In their blog, the apprentices of Saville Row tailor Anderson and Sheppard tell the story of their Managing Director/Head Cutter Mr. Hitchcock and the box of fabric remnants left from suits made for the Prince of Wales that he keeps under his cutting table. The accompanying photos showed the before and after of one of the Prince's suit jackets, which he harmlessly left hanging on the back of a chair. While unattended the jacket skirt was shredded by a dog. Somehow Mr. H was able to make it right, using saved fabric.
Mr. Hitchcock will soon be called upon to right another suit casualty. Prince Charles is catching grief for repeatedly wearing a hastily patched suit. Seven times in the past several months Charles has been spotted wearing his favorite suit in not like new condition.
His peeps contend he'll have it repaired while on holiday, there's no call for DB during grouse season.
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better by a dog (hopefully a Jack Russell) than the owl he is playing with in the picture. Tweeds and vinage Land Rovers work best during hunting I believe.
I think I like Charles better seeing him be so thrifty/lazy.
Toad, my good man. We miss your daily musings on this blog. Hurry back.
Anon@7:06 is speaking the awful truth. You and your bride must still be in the [unsettling, miserable, exhausting] throes of moving self and stuff. Oh Camilla, what shall become of you.
-Flo
Toad! Where are you? MIssing your wonderful posts.
I have several items that I wear as well, that are far from "new" in condition, but will be worn, by me, just the same. my summer attire go-to this summer has been my collection of old beat to heck 501 cut-offs.
I've been goin' back to the 70's
I hope all is well Toad.
Yes. Are you OK?
I quite admire him for this. Totally bloody eccentric methinks!
How are you?
Di
xoxo
Now this adds a nice dimension to Charles I never knew about. I say you go...what I wouldn't give to get to that remnant box!
Toad, I've been missing your posts. Hope things are well with you and it is just that you are too busy living life... Come back to us as soon as you can, please!
Sir, Your absence from blog-world is conspicuous and palpable....hope all is well out in Mayberry.
We know he's adding material to "the other side of his brain" on tumblr, but has he also migrated content over to an unknown Facebook account?
YikesBikesFruitStripeGum, caught in a Pavlovian how-many-of-my-rabid-followers-will-go-berserk- trying-to-find-me experiment.
I give!
Sir, that looks like it might be the top of your dresser. Very cool. Looking forward to seeing what's across the room, and maybe around the corner and down the hall. Hope you and your bride are getting nicely tucked in to new quarters. Cheers!
-Flo
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