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Suits

A dashing gentleman in a dashing Henry Herbert suit….

March 26, 2010

A great looking Henry Herbert suit modelled extremely well by its customer, Mr Tom Duxberry. The fabric is from Bateman & Ogden in West Yorkshire and sits sharply on top of the single button waistcoat. Tom is owner and chef of the lovely Marneys Village Inn, in Weston Green, Surrey.

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Wow – what a suit!

February 19, 2010

An extremely rare breed of suit – brown. It is made even more rare by the special velvet trim collar. Made even more special by the very difficult sewing surround of the last cuff button! (The colour matches the lining). This was an incredibly difficult three-piece suit that took Henry Herbert 37.5 hours of tailoring [...]

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An Electric Blue Suit for a Henry Herbert Customer

February 18, 2010

A very brave and very striking fabric for a suit we are making for the Managing Director of a large media firm. The fabric is from Bateman Ogden, a Yorkshire based mill who are so old-school they don’t even have a website. The colour looks fabulous and will serve as a great suit for all [...]

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Henry Herbert Suit in Holland & Sherry Fabric

February 10, 2010

A great looking Holland & Sherry fabric in a suit Henry Herbert has just made for a young man from J.P. Morgan. The pictured suit is at its first fitting stage, or what is also known as a baste fitting. This is followed a few weeks later by a second fitting , or what is [...]

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February 9, 2010

An example of an excellent and very fine cloth from Taylor & Lodge of Huddersfield, England, in a recent Henry Herbert three-piece suit. The customer chose a simple and elegant style to the suit – a two button single breasted jacket, with a straight pocket either side. The suit is enhanced hugely by: 1. Excellent [...]

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Dinner Suit for a Special Occasion

January 26, 2010

Henry Herbert recently made a dinner jacket and trousers for Guy Harrington (pictured), owner of Import Marques, where they have an incredibly impressive collection of the world’s best sports cars. The dinner suit was for a special charity event hosted by Andrew “Freddie” Flintoff.

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Inside Henry Herbert Suits

January 22, 2010

On the inside of every Henry Herbert jacket, we always make a little label, discreetly hidden inside the inner pocket, stating the date we made the suit and who it was made for. It is a tradition of Savile Row.

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Look Twice!

January 20, 2010

The most extra-ordinarily fabric yet that Henry Herbert has been involved with! At first glance it looks like a normal pin stripe suit fabric, the epitome of the classic, English City suit. But look twice and you will actually find the pin stripe is not a stripe at all – it is the customer’s initials [...]

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The Broken Suit

January 13, 2010

Henry Herbert recently visited Pitti Immagine in Florence. It is an annual fair which bring together a collection of young designers, fabric suppliers, tailors and other fashion retailers. It is spread amongst the glorious Fortezza da Basso. We were as impressed as much by the locals, as by the exhibitors. We say the locals because [...]

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Make a Getaway in a Three-Piece

December 1, 2009

When you think of the three-piece suit, you think of the Thomas Crown Affair, or Al Pacino in The Godfather Part II, looking as fierce as any actor ever. You think of high-powered attorneys and CEOs roaming the courtrooms and boardrooms of the 1970s. You think of Justin Timberlake onstage. The question is: Do you [...]

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