Very sad news: Douglas Hayward calls in administrator

"The brute covers himself, the rich man and the fop adorn themselves, the elegant man dresses!"

-Honore de Balzac

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tteplitzmd

Mon Jul 06, 2009 12:41 pm

In all my visits to London, I never saw the shop even open. Perhaps it could be turned into a Rubinacci outlet store.
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Mon Jul 06, 2009 9:03 pm

"On hearing of the company’s collapse, Moore, who wore Hayward’s suits in seven Bond films, told The Sunday Times: “I’m terribly saddened to hear the news. Doug was among the five best tailors in London — though I’ve no idea who the other four were. For me, he was the one and only tailor."

spoken like a true expert, eh?
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Mon Jul 06, 2009 11:23 pm

gherrmann wrote:
spoken like a true expert, eh?
Certainly not the kind whose endorsement of one implies a jihad against all others.
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Tue Jul 07, 2009 12:41 am

Concordia wrote:
gherrmann wrote:
spoken like a true expert, eh?
Certainly not the kind whose endorsement of one implies a jihad against all others.
I think that kind only exists on the Interwebz, and thank God.
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Tue Jul 07, 2009 7:11 am

gherrmann wrote:"On hearing of the company’s collapse, Moore, who wore Hayward’s suits in seven Bond films, told The Sunday Times: “I’m terribly saddened to hear the news. Doug was among the five best tailors in London — though I’ve no idea who the other four were. For me, he was the one and only tailor."

spoken like a true expert, eh?
That's just Sir Roger's sense of humour.
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Wed Jul 08, 2009 6:37 pm

The store was closed when I passed by about four weeks ago. It is a sad loss but hopefully someone will buy the business and re-open the store. It would be a shame if the customer list was bought by another established name.
NJS

Fri Jul 10, 2009 10:09 am

Briggs - you're a Messenger of Doom - first Maitland the chemist - and now this!!
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Fri Jul 10, 2009 1:36 pm

NJS wrote:Briggs - you're a Messenger of Doom - first Maitland the chemist - and now this!!
NJS
Blame the OP, not me!
NJS

Fri Jul 10, 2009 3:08 pm

I'm a bit sleepy today - 'OP'?
NJS
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Fri Jul 10, 2009 3:31 pm

Original poster, methinks. (Or, something like that :) )

And, by the way, if anyone is interested in being the white knight, the administrator, Ian Robert of Kingston Smith & Partners, can be contacted on 020 7566 4020 or mpallott at kinstonsmith dot co dot uk.
NJS

Fri Jul 10, 2009 5:48 pm

Ah yes - I thought that it was Briggs - but it wasn't. These businesses often miss their founders and the customers drift off.
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Wed Jul 29, 2009 4:46 pm

It appears that a consortium of rescuers appeared: http://www.drapersonline.com/news/mensw ... 56.article.
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