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Dunn & Co - Made in England?

post #1 of 9
12/5/07 at 1:07pm
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I saw a Harris Tweed jacket tagged Dunn & Co at the thrift that I'm thinking of picking up. Also, what size does 116cm translate to?
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post #2 of 9
12/5/07 at 1:08pm
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I saw a Harris Tweed jacket tagged Dunn & Co at the thrift that I'm thinking of picking up. Also, what size does 116cm translate to?

46 inches
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post #3 of 9
12/5/07 at 1:21pm

Dunn and Co were to be found on every British high street until the 1980s. They briefly rebranded themselves as 'George Arthur Dunn' and then disappeared by around 1990.

They were the kind of place where your Dad, or more likely Grandad, shopped. They would have been considered middle-range at the time but by today's standards their quality was high and most - if not all - of their stock made in the UK.


Edited by Percy Trimmer - 12/13/11 at 12:41am
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post #4 of 9
12/12/11 at 11:04pm

I have Dunn & Co trenchcoat bought in 1987 in London store. Half the price of burberry (sic) - twice the quality. Still use it. not cheap, but 25 years later it's still wind / water proof. So there

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post #5 of 9
12/13/11 at 1:56am
Dunns was a chain of men's' shops, familiar on most UK high streets. It is best described as being mid-market, middle class. It went under c1990 substantially as a result of not noticing that men no longer wore suits routinely outside their work and not adapting to fit that changing market.

It was also well known for making hats.

Much of its stock was made in the UK and again it had not noticed that its competitors were buying abroad and were thus able to offer cheaper prices to a market which no longer respected or expected UK manufacture.
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post #6 of 9
12/13/11 at 2:39am
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Dunns was a chain of men's' shops, familiar on most UK high streets. It is best described as being mid-market, middle class. It went under c1990 substantially as a result of not noticing that men no longer wore suits routinely outside their work and not adapting to fit that changing market.
It was also well known for making hats.

I always saw them as an old man's shop. Where my granddad went.

Think they were bought out, changed their name to Ciro Citterio, tried to do young, then collapsed completely in 2005.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/2920280/Ciro-Citterio-fails-as-high-street-slump-takes-toll.html
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post #7 of 9
12/13/11 at 5:43am
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Dunn and Co were to be found on every British high street until the 1980s. They briefly rebranded themselves as 'George Arthur Dunn' and then disappeared by around 1990. They were the kind of place where your Dad, or more likely Grandad, shopped. They would have been considered middle-range at the time but by today's standards their quality was high and most - if not all - of their stock made in the UK.
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Dunns was a chain of men's' shops, familiar on most UK high streets. It is best described as being mid-market, middle class. It went under c1990 substantially as a result of not noticing that men no longer wore suits routinely outside their work and not adapting to fit that changing market. It was also well known for making hats.
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Think they were bought out, changed their name to Ciro Citterio, tried to do young, then collapsed completely in 2005.

They did indeed briefly rebrand themselves as "George Arthur Dunn" when the company merged with Hodges. This joint enterprise failed and the replacing Ciro Citterio label also failed.

Their clothes were great value if conservative in style - they were in a time warp of about 1960. As that is my favourite style-period in British menswear, I was more than happy to patronise them until the day they rebranded themselves.

They actually expected their sales staff, however young, to wear hats to and from work, and once, when I expressed interest in buying an overcoat from them, the sales assistant (a man much younger than I) immediately asked "what about a hat to go with it?" Their quality was good and the degree of coordination of their clothing truly excellent if a little subdued. A much-maligned British institution whose passing many regret.
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post #8 of 9
12/13/11 at 6:11am
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old thread is old
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post #9 of 9
12/13/11 at 9:54am
+1 I miss Dunn & Co particularly as I am nearing what was their realistic demographic:embar:
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