Top Threads: Barrington Ayre Shirtmaker & Tailor
Are you a patriotic sort of chap and on the lookout for affordable, bespoke wedding attire that carries the coveted Made in England label? You’re not alone. Brilliant bespoke shirtmaker and tailor, Barrington Ayre, has noticed a clear resurgence in the demand for English made clothing, as well as grooms generally taking more pride in their wedding day appearance.
Being bespoke, Barrington Ayre can create anything a groom and his wedding party desires, from classic morning coats, suits and dinner jackets to linen and seersucker suits for summer and weddings abroad. Or, of you’d prefer, some natty tartan trousers or a full three-piece tweed suit with breeks (not forgetting the matching dog coat and horse blanket, as supplied for a recent wedding…). If you want to stick with tradition but allow for some individuality, morning coats can feature personalised twists, e.g. a skull and crossbones lining for your more rebellious groom, or button hole embroidery colours and initialised cuffs that match the wedding theme.
So, let’s talk wonga. If you’ve got several weddings coming up, a tailor-made morning suit can work out much cheaper in the long run, given that hire charges are around £70 a pop. Tom Wharton at Barrington Ayre also points out that “a morning coat is the one item of clothing that you have to work extremely hard to look bad in. The cut and design, if made properly, can compliment any shape. This will be the day of your life when you’re photographed more than any other time so you owe it to your bride to make sure that you’re the best dressed that you possibly can be.”
As The Cotswolds’ Visiting Tailor, Barrington Ayre offers very flexible appointment times and can even meet you in your home or office on weekdays, weekends and even in the evenings, as well as holding regular visiting days in London. For more info, call the team on 01285 689 431 or email: info@barringtonayre.co.uk. There’s also a darned helpful website http://www.barringtonayre.co.uk with a self-measurement video guide, slideshow and blog containing special offers.






