Walking down Jermyn St the other morning on my way to visit our shop I
was captivated by the display in Turnbull and Asser's window featuring
numerous silk handkerchiefs with drawings of Winston Churchill printed
on them.
The timely display of Churchill is a fitting tribute for one
who has been voted our Greatest Briton and who today we commemorate his
passing fifty years ago. With his trademark cigar, polka dot bow- tie and victory sign the drawing perfectly encapsulates the spirit of the man.
Friday, 30 January 2015
Greatest Briton
Tuesday, 20 January 2015
The Finishing Touches
Just a few comments on our fashion show last week. I realise how
important it is to have a bit of fun and accessories are a way to inject
a touch of humour. For instance, when we showed the military coat with
the sheepskin collar I added a sheepskin glove which I placed in one of
the pockets with two fingers pointing out, only to notice at the last
moment that it was suggesting and I put this in polite terms, "Go Away",
I immediately turned the glove around so that it would be interpreted
as "Peace".
With a nod to the 70s I had made several leather H medallions to hang languidly around polo neck sweaters which instantly transformed the whole look. The main theme of the show had been to promote wool and British sheep so we featured several sheepskin pieces one being a Gilet which when the model walked down the cat walk I asked him that when he reached the halfway point to take off the Gilet and to reverse it revealing the Hackett logo imitating the branding of sheep.
For the finale the model wore a bold Prince of Wales suit made from British wool and woven into cloth by Fox Bros. I teamed this with a brown bowler hat and umbrella to reinforce our logo and decorated the bowler with patches of material to match the suit, it made a strong impact, whether we sell any remains to be seen, but I had a lot of fun putting it together.
Jeremy Hackett
Tuesday, 13 January 2015
London Collections: Men
I realise that perhaps it's a little bit late in the day to be wishing
you Happy New Year. I'm not sure what is the etiquette concerning how
long into the New Year it is acceptable to greet people with Happy New
Year?
I had intended to update you with the build up to London Men's Collection but out of the blue the Editor of How To Spend It magazine
online invited me to write a daily journal for their column Diary of A Somebody for five days
on the trot leading up to our Fashion show Sheep Shape and London
Fashion. So if you are vaguely interested in what I have been up to
recently then you may like to visit their website. On the evening of our
fashion show and dinner we commissioned the artist Clym to sketch the
backstage goings on, below is an example of his work. My Sussex
Spaniel, Muffin made her debut on the catwalk and was an instant
hit.
Happy New Year!
Jeremy Hackett
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