Savile Row is the worlds iconic address for the best in bespoke tailoring, and home to legendary Gieves & Hawkes, suppliers to the British military for more than two centuries and furnishers to elegant gentlemen today. The company began by designing attire for Britain's most illustrious officers, including Admiral Lord Nelson and The Duke of Wellington, as well as ten generations of British royalty, from King George III in 1809 to Princes William and Harry today. As masculine attire evolved after World War I, Gieves & Hawkes added civilian clothing to its repertoire, applying centuries of expertise in creating hand-made garments proportion, cutting, fitting, and quality fabrics to the finest bespoke tailoring. This volume traces the rich history of tailoring, drawing from Gieves & Hawkes vast, unpublished archives of client ledgers, garments and accessories, and photographs. Including today's bespoke tailoring and ready-to-wear collections, this is an indispensible book on classic mens style and fine tailoring.
by Marcus Binney
(Author), Simon Crompton (Author)
Marcus Binney,
founder and president of Save Britain's Heritage and architectural
correspondent at The Times, received an OBE and the London
Conservation medal. Simon Crompton wrote Le Snob: Tailoring and
contributes to the Financial Times, GQ, and his Permanent Style
website. Colin McDowell was chief fashion writer for the Sunday Times
and has written 22 books including McDowell's Directory of Twentieth
Century Fashion and biographies of Ralph Lauren, John Galliano, and
Manolo Blahnik. Peter Tilley men's fashion historian and former
Dunhill archivist, is Gieves & Hawkes' company historian. Bruno
Ehrs is a lifestyle photographer.
Publisher: Editions
Flammarion
ISBN: 9782080201881
Gieves & Hawkes
are a bespoke men's tailor and menswear line located at 1 Savile Row,
London, founded in 1771 and owned by the Hong Kong conglomerate
Trinity Ltd. Gieves and Hawkes is one of the oldest continual bespoke
tailoring companies in the world. The company holds a number of Royal
Warrants, and provides ready-to-wear as well as bespoke and military
tailoring. The current creative director is Jason Basmajian, formerly
of Brioni.
Gieves & Hawkes'
business was originally based on catering to the needs of the British
Army and the Royal Navy, and hence by association the British Royal
family.
After coming to
London in 1760, Thomas Hawkes set up his first shop in 1771 in Brewer
Street, catering to gentlemen. His main clients were commanders of
the British Army, through which King George III became a customer. He
expanded his retail operation by moving to No.17 (later number No.14)
Piccadilly in 1793, where he gained the first of many Royal Warrants
in 1809.
In 1835, James
Watson Gieve was employed by 'Old Mel' Meredith, a Portsmouth-based
tailor by appointment to the Royal Navy. Meredith tailored the
uniform that Admiral Lord Nelson was wearing when he was killed in
action aboard HMS Victory at the Battle of Trafalgar[citation
needed]. In 1852, Gieve partnered with Joseph Galt, and in 1887,
Gieve purchased the remaining shares to form Gieves & Co. He died
in 1888.
On 23 December 1912,
Hawkes & Co. bought №1 Savile Row from the Royal Geographical
Society for £38,000, in part because the firm had dressed so many
explorers. In 1974, Gieves Ltd acquired Hawkes & Co., and the
freehold of 1 Savile Row. The company was renamed Gieves &
Hawkes. In 2009, Kathryn Sargent of Gieves and Hawkes became the
first female head cutter in Savile Row
The company also
produces the uniforms for the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms.
The company was
bought by Hong Kong-based property developer and garment manufacturer
USL Holdings Ltd in 2002, having listed unsuccessfully as a Plc. In
May 2012, Gieves & Hawkes was acquired by Trinity Limited, and
the distribution of Gieves & Hawkes continues to expand with over
100 stores and concessions around the UK and in Hong Kong, China, and
Taiwan.
In June 2009, Gieves
& Hawkes began a new partnership with British Formula One team
Brawn GP, providing the team with their official attire, a grey,
single-breasted, two-button, mohair suit, white shirt, and
distinctive team-coloured tie.
The Savile Row
flagship store was renovated in 2011 and transformed into a
men's-wear emporium, which includes concessions for Carreducker
(bespoke shoemaker). In October 2011, Gieves & Hawkes sponsored
the Scott-Amundsen Centenary Race conducted by six serving soldiers
of the British Army, with all proceeds going to the Royal British
Legion.
Gieves & Hawkes
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Type
Subsidiary
Industry Retailer
Founded 1771
Founder Thomas
Hawkes
James Watson Gieve
Headquarters Savile
Row, London, United Kingdom
Products Clothing,
Fashion
Parent Trinity Ltd.
Website www.gievesandhawkes.com
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