Description

Bricker & Mellowe was an English tailor located close to Savile Row in the Mayfair area of London​,​ from 1940 to 2002. Created by former cutters of Hawkes of Savile Row (now Gieves & Hawkes) in 1940​,​ Bricker & Mellowe was a small operation that made beautiful suits​,​ jackets and coats in the classical English cut. Their shoulder was quite soft compared to Huntsman & Sons or Henry Poole​,​ with a slightly roped sleevehead. The chest was cut close​,​ with a very light drape​,​ and the sleeve was relatively narrow​,​ but still rounded enough to move easily. It is an excellent blend between Gieves & Hawkes and Anderson & Sheppard respective styles. In the 1980's​,​ they partnered with Benson​,​ Perry & Whitley​,​ located on Cork Street in the same building as the famous shoemaker George Cleverley. Benson​,​ Perry & Whitley were known as the official tailor of Ian Fleming​,​ author of the James Bond novels​,​ as well as David Niven​,​ known for classic Hollywood pictures such as the Pink Panther and the Guns of Navarone. His tailor was notably known for making a rather original midnight blue double-breasted Victorian morning suit for him in the 1967 James Bond film Casino Royale. During the 1990's​,​ Bricker & Mellowe moved to 6 Sackville Street​,​ in the same building as Meyer & Mortimer​,​ one of the oldest tailors still in activity. Bricker & Mellowe unfortunately closed in 2002​,​ with most of the workers joining other tailoring houses. I propose a beautiful Bricker & Mellowe brown cashmere jacket​,​ with a striking pattern: a bold red and thin blue windowpane​,​ similar to certain creations by Huntsman & Sons. It is a classic countryside jacket​,​ ideal from autumn to spring​,​ that can be worn in the same way as a tweed jacket (with corduroy or flannel trousers​,​ even jeans​,​ in a variety of colours). The cashmere is warm without being heavy. Made in 1995​,​ it belonged to the owner of Hobbs Cashmere​,​ a luxury cashmere house of the same quality as Brunello Cucinelli and Loro Piana. As always with Bricker & Mellowe​​​​​​​​​​​​,​​​​​​​​​​​​ it is fully handmade​​​​​​​​​​​​,​​​​​​​​​​​​ from the lining to the buttonholes​​​​​​​​​​​​,​​​​​​​​​​​​ from the shoulder to the collar. The condition is excellent​​. The jacket is best fitted for someone with a strong 38UK ​​​/​​​​40FR size​​​​,​​​​ or a slim 40UK​​​/​​​50FR size​​​,​​​ around 1m75 to 1m80 tall. Here are the measurements Shoulders: 47cm Sleeve length: 57cm (with 4cm of fabric to let out) Chest: 50cm Waist at button: 50cm Jacket length: 77cm (collar included ​,​ with 4cm of fabric to let out) Lapels: 9cm Quality similar to the following bespoke houses: - In France: Camps de Luca​​​,​​​ Cifonelli​​​​,​​​​ Francesco Smalto​​​​,​​​​ Claude Rousseau​​​​,​​​​ Arnys​​​​,​​​​ Lanvin Mesure​​​​,​​​​ Henri Urban​​​​,​​​​ Max Evzeline​​​​,​​​​ Opelka​​​​,​​​​ Kenjiro Suzuki - In Italy: Caraceni (Augusto or Domenico)​​​​,​​​​ Rubinacci​​​​,​​​​ Dalcuore​​​​,​​​​ Panico - In England: Anderson & Sheppard​​​​,​​​​ Henry Poole​​​​,​​​​ Huntsman & Sons​​​​,​​​​ Nutters of Savile Row​​​​,​​​​ Chittleborough & Morgan​​​​,​​​​ Richard Anderson​​​​,​​​​ Meyer & Mortimer Possible to try it in Paris 15th Arrondissement.