Menswear
Formal British-Made Men's Blazers, Sports Coats & Jackets — Voted by the Community
This directory lists 12 brands that make formal men's blazers, sports coats & jackets in the UK. They are most often based in London and West Yorkshire. Prices run from premium to luxury. Ranked by community upvotes.
Carl Stuart Tailors
Carl Stuart Tailors specialises in bespoke and made to measure suiting, crafted in their West Yorkshire factory since 1929.
Kinloch Anderson
Kinloch Anderson is a prestigious Scottish textile company founded in 1868 by William Anderson in Edinburgh, specialising in kilts, tartans, and Highland dress.
- Formal
- Heritage
- Highland
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- Heritage
- Highland
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ANDREW J MUSSON LTD
Andrew J Musson offers bespoke tailoring in Lincoln, combining Savile Row craftsmanship with personalised service for timeless, bespoke & made-to-measure suits and formalwear.
- Formal
- Heritage
Shop to visit- Formal
- Heritage
Dege & Skinner
Dege & Skinner, bespoke tailor and shirt-maker established in 1865 and still a family-owned business. Located at Number 10 Savile Row, as well as hosting various domestic and overseas trunk shows to cater for high demand.
- Bridal
- Classic
- Contemporary
Shop to visit- Bridal
- Classic
- Contemporary
Barrington Ayre
Barrington Ayre is a British bespoke shirtmaker and tailor founded in 2010 in Cirencester, offering personalised tailoring in a relaxed showroom with a full UK travelling service.
- Formal
Shop to visit- Formal
Phoebe English
Clothing made in England attempting a variety of solutions towards less extractive fashion systems. Est 2011.
- Bridal
- Casual
- Classic
Shop to visit- Bridal
- Casual
- Classic
Hemingsworth
Hemingsworth is a British-made menswear brand founded on a lifetime of travel, offering timeless, versatile garments engineered for the modern globetrotter.
- Casual
- Classic
- Formal
- Casual
- Classic
- Formal
Charles Gale Tailored Countrywear
Charles Gale Tailored Countrywear, founded in 1983, offers premium made-to-measure countrywear crafted in England using the finest Scottish mill fabrics and expert tailoring.
- Country
- Formal
- Highland
- Country
- Formal
- Highland
Udeshi
Udeshi is a British menswear brand offering bespoke, made-to-measure and ready-to-wear clothing for the discerning gentleman.
- Classic
- Contemporary
- Formal
- Classic
- Contemporary
- Formal
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Des Merrion
Des Merrion offers bespoke tailoring for men and women, handcrafting suits, jackets and trousers on site in Yorkshire with over 40 years of Savile Row experience.
- Formal
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Gordon Nicolson
Gordon Nicolson Kiltmakers create authentic handmade kilts rooted in Scottish craftsmanship, supported by their Edinburgh Kiltmakers Academy since 2009.
- Formal
- Heritage
- Highland
Shop to visit- Formal
- Heritage
- Highland
Moghrabi
MOGHRABI is a British luxury fashion house founded in London by Dutch-Lebanese designer Mousbah Moghrabi, blending Savile Row tailoring with artistic influences.
- Formal
- Formal
Shops run by brands that make formal men's blazers, sports coats & jackets
8 of the 12 brands that make formal men's blazers, sports coats & jackets have a shop you can visit: 2 in Edinburgh, others in London, Castleford, Cirencester and 3 other towns.
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A Brief History of British Made Blazers & Sport Coats
Blazers, tailored jackets and sports coats grew out of British sporting and country clothing. The word "blazer" comes from rowing at Cambridge. The Lady Margaret Boat Club, the rowing club of St John's College, was founded in 1825, and its members wore bright red flannel jackets that became known as blazers, from the way the colour seemed to blaze. By 1889 a London writer noted that the word had spread to coloured flannel jackets worn for cricket, tennis, boating and the seaside. A popular story links the name to the crew of HMS Blazer in 1837, but contemporary sources do not support it. The sports jacket has roots in country pursuits such as shooting. The best-known early example is the Norfolk jacket, a belted tweed jacket with box pleats that let the wearer raise his arms freely. According to the V&A, the style was first worn by volunteer rifle corps in 1859 and 1860 and adapted for shooting during the 1860s. By the 1870s and 1880s it was acceptable for any outdoor exercise. Over the twentieth century, blazers and sports coats moved from club and country wear into everyday menswear.