Cody's Granddad   52 #121 Posted October 13, 2021 Holden's in Walkley but more in the 70s in my case Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
LLAN   10 #122 Posted October 13, 2021 Remember buying a Beatles jacket and wearing it for the first time on a night out at Club 60, ditched it when I changed my allegiance to the Stones. Had suit's made in the late 60s by Isadore Newman and Ted Mackley, had my wedding suit made by Ted Williams on London Road in 71, paid 40 guineas, I think the tie was 12/11, i couldn't get my head around how to convert to the new currency. Think the suit's in the loft. I'll have to get it down and see if it still fits.😊 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
oscar2157   12 #123 Posted October 13, 2021 2 hours ago, LLAN said: Remember buying a Beatles jacket and wearing it for the first time on a night out at Club 60, ditched it when I changed my allegiance to the Stones. Had suit's made in the late 60s by Isadore Newman and Ted Mackley, had my wedding suit made by Ted Williams on London Road in 71, paid 40 guineas, I think the tie was 12/11, i couldn't get my head around how to convert to the new currency. Think the suit's in the loft. I'll have to get it down and see if it still fits.😊 I had my wedding day suit made at Ted Williams'.. 1974 - mine too was stashed away in the house somewhere.. as it was still very little used, I decided early this year, to give it to charity.. but I had to try it on one more time.. and yep'..  I could still squeeze into it.....  just ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Rockers rule   659 #124 Posted October 14, 2021 On 10/10/2021 at 13:04, harvey19 said: I had a mohair suit made by a tailor at the bottom of West Street in 1969. Got a Ben Sherman? shirt and tie to go with it from a shop on Chapel Walk.  Conway's Bottom of West street, next to Gray's and then across the road upstairs when he moved. Still have 2 of his Drapes in't wardrobe. Rest of my Ted suits were done at Keith Mallinson's, Rotherham. Bought a couple of Ted suits at Barney Goodman's where people had ordered them and not returned to collect them.  Happy Daze.   Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Padders   2,754 #125 Posted October 14, 2021 Got my wedding suit at, "John Collier, John Collier, the window to watch" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Slinny   268 #126 Posted October 14, 2021 Hi they were a lots of tailors in Sheffield in 60s some of  their names  Hips.  Weaver to wearer  l black Percy Nixon  Goldbloom  bill curneyn  Fred burns  conways  Wilfin and black lions. M Newman Jackson’s  march the tailor montigue russel furnace and duke  Wild smith barny goodman  Levi’s  Bill macley  bronx  And many more Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
cuttsie   1,063 #127 Posted October 14, 2021 5 hours ago, Slinny said: Hi they were a lots of tailors in Sheffield in 60s some of  their names  Hips.  Weaver to wearer  l black Percy Nixon  Goldbloom  bill curneyn  Fred burns  conways  Wilfin and black lions. M Newman Jackson’s  march the tailor montigue russel furnace and duke  Wild smith barny goodman  Levi’s  Bill macley  bronx  And many more Tha's forgot Austin Reeds , made me a suit that was like Norman Wisdoms . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Slinny   268 #128 Posted October 15, 2021 Hi George I had one from Holden someone had pressed trousers up sides coat to tight he said give me a10pounds and wear it for carrying the hod I said no Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
cuttsie   1,063 #129 Posted October 15, 2021 1 hour ago, Slinny said: Hi George I had one from Holden someone had pressed trousers up sides coat to tight he said give me a10pounds and wear it for carrying the hod I said no I remember when we turned up on a job at Woodseats , all in three piece suites , The gaffer said jump down there in that hole full of watttter and build manhole , we said pith of and grabbed cards back of him . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
old tup   30 #130 Posted October 16, 2021 In the 60s I had the bright idea of obtaining a suit on the cheap which I passed on to a mate of mine "Robin Crapper"who said he could help through his contacts!.Any way we ended up at a Latvian drinking club where a bloke gave us an address and phone number of someone in Bradford and off we went there to obtain a suit length each of top quality material!.Back we came to Sheffield with the cloth next Robin said "I know a good tailor!",big mistake as I was having misgivings about the whole idea,my suit when finished was a pigs ear not fitting well at all,it was a disaster of epic proportions I was very disapointed after all the lengths and expense we went too!.It went to the charity shop without me wearing it,a costly waste of time and money,me and my bright ideas which I kept to myself from then on!.  Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
cuttsie   1,063 #131 Posted October 16, 2021 Robin Crapper A Walkley gentleman . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Slinny   268 #132 Posted October 18, 2021 Hi  if you want bargin with suit lengths check eBay I have had Reid and Taylor very very cheap Keith and Henderson who made Reid and Taylor and toriador which Holden sold lots of  all good heavy cloth keep checking regularly  the only trouble is where to get a good suit made  Best of luck Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...