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Robert Elms

    Robert Elms est un écrivain et animateur britannique, célébré pour sa longue émission de radio sur BBC London. Son œuvre explore l'évolution de la mode, la tissant de maître avec l'histoire sociale de son époque. Elms offre des perspectives pointues sur la manière dont le style personnel reflète et façonne les changements culturels.

    Live!
    London Made Us
    The Way We Wore
    • The provocative, highly acclaimed memoir of one man's life long passion for getting the look just right.'A bloody brilliant book' Paul Smith'The youth cult confessional to end them all . . . Funny, accurate and touching' Dylan Jones, "GQ"'Think of this terrific book as The Rotter's Club of schmutter and you won't be too wide of the mark' "Daily Mail "'Incisive, obsessive, confessional and quite brilliant' "Observer "'Provocative, charming and fiercely proud' "Daily Telegraph"'Insightful and passionate . . . as stylish and witty as the finery it obsesse over' "The Independent On Sunday "'Highly entertaining. . . a must read for anyone interested in fashion' " Sunday Express "'Elms's opinionated stances are half the fun of this book' "Sunday Times"'Taps into an energy that helped shape post-war Britain' "Mail On Sunday "'A hymn to the burning desire of young men to look right and look smart' "Evening Standard"'Should be read by everyone who enjoys sharp, witty writing and a shuddering sense of humour' "Times Literary Suppliment"

      The Way We Wore
    • A personal journey - part anecdotal, part impressionistic - through London's constantly shifting cityscape by BBC Radio London's Robert Elms

      London Made Us
    • In 1972, when Robert Elms was thirteen years old, he saw the Jackson Five play live at the Empire Pool. At some point during the performance, he describes experiencing three minutes of 'divine delirium' as he found himself in a state of otherworldly perfect synchronicity with everything happening around him. This single event would set him off on an endless pursuit for that same height of pleasure. Since then, Robert has lived his life through live music, from pub rock to jazz funk, punk to country, and everything in between. Each gig is memorable in its own way, and his snapshots of musicians past and present are both evocative and startlingly concise: *Tom Waits showboating with an umbrella, Grace Jones vogueing with a mannequin, Amy shimmying shamelessly like a little girl at a wedding, Gil Scott-Heron rapping with a congadrum. * While in our changed times, Robert notes that we have found new ways of listening- of being part of something special by uniting fans with their favourite performers online- there is not, nor can ever be, anything quite like the live experience. Live!: Why We Go Out is a memoir and a musing on why experiencing live music really matters.

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