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April 21, 2006

Porro may is reign..

Myself and everyone involved with English Cut would like to offer our sincerest best wishes to our Queen, Elizabeth II on this, her 80th birthday.

Happy Birthday, Your Majesty.

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April 10, 2006

Malcolm Plews coming to New York..

I am pleased to announce that one of the best tailors on Savile Row, and also a very good friend of mine, Malcolm Plews of Welsh & Jeffries, is coming to New York in April.

Malcolm will be staying at my usual Manhattan hotel, The Benjamin, on 50th and Lexington.

I cannot recommend Malcolm highly enough. He makes a more structured coat than my own, a superb product; he is an utter master. In particular I know of no other tailor, including myself, who makes a finer woman's suit than he.

Being very old school, he has no website, but he can be easily contacted at the number below:

Welsh & Jeffries

20 Savile Row, London , W1S 3PR

Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7734 3062

Arrival Date: April 22, 2006
Departure Date: April 27, 2006

I hope you will make an appointment to see him while he's there. And when you do see him, please say 'Hello' from me. Thank you.

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April 6, 2006

overcoat...

[The overcoat, ready for its fitting. Click on image to enlarge.]

Here are some snapshots of a sample overcoat I'm currently working on.

This is from a wonderful idea given to me by Michael Alden at The London Lounge. Michael showed me some wonderful old illustrations of overcoats from circa 1900, and suggested I fashion a hybrid version of this classic style, but with a slightly more contemporary feel and fit.

This overcoat will eventually be for myself, so you'll see the finished article on me eventually, hopefully by mid-summer [Typical- the tailors always gets his own clothes out of season].

Michael and I had a lot of fun when we discussed the style of the coat a few months ago.

I'm afraid my cameraphone doesn't really do it justice, but to describe it to you, it will be a high, six buttoned, double-breasted overcoat, with a dark grey velvet top collar.

What you cannot see in the photographs is that it has been cut similar to a body coat, with full blade cuts in the back, a seperate skirt, and one-piece full box pleat at the back.

[The rather discrete but full side box pleats, which weill open nicely. Click on image to enlarge.]

The look, when we're finished, will have a very elegant, semi-military appearance. However with the large pleats and high closing of the overcoat, it will prove to be extremely warm and durable, especially for Cumbrian winters.

We'll let you know how it's coming along, and a hat tip to Michael for inspiring the project.

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I've been very fortunate to have received a lot of e-mails recently, asking when I am next planning to visit America.

With these good people in mind, could I please be so bold as to request to all my customers, and all regular English Cut readers, to please subscribe to my newsletter?

The newsletter is only sent out once every few months. With it, the moment I know my dates and/or any other breaking news, then so will you. It's by far the easiest way for me to keep everyone abreast of my movements.

I would really appreciate it. Thank you.

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