Related Research Articles
Savile Row is a street in Mayfair, central London. Known principally for its traditional bespoke tailoring for men, the street has had a varied history that has included accommodating the headquarters of the Royal Geographical Society at 1 Savile Row, where significant British explorations to Africa and the South Pole were planned; and more recently, the Apple office of the Beatles at 3 Savile Row, where the band's impromptu final live performance was held on the roof of the building.
Bespoke tailoring or custom tailoring is clothing made to an individual buyer's specifications by a tailor.
Gieves & Hawkes is a bespoke men's tailor and menswear retailer located at 1 Savile Row in London, England. The business was founded in 1771. It was acquired in 2012 by the Hong Kong conglomerate Trinity Ltd., which was in turn purchased by Shandong Ruyi in 2017. After Trinity was subject to a winding-up petition for debt in September 2021, Gieves & Hawkes was acquired in November 2022 by Frasers Group, owner of Sports Direct.
Ozwald Boateng, OBE is an English fashion designer, best known for his trademark twist on classic tailoring and bespoke styles.
Edward Sexton was a British Savile Row tailor, fashion designer and manufacturing consultant. Sexton was called a key player in the history of Savile Row.
H. Huntsman & Sons is a high-end fashion house and tailor located at No. 11 Savile Row, London. It is known for its English bespoke menswear tailoring, cashmere ready-to-wear collections, and leather accessories.
E. Tautz & Sons was a men's clothing brand founded on Oxford Street, London in 1867 as Edward Tautz & Sons. It specialised in sportswear and trousers. The brand was acquired in 2005 by Patrick Grant and focused on sportswear and casualwear, manufacturing many of its products in the United Kingdom, but was wound up voluntarily on 21 February 2022.
Hardy Amies London (Limited) was a UK-based fashion house specializing in modern luxury menswear.
Timothy Charles Peto Everest is a Welsh tailor and fashion designer. He moved to London in his early twenties to work with the Savile Row tailor Tommy Nutter. He then became one of the leaders of the New Bespoke Movement, which brought designer attitudes to the traditional skills of Savile Row tailoring.
Cad and the Dandy is an independent tailoring company based in London, England with premises on Savile Row, in the City and New York City, that sells bespoke suits.
Chester Barrie was a 'semi-bespoke' gentleman's tailor last located at No. 19 Savile Row, London.
Claire Louise Malcolm is an English menswear designer and is a designer on Savile Row. Malcolm graduated from Middlesex University with a BA in Fashion Design.
Sir Edwin Hardy Amies KCVO was an English fashion designer, founder of the Hardy Amies label and a Royal Warrant holder as designer to Queen Elizabeth II.
Patrick James Grant is a Scottish fashion designer and businessman who is director of bespoke tailors Norton & Sons of Savile Row, clothing lines E. Tautz & Sons and Community Clothing, and textile manufacturer Cookson & Clegg. Since 2013, he has been a judge on the reality series The Great British Sewing Bee, which aired on BBC Two before moving to BBC One in 2020.
Richard James is a bespoke Savile Row tailors and contemporary menswear company. It was founded in 1992 by designer Richard James, a graduate of Brighton College of Art and a former buyer for the London boutique Browns, and his business partner Sean Dixon. The Design and Brand Director is Toby Lamb, a graduate of Central Saint Martins. Richard James has won both the British Fashion Council's Menswear Designer of the Year and Bespoke Designer of the Year awards.
Savile Row tailoring is men and women's bespoke tailoring that takes place on Savile Row and neighbouring streets in Mayfair, Central London. In 1846, Henry Poole, credited as being the "Founder of Savile Row", opened an entrance to his tailoring premises at No. 32 Savile Row. The term "bespoke" is understood to have originated in Savile Row when cloth for a suit was said to "be spoken for" by individual customers. The short street has been termed the "golden mile of tailoring", where customers have included Charles III, Winston Churchill, Lord Nelson, Napoleon III, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Laurence Olivier and Duke Ellington.
Stephen Williams is an English tailor and fashion designer the establisher of his brand, Terence Trout, tailoring house Bespoke HQ. He previously worked with Giorgio Armani, Calvin Klein and DKNY, and he ran the Paul Costelloe Menswear line.
Dege & Skinner is a bespoke gentleman's tailor and shirt-maker located at 10 Savile Row, London. Founded in 1865, they are one of the oldest, continually operated bespoke tailoring companies in the world. They have the Row's first and only permanent on-site, bespoke shirt service.
Carlo Brandelli is an artist born in England. He was named Menswear Designer of the Year by the British Fashion Council in 2005.
Yosel Tiefenbrun also known as Rabbitailor, is an American tailor and rabbi, based in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. He is best known for being a Savile Row-trained bespoke tailor. Tiefenbrun has been awarded Best in Show at the Golden Shears Award Ceremony.
References
- ↑ "GQ Savile Row guide: Norton & Sons". British GQ. 20 February 2018.
- ↑ GQ Feb 2007 'What's Going On At Norton & Sons Porter, C.
- ↑ "History of Savile Row". SavileRowBespoke. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
- ↑ Wylie, Ian (21 February 2011). "Saïd fashions a tailor-made entrepreneur" . Financial Times. Archived from the original on 11 December 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
- ↑ Gardner, Bill (2009). LogoLounge5. Rockport Publishers. pp. 54–57. ISBN 978-1-59253-527-9.
- ↑ Arena Homme + Autumn Winter 08 p 111-116, Sherwood J
- ↑ Ivanova, Boyana (27 June 2016). "Patrick Grant - the creative director of bespoke tailors Norton & Sons of Savile Row". Be Global Fashion Network. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ↑ "Patrick Grant on Norton & Sons". Archived from the original on 10 December 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
