IN RECENT MONTHS SEVERAL OF MY CLIENTS HAVE SUGGESTED THAT I AGAIN CONSIDER AN IDEA THAT I HAVE BEEN MULLING OVER FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, WHICH IS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF MY MORE THAN 40 YEARS OF ACCUMULATED KNOWLEDGE AND CONTACTS, TO LEAD A SMALL AND EXCLUSIVE GROUP ON A TRIP TO LONDON TO [...]
I HAVE JUST COMPLETED A SEVEN DAY TRIP TO THE UK. I SPENT FIVE DAYS IN LONDON MEETING WITH CLIENTS, SUPPLIERS AND OTHER TRADE CONTACTS, WITH A WEEKEND IN LEAFY SURREY MID WAY THROUGH MY VISIT. IT WAS ALL MOST ENJOYABLE AND WORTHWHILE, THOUGH SOMEONE HAD OBVIOUSLY FORGOTTEN TO TELL THE WEATHER THAT IT WAS [...]
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.