Laurie Hopkins Menswear Blog

Having just returned from a nice sunny break in Tenerife, Jayne was filling me in on what has been happening whilst I was away. She mentioned that whilst phoning one of our suppliers, (Douglas & Grahame who produce the Douglas range, DG ranges, Cruise and Wellington ranges) they mentioned that they had seen this Menswear Blog!!

So, it would appear that its not only Laurie and Jayne who read my posts on Menswear but some of our suppliers are starting to take an interest also.

With this in mind, I would like to say hello to the boys and girls at Douglas and Grahame, in particular the sales team who are amongst some of the best in the country - thanks for all your help, particularly when we ring up and say - ‘I have a customer who is looking for a brown trouser, do you have such a thing’ and who then have to describe around 10 different style of trousers, shades and variations. Thank you for being so patient with us!!

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After watching one particular episode of the TV programme ‘Mary - Queen of Shops’ and seeing her ask the question ‘What is your Target age group?’, I have always wondered just what I would say if asked that question.

Jayne has always claimed that it would be impossible for us to give an answer to this because as she says, ‘we have to be all things to all people!’

This was highlighted today when I picked up the telephone to answer a call and I was asked if we did Prom Suit hire - now anyone who has read this blog will know we do - see the previous post!!

After explaining to the lady on the telephone that we had a great prom suit offer on at the moment, I was called into the shop to help an elderly couple with a Cardigan they had bought from us previously and which they wanted to change to a larger size.

The man explained that they were a rather remarkable pair, they were in fact twins (not Husband and Wife as I had thought) and that they were both (obviously!) 92 years old. His Sister went onto explain how she liked visiting our shop because ‘it is so easy to park the car outside’ (we have FREE FORECOURT PARKING) and so it was not far for her brother to walk to the shop. They went onto explain how they had left their elder Sister at home!

In the space of 10 mins, I had dealt with 2 seperate customer enquires with an age difference of 76 years! So now you see how difficult it would be for us to define our target age group!

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As we finish for Christmas here at Laurie Hopkins Menswear, we would like to take this opportunity to wish our Customers, Family and Friends a very merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

We will close today - Christmas Eve and re-open at 9am on Saturday 27th December.

Merry Chritstmas to one and all.

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I have always wondered if that often used marketing ploy of ‘as seen on TV’ actually works and if it does, just what does it take so that you can use the phrase ‘as seen on TV’?

Well, here at Laurie Hopkins Menswear, we now have the chance to use that slogan in our advertising because one of our ads has actually been seen on TV.

Whilst this is a very tenuous link and I have to say that were stretching it a bit - never the less, one of our recent adverts was actually seen on TV.

The programme was Look North, where Paul the Weatherman did an article on the Huddersfield Examiner going from an evening paper to a morning paper after over 150 years of tradition.

During the article, the production crew visited a Huddersfield newsagents to see the first Examiners hit the street at 5am in the morning.

It just so happens that Laurie Hopkins Menswear had a strip advert on the bottom of the front page and so, as the camera zoomed in on the stack of Huddersfield Examiners on display, the Laurie Hopkins Menswear advert was clearly shown to anyone who saw the article.

There you have it, Laurie Hopkins Menswear - as seen on TV!

Just in case you missed it, you can watch us again by

following this link to the Look North article!

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December traditionally is the season when prospective Bride and Grooms start looking (in earnest) for just what is available for next year as far as Grooms wedding hire is concerend and this year seems to be the the same.

We have had an influx of happy couples all wanting to see just what we can do to make the groom look good on his big day and the answer is quite a lot.

As well as the usual Mens Tailcoats, Mens frockcoats and Prince (Albert or Edward - dependng on which company is supplying them) here at Laurie Hopkins Menswear, we can supply a full range of Highland wear and Asian Wedding Hire wear.

So, if your plannign on getting married in 2009 and need to look at Grooms or Mens wedding hire, then call into our shop in Lindley, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire to see our vast range of mens and boys weddig hire.

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If you get this months (November 2008) Yorkshire Ridings Magazine, then look out for Michael as his photograph is in the magazine. He and Jayne were invited to the Yorkshire Ridings luncheon at Whitley Hall (Sheffield) but unfortunately, Jayne couldn’t make it so Michael invited his Niece, Carla Coulson along for the day.

Michael said it was a splendid occasion, the sun shone all day and the food & wine were terrific and the company excellent.

Thanks Janet and Yorkshire Ridings Magazine (from Michael & Carla) for your kind invitation to the luncheon.

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Yes, that’s right! You can get 4 100% Cotton Non-Iron Mens shirts for only £70 from our online shop buy clicking the following link:

100% Cotton Non-Iron Mens Shirts

And whats more, that includes FREE UK Mainland delivery.

So what are you waiting for? You know that these will make perfect Christmas presents for the men in your lives.

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We are often asked just what the Laurie Hopkins Menswear of Huddersfield, Menswear Hire service offers so here is a little information about what we can supply:

• Grooms Wear - this includes Tailcoats, Prince Suits and Tailcoat suits
• Brown Prince Suits
• Page Boy and Ring Bearer wear
• Dinner Suit & Tuxedos
• Prom Suits and Waistcoats
• Lounge Suits - in either Grey, Navy or Black
• Kilt Hire

Whilst we have one of the regions most extensive Menswear hire service we also can provide made to measure garments should you find that you are looking for something that just isn’t availabe in the Mens hire range.

Why not call into the shop and have a look at our extensive range?

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. . . . was the question posed on the telephone yesterday.

I had a new customer ring me to see if we had something that was a little different, something that was not just the usual run of the mill dinner suit. He had been searching the internet and had come across the Laurie Hopkins Menswear website where we have many hirewear and ready to wear pictures but he was looking for something a little different. So the question was, could we find him a suitable Dinner Suit before his deadline for the Winter Ball?

From our shop stock he selected a pure new wool Striped dinner suit from Torre (£195),

A stripped Dinner Suit.

this dinner suit is amongst our best sellers because it allows the wearer to have a Dinner Suit that is different yet still be discrete and classy. This suit, alongside the traditional White Tuxedo, is a firm favorite with anyone who is going on a cruise.

So if your looking for a different dinner suit or tuxedo, just what is there availabe?

‘Off the Peg’, there are a number of options, obviously there is the stripped dinner suit mentioned above however, we also have availabe an American Range of Evening Suits and Prom Suits that would not look out of place at a glitzy Hollywood Awards ceremony.

Favorites from this range (particularly for those who are looking for a Prom Suit) are the Black and the White Neru Collar (or Mandarin Collar) Suits with no buttons on the front,

Black Neru Collar Dinner Suit

the Black Suit comes in a pure new wool fabric and the White comes in a Poly fabric,

White Neru Collar Dinner Suit or Prom Suit

both retail at £149 for the Jacket and £59.95 for the trousers and are available in Mix ‘n’ Match sizes, so we can get any size Jacket to match any size trousers or you can also Mix ‘n’ Match the colours.

With the Winter Ball season fast approaching as well as the traditional Christmas Dinners and possibly your Winter Cruise, now is the time to look for a new Dinner Suit but don’t leave it too late or you may find that the ‘different’ garments are no longer available and you could have missed the boat!

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First, let me apologise for not posting on the blog for a while, its been very busy time here at Laurie Hopkins Menswear.

Last week saw the arrival of many reps and agents with their Spring Summer 2009 collections (I will post later about these ranges), many of these agents carry more than one companies ranges and as you can imagine, it can get quite hectic when you are looking at 3-4 ranges on a morning and then others in the afternoon.

However, not content with looking at ranges last week we also were a member of staff down as Jayne took a few (Very well earned) days off. We were also busy in the shop as our sale is coming to an end and the New Autumn/Winter 08/09 ranges flood in.

One day last week, we took delivery of over 100 pairs of trousers, 120 shirts and knitwear as well as over 50 Suits, Jackets and Overcoats - that was a busy day I can tell you.

I have taken a few photos of the new ranges along with the buying etc and I will post them later this week, so keep coming back and having a look at our blog.

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