Charlie Allen
Fabio Capello pins faith on a tailor-made army
31/03/09 08:54
"Mr Allen, an Arsenal fan, chuckled at some of my sizes. “Rather smaller than the players, eh?” And that was before he got to my inside leg." Read More...
Brandish: David Blanch, Charlie Allen and Aitor Throup
29/03/09 11:25
Brandish speaks to the team behind the Umbro England kit: David Blanch, Charlie Allen and Aitor Throup Read More...
Ties too shrink
06/03/09 18:45
Ties get thinner, as economy shrinks
Charlie Allen, a tailor based in North London, said: "The impact of economic turmoil on tie design can be traced back through the previous recessions of the 20th century. While post-war Britain and the swinging sixties embraced exaggerated prints and widths of up to 5 inches, the downturns of the 1930s and 1980s saw sizes reduce to as little as an inch." Read More...
Charlie Allen, a tailor based in North London, said: "The impact of economic turmoil on tie design can be traced back through the previous recessions of the 20th century. While post-war Britain and the swinging sixties embraced exaggerated prints and widths of up to 5 inches, the downturns of the 1930s and 1980s saw sizes reduce to as little as an inch." Read More...
Victory Colours
11/12/08 15:43
We are very please to announce a range of victory colours scarfs have arrived in store. These beautiful hand knit 100% cashmere scarfs are perfect for kepping you warm this winter...
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Read More...Creed
30/11/08 15:37
We now have a range a Creed fragrances in store just in time for christmas. These are truly wonderful fragrances that continue to be produced, largely by hand, using time-honoured techniques in the highest tradition of classical perfumery. They are all of Eau de Parfum strength, and therefore more complex and long lasting than the Eaux de Toilette…
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Read More...Bills Khakis
15/10/08 11:20
Bills Khakis are exporting khakis to Great Britain. The British may have invented khakis in the mid-19th century, but Americans adopted them as their own. Bills Khakis will be represented in England by Charlie Allen. The khakis are styled similarly to original World War II-issue khakis, which Chief Executive Bill Thomas discovered in an Army surplus store more than 20 years ago while in college...
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Read More...Attack of the Paparazzi
25/09/08 13:04
The paparazzi were out in force as news broke that Indie was arriving in Spain for his marriage to long term beau Helina Lopez! Rumours were fife the suit was made by Islington's very own tailor supreme Charlie Allen. We can’t comment but he sure looks sharp. Read More...
Lenny Henry
17/03/08 10:48
Lenny Henry FAQ
Q7 : where do you get your suits from?
A7 : There's a variety of people , for this series I went to Paul Smith for nearly everything. Very good tailoring . I also had some stuff done by Chris and Eddie Kerr on Berwick street , and there's a black tailor in north London called Charlie Allen who makes a nice suit too. Ozwald Boateng is, of course,a God. Read More...
Q7 : where do you get your suits from?
A7 : There's a variety of people , for this series I went to Paul Smith for nearly everything. Very good tailoring . I also had some stuff done by Chris and Eddie Kerr on Berwick street , and there's a black tailor in north London called Charlie Allen who makes a nice suit too. Ozwald Boateng is, of course,a God. Read More...
Financial Times: The Softly Softly Approach........
13/10/07 03:03
"British customers, particularly, are so used to feeling the weight of traditional tailoring, and feeling the jacket hold them in place, that they assume a much lighter jacket won't look right," says tailor Charlie Allen, who will be launching jackets "constructed more like shirts" with less interlining and taped seams this season. "Because customers really don't understand the garment, it's a slow process getting them to move on." Read More...
Meet the supplier
07/09/07 18:31
'I started a long time ago. My father is a tailor and it's a family business. There are five brothers and we all trained as tailors and went on to be whatever we wanted after that. Read More...
21ST CENTURY DANDY
15/01/05 16:57
British Council have a great article on the 21st Century Dandy.
Contemporary tailors like Timothy Everest, Charlie Allen and Richard Anderson are the standard-bearers for Gentlemanly discretion in the 21st century. Whilst all three are taking a fresh visual approach to a traditional trade, their innovations still hold quality, propriety and discretion at their core; the locations they have chosen to pursue their trade (Spitalfields, Islington and Savile Row respectively) are still hubs of power and influence. Read More...
Contemporary tailors like Timothy Everest, Charlie Allen and Richard Anderson are the standard-bearers for Gentlemanly discretion in the 21st century. Whilst all three are taking a fresh visual approach to a traditional trade, their innovations still hold quality, propriety and discretion at their core; the locations they have chosen to pursue their trade (Spitalfields, Islington and Savile Row respectively) are still hubs of power and influence. Read More...