Savile Row Tailoring

 

Bespoke Suit Reviews

The Royal Wedding! A short piece with Ben Fogle for NBC America looking at the English morning suit, with a quick peep into Henry Herbert Tailors too! This is the clip!

If you are thinking of treating yourself, or someone else, to something from Henry Herbert and want to know what others think of the Henry Herbert service…….Don’t Ask Us! Ask themRead the independent Google reviews.
“For fine men’s and women’s tailoring head to Henry Herbert on Savile Row for beautiful made-to-measure suits or perfect alterations. The best thing is they deliver your purchases by scooter.” [Read more…]

“Henry Herbert Tailors fit and deliver the suit at your convenience and at your home and office,  from their scooters….It’s a novel, first-of-its kind service…..It’s flexible and convenient for customers.” [Read more…]

“This is the first part of three of having a bespoke suit made – the initial consultation, measuring and deciding on style and fabric. At this point you can, within reason, have whatever you want – any fabric, lining, shape, finish and details. The first decision is fabric, this influences everything else.”[Read more…]

(Scroll 3/4 way down page) “Why trudge all the way to Savile Row when you can let Savile Row come to you? Henry Herbert Tailors  provides a suit service on a scooter, reversing the Savile Row process. The principle benefits are convenience and cost.” [Read more…]

(Scroll to page 14) “Henry Herbert Tailors are very non traditional –  they zip about town on Vespas to meet customers. They get some very peculiar requests – including  a magician’s jacket that had all kinds of pulleys and hidden pockets inside it.” [Read more…]

“An incredibly convenient, and affordable tailoring service.” [Read more….] “Dressing Those in the Know: Breaking the tailoring rules.” [Read more…scroll to page 40]

“Interview with Charlie Baker-Collingwood [founder] of Henry Herbert Tailors, London by Nicola Linza and Cristoffer Neljesjö in London, England during December 2010 for Manner of Man magazine” [Read more…]

“Many of Charlie BakerCollingwood’s clients are proof of this. The proprietor of Henry Herbert Tailors, who zips around London’s West End on two wheel…” [Read more]


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“The quality of Henry Herbert’s tailoring is matched only by the quality of the service they provide. I was met at my desk by a Henry Herbert tailor who arrived there by scooter (bang on time). I was measured at my desk and shown swatches. When I eventually got my suit, it looked great and I’ve had so many compliments on it since.”
Mark Hudson, London

I was intrigued by the Henry Herbert scootering service – it fitted conveniently into the way I work. A tailor promptly arrived at the scheduled time, measured me for my shirts, which arrived several weeks later and which fit excellently. A great service which I would wholeheartedly recommend.
Steve Norris, former Government Minister

“I got my brilliant wedding suit from Henry Herbert’s recently – I want to thank them for saving my wedding after another tailor let me down at the last minute. I was really impressed with the quality of the suit – the service was great as well, they came to my office to take the order and then delivered back to me just in time for my wedding. They also had great attention to detail to make it looked absolutely perfect. The suit is now definitely my favourite and is much better quality than the other bespoke suits I’ve previously bought. Would definitely recommend them!”

Daniel Silverman

Gentlemen of Bacongo

A small suburb of Brazzaville in Congo has become an unlikely style capital, thanks to its dedicated followers of foppish fashion. Dressed to the nines in bowler hats and tailored suits, a group of cigar-wielding ‘sapeurs’ have been strutting their stuff through the shanty town – and on to the pages of a glossy new book, Gentlemen of Bacongo, by Italian photographer Daniele Tamagni. Le Sapeurs, as they’re called, wear pink suits and D&G belts while living in the slums. Whether it be spectacles or bow tie accessories are very important for the sapeur, setting him apart from the less sartorially savvy crowd.

Tail Coat; the French military way

I recently visited Paris to meet some friends and we unearthed this unloved French military tail coat. It seemed to fit quite well, so I thought I would try it on! It was a heavy material which was an interesting mix of wool, polyester and mohair. It has some discreet and interesting features – a zip pocket hidden inside the embroidery, a ticket pocket for rifle ammunition and a small sling pocket inside the sleeve cuff which unbelievably was made to hide a knife….hopefully not from fear of attack from the bride! Unfortunately I had to leave this beautiful example of a tail coat behind in Paris.

The Grenadier Guards

I took the girlfriend for a quiet drink at a lovely little pub called The Grenadier in central London. But it wasn’t so quiet! We were joined by a group of Officers from The Grenadier Guards who were all smartly turned out in their traditional bowler hats and chalk stripe suits enjoying a sports drink before their annual memorial. A collection of brave young men from one of the most traditional regimentsof the British Army.

Your waist tells you more than you think!

The way a man wears his trousers can reveal his age believe it or now. You no longer necessarily have to keep an eye on his hairline to get the truth out of him! There is a new way to tell how old he is: simply take a look at his belt line! Throughout his life his trouser waist band will change shape and size. Using the above diagram should give you an indication of just how old, or young, he may and if he is telling the truth!