The Ultimate Pinstripe
Summer starts slow in Holland this year. On these days too cold and wet our thoughts wander off to Scotland ... inevitable this leads us to our top weaver from this rough country ... bespoke weaving by Holland & Sherry.
Our thoughts go back to some years ago when all the fashion consultants of Possen Fashion visited the in 1827 founded fine weaving mill English Oak in the little town of Huddersfield, for many years owned by Holland & Sherry.
Time stood still in this place. Between the beautiful enormous ancient looms, that indeed look like they have served more than a 100 years, the heritage and expertise of craftsmen is used to produce the most beautiful and luxurious fabrics for our bespoke suits.
Despite the rough whisky tasting of the night before in the old town of Edinburgh, our fashion consultants completely revived when seeing the rare and ultrafine fibres that are here woven by Holland & Sherry into luxurious limited edition collections. Fabrics that are so unique, that often only just enough for one cut-to-the-bone tailormade suit is woven ... craftsmanship by Holland & Sherry.
Today we want to tell you about the most special item from this unique weaving mill ... the ´Signature Collection´ by Holland & Sherry ... the ultimate ´want´ product for the man who has everything. Ultrafine 9/10 oz Tasmania Super 140´s Worsted wool with Cashmere, woven with the owner´s name in full repeated down each stripe. Only a yarn as indulgent and fine as the Tasmania Super 140´s with cashmere will allow the silk lettering to be clearly visible at close range, whilst having the appearance of a muted stripe from a short distance.
Each ´Signature´ length takes several weeks to produce. Made by hand, using impressive weaving techniques that have remained substantially unchanged since the early 1800´s and only a handful of craftsmen worlwide have mastered.
The summer can wait, it will come anyway eventually. Let us now dream some more of this ´Signature Collection´ of Holland & Sherry. Please do not hesitate to contact us. We gladly share our dreams with you and tell you all about the complex weaving process, the two old Jacquard looms renovated for this work and about Tony Addison, Holland & Sherry´s chief designer, who examins each inch of finished cloth before it is despatched to us ... the Holland & Sherry ´Signature´ length has now been "London Shrunk" and is ready for tailoring.
Published on 8-5-2006 - Fashion
