Presentations of Clothiers

DAKS: Company Info

In 1894, a gentleman named Simeon Simpson founded a tailoring business in London that bore his name. By 1917, the business had grown so well that he was able to...

DAKS: Company Info

In 1894, a gentleman named Simeon Simpson founded a tailoring business in London that bore his name. By 1917, the business had grown so well that he was able to...

Church's Shoes: Company Info

In 1873, Thomas Church founded a shoe factory with his sons Alfred, William and Thomas. The beginnings were modest, as there were still hundreds of small family businesses in Northampton...

Church's Shoes: Company Info

In 1873, Thomas Church founded a shoe factory with his sons Alfred, William and Thomas. The beginnings were modest, as there were still hundreds of small family businesses in Northampton...

Crockett and Jones

The year was 1879 when Sir James Crockett and Charles Jones founded their shoe factory in the Northampton area. The initial capital was one hundred pounds, and there were about...

Crockett and Jones

The year was 1879 when Sir James Crockett and Charles Jones founded their shoe factory in the Northampton area. The initial capital was one hundred pounds, and there were about...

Carmina

In 1866, a Spaniard named Matias Pujadas opened a small shoe shop in the city of Inca. At a time when factory-made shoes were not yet standard, the Pujadas business...

Carmina

In 1866, a Spaniard named Matias Pujadas opened a small shoe shop in the city of Inca. At a time when factory-made shoes were not yet standard, the Pujadas business...

Edward Green

In 1890, an industrious man named Edward Green began making men's shoes in his Northampton workshop. He soon gained a great reputation. The company remained in family ownership and a...

Edward Green

In 1890, an industrious man named Edward Green began making men's shoes in his Northampton workshop. He soon gained a great reputation. The company remained in family ownership and a...

Hackett

In 1979, Jeremy Hackett and Ashley Lloyd-Jennings set up a second-hand men's clothing boutique on Portobello Road. Jeremy had left school at 17 and started working in a local menswear...

Hackett

In 1979, Jeremy Hackett and Ashley Lloyd-Jennings set up a second-hand men's clothing boutique on Portobello Road. Jeremy had left school at 17 and started working in a local menswear...