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Waistcoats

Wedding waistcoat drawn by a customer

by Henry Herbert on April 6, 2010

Savile Row Bespoke Waistcoat  

Henry Herbert was commissioned to make a new waistcoat to accompany the morning suit we are making for a young solicitor from London for his wedding. The customer knew the style of the waistcoat he wanted and drew a sketch for us. From this sketch we……..a) made a pattern, then b) ordered the fabric from the mill, to c)make a baste fitting for him before d)moving on to complete the waistcoat…and the morning suit. This ws a huge amount of work but well worth the patience. The short video on the right hand side offers a glimpse of the finished waistcoat – although apologies….it is no Hollywood production.

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Bespoke Waistcoat for a a Bespoke Band!

by Henry Herbert on March 18, 2010

Bespoke Savile Row Tailored Waistcoat

Freddie2 225x300 Bespoke Waistcoat for a a Bespoke Band! Freddie1 225x300 Bespoke Waistcoat for a a Bespoke Band!

A great looking waistcoat we have made using a rare fishtail lining for Freddie Smith who, with Phil O’Farrell, is part of the band Freddie Smith & Phil O’Farrell. (We made Phil a great looking shirt too which you can see under our shirts section). They play great Irish inspired tunes and you can listen to some of them on their MySpace account here.

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Wow – what a waistcoat!

February 18, 2010

A special brown waistcoat, made even more special by the very difficult sewing surround of the last button! (The colour matches the lining). This was part of an incredibly difficult three-piece suit that took Henry Herbert 37.5 hours of tailoring to complete, but well worth the toil. The fabric is a splendid Super 100’s wool [...]

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A Henry Herbert Waistcoat in Taylor & Lodge fabric

February 8, 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 secret is “always keep the style simple and the cloth special.”

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Henry Herbert Waistcoats

January 20, 2010

As bespoke tailors, Henry Herbert can offer any cut and style of waistcoat you wish. However, we have found that the styles below tend to be the most popular. The Pocketwatch Waistcoat The Wristwatch Waistcoat is very similar to the Oscar Lafontaine Waistcoat (see below) with the exception of its pockets, which were originally designed [...]

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