Drakes

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Greetings!
Has Drakes changed hands?

UC

[NJS]

Davidhuh posted this in the bespoke threads:

http://blogs.wsj.com/scene/2011/08/08/d ... shionable/

NJS

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Interesting...I wonder if Drake's departure will change the fundamental conservative English style of the product?

Drakes seemed to be all about one man and his vision of English quality and tradition....

[rogiercreemers]

Possibly, but Michael Hill is still there, and he's been designing the Drakes range for quite some time. That said, this F/W collection does have a lot of slim ties...

[Glenroyal]

Michael Hill may still be there - but Drakes is certainly not! I took a walk down Garrett St earlier this week and all that is left of No15 is a pile of rubble that was being cleared away.

Yes, I know they now have a shop, but it's not the same as popping in to discuss matters and being surrounded by those tubes of silk and those skilled people busily creating those ties.

I feel a piece of old Clerkenwell has been lost.