Men's Tailor Brand

[SeaJayPea]

Hi, can anybody help us? Trying to remember the name of a large chain of men's tailors of the 1950s and 60s that was a major competitor of Burton's. We're pretty certain it was a man's name, but just can't remember.

Any ideas?

Thanks a lot.

[Zacs-Master]

March

[jamesnan]

John Collier

[LyndaB]

John collier, john collier, the window to watch?

[SeaJayPea]

That makes it worse!!!! I was thinking of John Collier, but my friend wasn't. Any other ideas?

[Svejk]

dunns

[welshlibranr]

There was one called Greenwoods too I think, but John Collier was my first thought too.......

[jamesnan]

John Collier (originally Fifty Shilling Tailors) [rebranded as 'Collier' in the 1980s and closed in 1985]
Hepworth [converted to Next Stores in 1984]
Foster Bros
Greenwoods
Bradleys
John Temple
Alexandre
Neville Reed
Dunn & Co [closed 1995]
Willerby & Co [more of an upmarket tailor]
Smart Weston
Weaver to Wearer
George Doland
Jackson [owned by Burton]
Meakers
Harry Fenton [a favourite Mod label]
Brooks Bros
Peter Pell
Hector Powe

[EDDIE51]

I am sure there was one called Willoughby or a similar name but I can't see it on Google.

[SeaJayPea]

Thank you all so much. I know AB is really brilliant, but to get so many answers so quickly is just excellent.

For the record, I was thinking of John Collier and it turns out my mate was thinking of Dunn and Co.

Jamesnan, that list is superb.

Cheers

[dunnitall]

Only other one is Harry Fenton

[TopTaff]

Fifty shilling tailor

[ToraToraTora]

then there was Terry Lean!

[Svejk]

I gave you the right answer and you gave the best answer to some moron who starts wittering an unconnected advertising jingle, lol. that's the last.;)

[Barks]

Just to go off on a tangent, now we know who it is, as long as my Gran was alive we could never shop in Dunns because they were "conchies" during, presumably, WW2

I've never seen anything to suggest they were conscientious objectors or otherwise, does anyone else know anything?

[Svejk]

It was established by a Quaker who were conscientious objectors, of course. I hope your granny never ate any chocolate because just about every big chocolate/sweet firm was set up by Quakers. (would your gran have been around in the first world war? they were more critical of 'cowards', lol, in those days, allegedly)

[SeaJayPea]

I'm glad to see it wasn't the last, Svejk. Interesting stuff about Dunns. I think many people will have known about the chocolate manufacturers, but I for one wasn't aware of Dunns' links to Quakerism.

[Barks]

Thanks Svejk, it might stem from WWI, we're very much a military family - my great-grandfather was in the regular Army and served in Sudan, Western Front and the occupation of Germany and my grandfather served in North Africa and The Far East so there was probably some ingrained antipathy there

[boxtops]

There was indeed Willerbys, my dad used to shop there. http://www.advertisingarchives.co.uk/detail/54202/1/Willerby's/1960s

[tonyav]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SeETmUOBTs

[Svejk]

but I bet she didn't give up chocolate, Barks. ;o)