyably glimpse into high fashion and low lifeWhat makes Lance Richardson's biography so much more than a humdrum story of rags to riches -- or rather rags to bespoke -- is its
illuminating and vividly drawn account of the milieu, both social and sartorial, in which Nutter moved, and the
intriguing parallel history of his elder brother, David
Lance Richardson’s
lively, affectionate, occasionally breathless book is a double narrative, the story of two brothers who rose from modest north London origins to the fringes of international stardom ...
CompellingLance Richardson has written for numerous publications, including the Guardian, the New Yorker (online), and several international iterations of GQ. Originally from Sydney, Australia, he now lives in New York City.
www.houseofnutter.com