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Living the Life of Bowie
When it comes to style superstars, there is none more seminal, more chameleon-like and more innovative than David Bowie. As you may remember, we included the iconic star's ever-evolving look in our recent blog post on the suits that rocked. That’s why we were over the moon when Professor of Film and Cultural Studies, Dr Will Brooker, approached us to make a copy of Bowie’s legendary mustard-yellow suit.
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Amazing Aquarret
Creating the perfect suit starts with a high-quality fabric. That’s why we work closely with renowned luxury cloth merchant, Holland & Sherry, to make sure we have the world’s best possible cloths available for our clients. While we place great value on traditional methods – for example some of Holland & Sherry’s pattern weaving hasn’t changed in 200 years – we also believe in keeping one eye firmly on the very latest bespoke tailoring technologies.
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And The Winner Is...
Back in April, we invited King & Allen customers to enter our annual Photo Competition. Entrants posted a photo of themselves on social media, wearing a King & Allen suit, using the hashtag #shootthesuit and tagging us.
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The King & Allen Photo Competition 2019
The King & Allen Photo Competition is back for 2019. Enter now for your chance to win a bespoke suit!
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Karl and Daniel: Celebrating Ten Years of Tailoring in Wilmslow
As King & Allen’s Cheshire branch celebrates its 10th anniversary, we talk to two members of staff who have been there since the very beginning: store manager Karl, a firm customer favourite, and tailor Daniel, for whom suit-making is in the blood.
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Friends With Benefits
Friends With Benefits: How Our Love Affair With Holland & Sherry Can Benefit You This Spring.
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A History of Women's Tailoring: Part Two
In part two of King & Allen’s celebration of women’s tailoring, we continue our romp through the 20th century, highlighting the key suiting styles, as well as the people and events that had the greatest influence on them. Beginning with the austerity of World War II, we chart the rise of women’s liberation, and hemlines, in the sixties, through the excesses of the power-dressing eighties to the dawning of the new, 21st century.
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A History of Women's Tailoring - Part One
2019 is set to become the year for women’s suits – with everyone from the Duchess of Sussex, to Lady Gaga to Amy Poehler seen out and about in some sharp tailoring. While online searches are up 87% year on year, here at King & Allen we have seen our sales of women’s suits triple in the last year.
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Fashion Week Chic
We round up some of our favourite looks on (and off) the runway at New York Fashion Week and London Fashion Week Men's...
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I Just Called to Say I Suit You
With Valentine’s day coming up, we thought we’d treat you to the very best romantic tailoring terms (and we promise we’ve kept it clean!)
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The Flat Pack Flat Cap
Give the gift of bespoke this Christmas, with our flat cap gift box. It’s the perfect present for the friend who has everything, for the partner who has very particular taste, for the parent who is embracing their countryside retirement or for the Peaky Blinders fanatic.
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Four Alterations That Can Transform Your Old Suit
WE ARE MORE THAN HAPPY TO DO ALTERATIONS TO A WIDE-RANGE OF GARMENTS. HERE IS OUR GUIDE TO THE TOP FOUR SUIT-ALTERATIONS AND WHY YOU NEED THEM IN YOUR LIFE!
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Peaky Pics Winner
You may remember our blog post about how to wear a suit like a Peaky Blinder. The hit BBC series has inspired people up and down the country to suit up in the most classic and stylish of ways. Club collars, three-piece tweeds and, you guessed it, flat caps.
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Edd & Liams Handmade Wedding in the Lake District
King & Allen grooms Edd & Liam got married in the picturesque Lake District. It was an elegant affair with an attention to detail that wowed us. So much thought went into making their day unique, from handmade light fixtures and thoughtfully chosen scented candles to their lakeside venue and not-quite-matching suits.
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How To Pull A Peaky Blinder
King & Allen have been featured in Menswear Style (among others), with out guide to wearing a suit like a Peaky Blinder...
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Announcing the Winner of The King & Allen Photo Competition 2018!
Just over a month ago, we invited King & Allen customers to enter our annual Photo Competition. Entrants had to post a photo of themselves on social media, wearing a King & Allen suit, using the hashtag #shootthesuit and tagging us. The judging process was really difficult, with a wide range of fantastic pictures, showing off our customer’s sartorial flair. We narrowed it down to six finalists. It was then up to our Facebook community to choose the winner. We had hundreds of votes but eventually we had to count the likes and find out the winner!
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Sumptuous Swatches For Your Spring and Summer Suit.
What could be better than the start of spring? Blossom, birdsong and the burgeoning promise of a summer wardrobe. Here at King & Allen we’re more than ready to ditch the austere mantle of winter and embrace our brighter, sunnier side. With the arrival of the spring/summer 2018 cloth bunches from our favourite merchant Holland & Sherry and the approach of wedding season, this is the perfect time to start planning a new suit.
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Meet Sam Lane Wright, 2017s Photo Competition Winner
In just a few days time, King & Allen will be launching the 2018 Photo Competition. With that in mind, we thought we’d get to know last year’s winner, Sam Lane Wright and have another look at her stunning picture.
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