Laurie Hopkins Menswear Blog

When we buy for the coming seasons we tend to see many of our suppliers on different days and its not always easy to remember just exactly what you have bought from one supplier and another. Obviously we make notes as to what we have bought, styles, colours etc but getting exact shades is often difficult.

This season Jayne has put together an almost ‘perfect’ display of a Gabicci Sweater and Shirt, A pair of Meyer Trousers and another shirt from Melka.

A stunning display of Gabicci Sweater and Shirt, Meyer trousers and a Melka shirt.

The colours, shades and textures in each of the garments blend perfectly, complementing each other and creating a stunning combination of garments. Even if I do say so myself, we didn’t do a bad job with the buying from these ranges from 3 seperate agents on different days.

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This week we received a delivery of Milestone Leather jackets and as usual, they are superb quality.

Both jackets are Nappa Leather, ( Nappa leather or Napa leather is a full-grain leather, typically dyed, made from unsplit kid-, lamb- or sheep-skin by tanning with salts of chromium or aluminium sulphate, and noted for softness and durability. It is often used in high-quality leather products such as high-end furniture and accessories such as wallets and luggage. One example would be interiors of luxury vehicles - source Wikipedia) made using lamb skins and are extremely soft to touch.

Conker Brown Milestone Nappa (Lamb) Leather Jacket

Milestone Nappa Leather Jacket in Brown

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German Jacket and Suit house Benvenuto have launched a brand new exclusive fabric onto the market for their Autumn Winter 2008/9 Jacket range. That fabric is called CashGora and is a mixture of Cashmere and Angora.

Cashgora Jacket from Benvenuto

According to Benvenuto:

‘Cashmere and Angora: The best of both worlds.

Cashmere and Angora are two of the most valuable fabrics we have ever seen. No other materials are as soft, light annd precious as Cashmere and Angora.

Workers manually comb the rare animals to obtain a premium-quality undercoat hair that is not only fine and soft, but also makes garments that feel great to wear. After the combing, the fibres are spun with extremely fine wool and polyamide: Polyamide gives the jacket a robust, sporty look and makes it extremely durable.

Only in selected factories the valuable fabrric in addition with other high class materials will be produced to a jacket, which will excite you with its elegant sportiness and lightness.

CASHGORA - only from Benvenuto’

Why not call into our shop and have a look at the stunning new jacket range from Benvenuto and feel the smooth texture of the fabric that is Cashgora.

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Our Made to Measure service has always been busy because we provide a quality product at a competitive price and this has meant that here at Laurie Hopkins Menswear we continue to see a growth in the Bespoke suit market when maybe other areas of clothing are slowing down a little.

This growth is even more apparent in the Bespoke Wedding Suit sector where it seems that more and more Groom’s are looking to have a suit made to measure for their big day.

With this in mind, we have sourced a few new sample cloth bunches from the local mills which feature many cloths that would be suitable for a made to measure wedding suit. These cloths come in many shades and designs and include light weight wools and wool and cashmere mixes.

If your considering having a suit made for your wedding, why not call into our shop in Huddersfield (West Yorkshire) and look at the many patterns that are available.

Go on, you know your worth it!

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If you were to ask me to list the staple items that everyman should have in his wardrobe (irrespective of his age) then the humble Navy Blue Pure New Wool Blazer has to be one of the first on the list.

Here at Laurie Hopkins Menswear, we sell 2 different styles of Navy Blue Blazers, we have the traditional slightly ‘flannel’ type cloth that is in the Brook Taverner range (and which comes complete with the Huddersfield Coat of Arms on the gilt buttons)

Huddersfield Coat of Arms Blazer Button

as well as the more smooth finished Super 120’s Pure New Wool Blazer by Digel.

The real beauty of a blazer is (as we are often heard to comment in the shop) you can wear it to any occasion and not feel out of place. From a Wedding to a Funeral via Christenings or Bar Mitzvah’s, the Navy Blue Blazer will never let you down and best of all you can keep on re-inventing it as the current trend of the day changes.

So for instance, we have the younger end wearing the Blazer complete with a bold patterned or stripped shirt and a pair of Jeans

Navy Blazer and Jeans

or the more mature man is seen in the Blazer with Grey flannels, shirt and tie – neither of which looks out of place.

Blazer and Grey Flannels

The Navy Blue Blazer really is a must for any man’s wardrobe.

You can buy a Pure New Wool Navy Blazer online from Laurie Hopkins Menswear either online or by visiting our shop in Lindley, Huddersfield.

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