TAJ PHULL
Managing Director
Taj heads up Huntsman retail at 11 Savile Row.
With an extensive career in bespoke tailoring, Taj knows just about everybody
on Savile Row. An avid sneaker fan, Taj is just as passionate about shoes as he
is about suits.
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HUNTSMAN 2013–2015 / 2016–2017
2013–2015
Since
taking over the company in 2013, Owner and Non-Executive Chairman Pierre
Lagrange has introduced a number of developments which differentiate Huntsman
from the majority of Savile Row tailors. Under Lagrange's direction, Huntsman
launched its 'Archive Collection' in 2013, a capsule collection of
ready-to-wear tailoring, shirting and accessories, returning a ready-to-wear
product to Huntsman. The collection focused on both rejuvenating some aspects
of Huntsman's traditional block, but also sought to integrate true menswear
classics into the collection, as inspired by Huntsman's extensive historical
archives. E-commerce was introduced at the same time, allowing for the
ready-to-wear collection to be purchased online. Huntsman's website states that
newly appointed Creative Director Campbell Carey is responsible for overseeing
the ready-to-wear collection.The house's new General Manager Carol Pierce
(formally the head of Dunhill's bespoke division) was also appointed in 2015 to
oversee the house's bespoke operations.
Alongside
regular visits to the east coast of America, visiting clients based in New York
City, Boston and Washington (as well as Chicago), the house also undertakes
regular west coast tours, visiting San Francisco and Los Angeles. Huntsman is
also the first Savile Row tailor to open a permanent location in New York, a
move that was announced in May 2015. An Asia tour has also been scheduled for
September 2015, including a trunk show in Seoul and visits to Tokyo, Singapore,
Hong Kong and Beijing.
Additionally,
Huntsman is the sponsor of selected initiatives in the world of professional
Polo.[39] In June 2014, the Huntsman Polo Team was formed and won bronze,
silver and gold cups in the Land Rover International Polo Tournament. In
November 2014, the house partnered again with another team led by His Royal
Highness Prince Harry, dressing his 'Huntsman Sentebale Polo Team' for the
Sentebale Polo Cup in Abu Dhabi.A limited number of exclusive polo shirts were
available to purchase after the tournament, with a percentage of the proceeds
going to Sentebale.[39] Huntsman also designed a unique lining for the contest,
featuring a motif of forget-me-nots, a mark of respect to those children which
the Prince's Sentebale charity (the motif of which is also the forget-me-not)
works to protect from poverty and disease.
Huntsman
was one of five founding members of the Savile Row Bespoke Association - Savile
Row's protective trade body.
2016–2017
In February
2016, Huntsman became the first Savile Row tailor to open a permanent location
in New York, with a location at 130 West 57th Street. American clientele now
enjoy a permanent home in the States in a pied-à-terre in New York with antique
Huntsman tweed covered furnishings and historic photographs from Huntsman's
past adorning the walls.
Alongside
regular visits to the east coast of America, visiting clients based in New York
City, Boston and Washington (as well as Chicago), the house also undertakes
regular west coast tours, visiting San Francisco and Los Angeles. Huntsman
expanded its trunk shows, pioneering visits to different corners of Asia,
including a trunk show in Seoul and visits to Tokyo, Singapore, Hong Kong and
Beijing.
With
daytime fashion in mind, 2016 featured a busy social calendar for Huntsman. The
house participated in the polo and racing seasons with the highlights being
Huntsman's Royal Ascot residence on the Rosebery, as well as the house's
post-racing party. 2016 also saw Huntsman taking on more modern projects
including cutting bespoke tweed driving suits for Marc Newson and Charlotte
Stockdale in the 2016 Mille Miglia Race.
Huntsman's
Savile Row premises play host to a variety of exciting events, including
charity auctions for several worthy causes, which have raised up to £80,000 in
donations. Exhibitions for artists such as Cecil Beaton,Alex Talbot
Rice and Gray Malin were hosted by the house, as well as whisky tastings,
private lunches, and book launches
In 2016,
over half a million people tuned in live to learn all things bespoke from
Huntsman owner Pierre Lagrange at an event in Beijing. In February, Huntsman
even graced the London Fashion Week catwalk as a part of the inspired Gareth
Pugh show. The ‘Treasures from Chatsworth’,a miniseries presented by Huntsman
and produced by Sotheby's, was launched in 2016 too - detailing the magnificent
collections of the Cavendish family whilst also putting a spotlight on how
contemporary Huntsman's age-old bespoke craftsmanship is.
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