ON SUNDAY NIGHT THE AWARD WINNING MOVIE “THE KING’S SPEECH” FOLLOWED UP ITS SUCCESS IN THE UK AND EUROPE BY WINNING FOUR OSCARS INCLUDING BEST PICTURE. Could the success at popularity of this British movie mean that the long neglected man’s bowler hat will now be making a comeback as a ‘must have’ fashion accessory? [...]
THE EARLY PART OF THE NEW YEAR IS ONE OF MY FAVOURITE TIMES AT J. H. CUTLER AS I ALWAYS RECEIVE A SELECTION OF NEW SUITING FABRIC PATTERN BOOKS FROM MY EUROPEAN BASED SUPPLIERS DURING THE FIRST COUPLE OF MONTHS OF THE YEAR. This year I have already received new books from Scabal, Dormeuil and [...]
Born in 1949 and christened John Handel Lawson Cutler, I am the fourth generation of my family to take up the tailor's shears. I joined the family business straight from school at 16 years of age. Even before then I had always shown a very keen interest in bespoke tailoring and shirt making.