Best english shirt maker?

[sartorialexecutive]

Originally Posted by RJman

The only Jermyn St brands still making their shirts in England for certain would be T&A and Emma Willis.
T&A have their own factory in Gloucester that makes their RTW.
Emma Willis' RTW and "bespoke" shirts are made by Rayner & Sturges, which is now owned by Alexander Boyd.



I'm not even sure if Budd, with its small but very nice range of RTW shirts, does.


My two cents.

I believe Budd stock shirts are made by R&S

 

[Patrician]

Originally Posted by Patrician

Reviving this thread once again,
1. There's a difference between $200 and £80 (?!)...How much is their MTM?
2. ^ MTM ^
3. ^ MTM ^
4.I'm in EU, not in US. I'd be more than happy to order a few shirts (whats minimum?) when I go to London next time.

Anyone?!

 

[Dan e gee]



Is anyone familiar with Cleeve of London? Who/what are they? They seem to sell high-end British shirts, but I don't know if they are a brand making elsewhere, or a manufacturer making for other brands.

I have a (only one, so it's not represantative) Cleeve of London shirt I bought in Hannover at Terner (one of the coolest clothing shops in Germany, James Lock Hats, Thurston Braces, Brigg Umbrellas, loads of knit ties and pocket suqares

). Retail was about 90-120€ for them, they were the lower end shirts available there. Fabric is nice, but by no means special, (thin, if anyone cares) mop buttons, single needle stichting, side gusset, no pattern matching (if anyone cares). I wouldn't rate them high end (among the brit. shirtmakers), but: The tag says not only "Fine English Shirts", it also claims "Made in England".

They make for Drakes also. Their bespoke service starts at £150. Non fused collars, single needle seams and armholes, MOP buttons, mouche and split yoke. The shirts in Drakes are priced at £195....you can get a far superior shirt for that price imo.

 

[comrade]

H &K no longer manufacture in Scotland?

Also, I have some Drakes shirts that are at least 10 years old,
purchased at Barneys. They are still very wearable. No idea
who was making them then.

 

[vgreen]

First poster here - I'm not a native speaker, so please excuse (but still point out) any mistakes...

A couple of days ago, I asked three of the mid-tier manufacturers (H&H, H&K, N&L) about country of manufacture:

As of now, two of them have answered:

Hilditch & Key:

Harvie & Hudson:
As soon as I get an answer from N&L, I'll post it here.

 

[Dan e gee]

I suppose this is old news by now, but Rayner and Sturges, who acquired Cleeve shirtmakers(Chard, Somerset, England) in 2010, have now been bought out by Drake's.

 

[comrade]



I suppose this is old news by now, but Rayner and Sturges, who acquired Cleeve shirtmakers(Chard, Somerset, England) in 2010, have now been bought out by Drake's.

See my post above about Drakes shirts. I own T& A, H&K, H&H, Finamore ,
and Borelli,. My 10+ year old Drakes compare favorably to all of these and
are superior to the H&Hs.