Comments on A Suitable Wardrobe: Henry Poole & Co

Now I know where he got it. My tailor once told m...

2009-11-20T06:28:55.664-08:00

Now I know where he got it. My tailor once told me that when he was a lad he took the King's shilling to work at Henry Pool (even worked for free at first to get in the door as an apprentice)to learn about the business. On his own here for forty years now, his house style is a bit like that middle of the road.

A couple of observations from looking at that orde...

2009-11-20T01:10:30.637-08:00

A couple of observations from looking at that order docket - a model of brevity and precision:

a)They use the term jacket, not coat, internally.

b)There is the option to provide references. In the very old days (1920s, 1930s) you had to provide a reference to be accepted as a client - a link to the gentleman's club ethos of the time. Nowadays I believe it is used mainly for marketing purposes.

I'm not quite sure what the shorthand "IN B PKTS" and "FCG PKT" represent. "Inside Breast Pockets" and "Facing Pocket" perhaps?

Glad to hear that Winston Churchill's main tailor ...

2009-11-19T10:59:06.406-08:00

Glad to hear that Winston Churchill's main tailor (along with Austin Reed and others) is still going strong!