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Mr Hitchcock

John Hitchcock is Managing Director and Head Cutter at Anderson & Sheppard

This basted fitting is in a fancy navy cloth, with alternating beaded stripes. From a distance, a sober business combination, but hidden depths.

Fawn, turquoise and blue

A finished fawn, single-breasted tweed jacket in windowpane check. The checks are in a rather nice combination of blue and turquoise. Three patch pockets, the hip pockets having flaps as well

Slanted corduroy

A single breasted jacket in fawn corduroy, ready for a forward fitting. Particularly nice are the slanted pockets, which include a ticket pocket.

Vicuna is all the rage

Vicuna cloth has been very popular recently, mostly for overcoats. There seems to be a desire to use the best cloth possible, and vicuna is certainly the most luxurious. It has a beautiful feel to it, something people immediately respond …
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Sir Laurence Olivier’s tux

From the archives, Sir Laurence Olivier’s black tie from 1954. At bottom, you can see Sir Laurence’s entry in the log book, including a reference from Noel Coward.

Bryan Ferry’s silk suit

We mentioned in a previous post that Anderson & Sheppard dressed Bryan Ferry for his current tour, and he kindly invited us along to the concert in London. Following the discussion on that post of the silk suits he had …
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Results of the US trip

This most recent trip to the US was very successful. We saw a lot of customers and had a particularly large number make appointments at the last minute. We just have to cut it all now. In fact I’ve got …
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Dressing Bryan Ferry

We dressed Bryan Ferry for his current tour, and he was kind enough to invite us along to see him in concert in London wearing the suits. He had six made in total, in navy and black silk. Silk is …
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How the US visits work

I’ve been doing these trips for 25 years now. Originally it was with Mr Halsey, who was a great salesman and a fantastic dresser. Customers would come and see him because they wanted to look like him. He was the …
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Making a hunting coat

This is a dress coat for a hunt ball. You can tell because the lapel is white – on an actual hunting coat the lapel would be red. The collar varies depending on the hunt the wearer belongs to. This …
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