Men's Tailor Brand

[SeaJayPea]

Hi, can anybody help us? Trying to remember the name of a large chain of men's tailors of the 1950s and 60s that was a major competitor of Burton's. We're pretty certain it was a man's name, but just can't remember.

Any ideas?

Thanks a lot.

[tonyav]

Harry Fentons for a puka Ben Sherman.

[whiskeryron]

I well remember my bil who, to put it mildly wouldn't suffer fools gladly went into Dunn's & asked a salesman if he could find him an off the peg blue pinstripe single breasted suit that would fit his required measurements.
The salesman saying certainly sir & returned with a double breasted grey pin stripe. My bil looked at him in amazement & said are you bloody deaf, the shop manager hearing the altercation came over & said '' is there a problem sir ?'' my bil said could you explain to this young man the difference between what I asked for & what he brought to me. After hearing what my bil had asked for the manager said we don't have a single breasted blue at the moment. My bil replied '' if he had said that in the first place I wouldn't have wasted 30 mins of my very valuable time'' & walked out of the shop.

[tonyav]

LOL, was that Dunn & co that used to be on the Bridge in Walsall, Ron ?.

[murraymints]

Austen reed ?

[whiskeryron]

Birmingham,tonyav

[tonyav]

Nah minty, they didn't flog Ben Sherman shirts ;-)

[tonyav]

whiskeryron
Birmingham,tonyav


Blimey Ron, I would have thought the Birmingham branch would have had every type of suit there was.

[askyourgran]

John Collier was one, my OH had his wedding suit from there. I worked in the office at Hepworth the Tailor a rather more bespoke tailoring who made the England Cricket team suits, until the cheapo Chinese tailoring killed the trade.

[whiskeryron]

They certainly dain av the one ar kid wanted

[tonyav]

He shud av gon fer a Burton, Ah kid.

[murraymints]

Cowan tailors in Edinburgh for Ben Sherman...sta press trousers, Oxford bags and barathea blazers !!!

[tonyav]

Ohhhhh, like the sound of that shop, minty. Is it still open ?.

[murraymints]

There were two branches in Edinburgh...think the one on the bridges is still there...it's were all the hip guys went !!

[murraymints]

Where ^^ predictive thingy tired ?

[tonyav]

Right, minty I'll be up on the next train !.

[murraymints]

Give me your inside leg I'll look ...Lol...;-)

[tonyav]

Ohhhhhh, suits you sir !.

[murraymints]

And ....which side do you....ahem....you know.....;-)

[Svejk]

it doesn't,,,,,,ahem,,,,,,,,you know, minty (so I heard)

[murraymints]

Spill Sve !