Menswear
Vintage British-Made Men's Shirts — Voted by the Community
This directory lists 8 brands that make vintage men's shirts in the UK. They are most often based in London. Prices run from premium to luxury. Ranked by community upvotes.
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
Vivien Of Holloway
Vivien of Holloway offers stunning 1940s and 1950s dresses and separates with authentic vintage charm.
- Classic
- Colourful
- Formal
- Classic
- Colourful
- Formal
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Aero Leather Clothing
Aero Leather Clothing crafts premium handmade leather jackets in Scotland, specialising in authentic reproductions of iconic 1920s–1960s and WW2 styles with unmatched quality and tradition.
- Classic
- Heritage
- Vintage
Factory shop- Classic
- Heritage
- Vintage
Elgar Shirts
Elgar Shirts is a UK brand founded by twin sisters Catherine and Jane Elgar, crafting historical-inspired garments with quality natural fabrics and made-to-measure options.
- Classic
- Vintage
- Classic
- Vintage
Ozone Clothing
Ozone Clothing is an independent British brand offering vintage-inspired 1940s/50s/60s reproduction apparel, including high-quality menswear and womenswear made and imported in the UK.
- Vintage
- Vintage
Reworked 348
Reworked 348 is a clothing company based in Derby, that specialises in workwear and utility inspired clothing made from archived deadstock cloth in small batches.
- Casual
- Contemporary
- Vintage
- Casual
- Contemporary
- Vintage
Oldfield Outfitters
Oldfield Outfitters, founded in 2009, crafts British-made vintage-inspired menswear and womenswear using authentic 1920s–40s patterns with a focus on quality and timeless style.
- Classic
- Vintage
Shop to visit- Classic
- Vintage
Ede & Ravenscroft
Ede & Ravenscroft, established in 1689, is London’s oldest tailor, specialising in bespoke tailoring, ceremonial robes, legal attire, and ready-to-wear menswear with traditional British craftsmanship.
- Classic
- Formal
- Vintage
Shop to visit- Classic
- Formal
- Vintage
Shops run by brands that make vintage men's shirts
4 of the 8 brands that make vintage men's shirts have a shop you can visit: 2 in London, others in Cambridge, Edinburgh, Galashiels and 2 other towns.
Galashiels
Aero Leather Clothingfactory shop
Hindolveston
This independent directory lists UK-made clothing brands, and marks those that make only some items here.Why choose British-made?
A Brief History of British Made Shirts
Britain's shirtmaking grew alongside its linen and cotton industries in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, as mechanised spinning and weaving made cloth cheaper and more plentiful. Ready-made shirts became a large industry in the nineteenth century, and the biggest centre was Derry, now in Northern Ireland. William Scott started a shirtmaking business there in 1831, relying on outworkers who sewed at home. Tillie and Henderson opened a large shirt factory in the city in 1856. By 1902 Derry had 38 shirt factories employing 18,000 workers, with many more outworkers, and most of the workforce were women. Poplin and Oxford cloth became staples of shirting. Poplin's name is usually traced to a fabric made in Avignon in France, while the origin of Oxford cloth is uncertain. British-made cotton poplin was sold in the United States from the early 1920s, where buyers renamed it broadcloth. Contemporary British-made shirts draw on this history of cloth and factory skill, using careful cutting and stitching to make shirts for both formal and casual wear.