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A model Henry Herbert Bespoke Shirt

June 2, 2010

A great looking handmade Henry Herbert shirt in a glorious Sea Island cotton. We use only the finest shirting cottons from around the world and every shirt we make is handmade in England.

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A Henry Herbert Bespoke British Linen Suit

June 2, 2010

A glorious looking blue linen from Harrisons of Edinburgh that Henry Herbert made for a magazine editor (and former Royal Navy officer) in London. You can just see a flash of the special lining that he chose too. He also requested brace buttons which sit discreetly inside the trouser waistband and a fishtail finish to [...]

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June 2010: Launch of The Bespoke Suit Review

June 1, 2010

Henry Herbert was set up by me, Charlie Baker-Collingwood. I hope to show as many examples as possible of the bespoke suits, shirts and overcoats we make for customers in the pages of henryherbert.com. However in the journey of making every garment I always come across interesting styles and approaches to the tailoring world. I [...]

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Henry Herbert makes Pyjamas too!

June 1, 2010

Henry Herbert has requests from all corners of the globe and every request is special and different. Pictured are a set of pyjamas we made for a cusomter in Germany – a slim tab collar complemented by a super soft Egyptian cotton.

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A Henry Herbert Wedding

May 1, 2010

We were privileged to be invited to make the shirt, waistcoat and trousers for this young man for his wedding day. He selected a crisp white shirt, with the fabric from Acorn Fabrics in Lancashire, a double breasted waistcoat using a luxurious Scottish cotton from Harrisons of Edinburgh and a pin striped pair of trousers [...]

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Just what’s inside a Henry Herbert box?

April 27, 2010

The top picture is the special Henry Herbert box concealing the bespoke shirt pictured we have made for a customer and which is ready for delivery. Every shirt we make is handmade, in London, and we use only the finest cotton and Mother of Pearlbuttons. And everything we have made, is made in England – including the box [...]

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James Bond Fabric Meets Henry Herbert Tailoring

April 26, 2010

We make a variety of suits for a variety of different budgets and try to be as accommodating as possible. But this is one very special cloth – a Super 160’s from Dormeuil. We have made it for a customer who has worked hard and is in a position to indulge himself and it is [...]

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A ‘Birdseye’ Suit

April 26, 2010

An unusual and special fabric called Birdseye. The wool is from Holland & Sherry. We get a lot of queries about this fabric – it is a traditional pattern and we are asked if it is still contemporary enough to be worn today. Well, the answer is yes…this particular fabric is all the more special [...]

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Organised Chaos

April 26, 2010

I thought long and hard about posting this photograph, as I don’t want to deter any current or new customers…believe it or not there is a purpose to this disorganised looking array of fabrics! It is a line of cloths waiting to be cut for a variety of suits and trousers that we have been [...]

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Wedding waistcoat drawn by a customer

April 6, 2010

  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 [...]

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