Haute Concept

Savile Row lies exactly between two London Underground stations, Oxford Circus to the north and Piccadilly Circus east.

Tailors on Savile Row are:

• Gieves & Hawkes No. 1 Savile Row
• Kilgour No. 8 Savile Row
• Jasper Littman No. 9 Savile Row
• Dege & Skinner No. 10 Savile Row
• H. Huntsman No. 11 Savile Row Est. 1849
• Ozwald Boateng No. 12a Savile Row
• William Westmancott No. 12 Savile Row
• Comelie London No. 12 Savile Row
• Richard Anderson No. 13 Savile Row
• Hardy Amies No. 14 Savile Row
• Henry Poole and Co. No. 15 Savile Row Est. 1806
• Norton & Sons No. 16 Savile Row Est. 1821
• Maurice Sedwell No. 19 Savile Row Est. 1938
• Welsh and Jeffries No. 20 Savile Row
• Richard James No. 29 Savile Row Est. 1992
• Davies and Son No. 38 Savile Row Est. 1803
• James and James No. 38 Savile Row
• Alexandre of London No. 39 Savile Row
• Gary Anderson No. 34-35 Savile Row Est. 2001

Since real estate on Savile Row is highly sought after, a number of tailors lie just off Savile Row.

• Timothy Everest No. 35 Bruton Place
• Ede and Ravenscroft No. 8 Burlington Gardens Est. 1689
• Anderson & Sheppard No. 32 Old Burlington Street (formerly at No. 30 Savile Row)

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The Washington Times gives an article about the trend of more men embracing sandals. Associated Press reporter Nick Divito writes that sandals for men, or the “mandal…continues to grow in popularity. Sales of men’s sandals jumped nearly 11 percent from February 2005 to January 2006 and another 13.4 percent from February last year through this January.”

We hate the name “mandal”. It’s almost as asinine as “murse” or “manbag”. They’re sandals and so we will choose to call them…sandals. However, it is interesting to make note of the trend that’s being worn by the likes of Jay-Z to average Joe’s.

Men’s sandals are next step in fooware-The Washington Times

The Chicago Sun-Times reports that Macy’s stores will began selling ‘Feild Gear’ as a menswear label. Field Gear should register with those on midwestern origin, as it was a house brand of Marshall Fields.

Federated Department stores, parent company of Macy’s, acquired Marshall Fields in 2005 and transitioned the stores to the Macy’s namesake. Federated also acquired use of the brand name Field Gear, since it was a house brand owned by Marshall Fields. Macy’s will transition Feild Gear as “rugged outdoor wear such as sweaters and coats, similar to North Face or Eddie Bauer performance gear”.

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