Daily Mail - 29.08.2019

Daily Mail, Thursday, August 29, 2019

GLASGOW

MACKINTOSH

IN 1823, Scottish chemist

Charles Macintosh found

a way to bind two sheets

of cotton with rubber

to create the first

waterproof fabric.

Mackintosh (yes,

the spelling is differ-

ent!) is still made

by craftsmen near

Glasgow, combining

phenomenal fabric

technology with rich

tradition, and continues

to be one of the world’s

most influential coat

makers, with the brand

name now being used

generically for an entire

category of clothing.

At £795 for a classic

beige mac, it doesn’t come cheap,

but it is a lifetime investment. And

now, they come in exciting designs

such as leopard print!

KNOWN for its printed occasion

dresses, Beulah London also

makes elegant skirts, shirts

and scarves. Founded in 2011

by Lady Natasha Rufus Isaacs

and Lavinia Brennan, it has a

flagship boutique in London’s

Belgravia, and its elegant

designs are favoured by

the Duchess of

Cambridge.

The clothes

are designed

in the UK, with

many of the

materials pro-

duced in India

by fair wage

organisations.

The final man-

ufacturing is

largely carried

out in the UK.

LONDON

BEULAH

SHROPSHIRE

SAMANTHA SAGE

Samantha Sage set up

her brand in 1999 after

struggling to find a sarong

for her honeymoon.

She created her own

tie-side design — and

harrods was her first

contract. Other stores

soon followed and

demand grew for the

swimwear that matched

these fabulous cover-

ups. her pieces are

created in Shropshire

and the West Country.

EDINBURGH

STRATHBERRY

Luxury accessories brand Strathberry was

founded in edinburgh in 2013. It was put on the

map in 2017 when meghan markle stepped out

with one of its handbags

during her first official

public appearance with

Prince harry. the bag,

a tri-colour leather

midi tote costing

£495, sold out

within minutes. as

well as edinburgh,

Strathberry now

sells at upmarket

stores in the u.S.,

China, Singapore,

Dubai and hong Kong.

EASTBOURNE

RUSSELL & BROMLEY

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LONDON

SUZANNAH

SOmervILLe specialises in luxury
silk wardrobe essentials inspired by
contemporary art and photography.
the fabric is printed by a family
team in Brighton and assembled in
macclesfield. Stephanie Somerville,
who founded the label last year, is
passionate about sustainable and
ethical business and production
practices that support a more
conscious fashion industry.

MACCLESFIELD

SOMERVILLE

Red shirt, £220, and

polka dot shirt (main

picture, above), £230,

somervillelondon.com

Cardigan, £250,

sunspel.com

Swimsuit, £119,

samanthasage.com

Leopard

coat, £1,095,

mackintosh.

com

Dress,

£895, and

jumpsuit,

£1,450,

suzannah.

com

Dresses,

both £550,

beulah

Bag, £575, london.com

strathberry.com

LONDON

LOCK & CO.

Heels, £295,

russellandbromley.co.uk

Suzannah CraBB

launched her eponymous

label in 2006, following a

decade working as a

designer in the fashion

industry, and now has a

list of distinguished fans,

including actresses

helen mirren and emilia

Fox, as well as the best-

dressed members of the

royal Family. British

designer Suzannah has

become renowned for

her bespoke and ready-

to-wear pieces that are

reminiscent of vintage

couture classics

designed to be treasured

as future heirlooms.

NOTTINGHAM

SUNSPEL

THOMAS ARTHUR HILL

founded luxury brand

Sunspel in 1860 and,

since 1937, it has had a

factory in Long Eaton,

near Nottingham,

where a team of

craftspeople work

closely with designers

to make much of its

range. They produce

men’s and women’s

corduroy, cashmere,

silk and merino wool

pieces with a focus on

long-lasting fabrics

and classic design.

CreatIng chic, stylish

footwear since its first

store was opened in

eastbourne in 1873,

russell & Bromley is one

of the stalwarts of the

great British high Street.

With 43 uK stores and two

concessions, the brand is

still owned by the Bromley

family and counts former

Pm theresa may among

its fans.

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ESTABLISHED in 1676, Lock & Co. is

the world’s oldest hat shop and

one of the oldest family businesses

in existence. The family still run

the business from the same shop

at 6 St. James’s Street in London.

The brand’s hats have topped

Admiral Lord Nelson, Queen

Elizabeth II, Sir Winston

Churchill, Charlie Chaplin and

Evelyn Waugh.

They are designed in the

UK and, wherever

possible, Lock & Co.

works with British

suppliers. The

store holds two

coveted Royal

Warrants for the

Prince of Wales

and the Duke

of Edinburgh. Panama,

£275, lock

hatters.

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