Ede & Ravenscroft
Ede & Ravenscroft is a London based bespoke tailor and shop not far from Savile Row . The family business is also represented in Oxford , Cambridge and Edinburgh .
The company has existed since 1689, making it the oldest British men's tailor still in existence . Ede & Ravenscroft is a near monopoly on the ceremonial attire of British society. Since 1689, every British monarch has worn the tailor's robes, as have members of the English Knightly Orders and the British House of Lords. Local and regional ceremonial garments, including those for the City of London , are often made by Ede & Ravenscroft. Ede & Ravenscroft makes the gowns for graduation ceremonies for many British universities. In addition to robes, Ede & Ravenscroft also tailors and sells men's and women's clothing for business and everyday use.
history
Ede & Ravenscroft started out as a tailoring business in the 17th century in Aldwych on the outskirts of the City of London. Originally, the Shudall family's tailoring shop was one of many in Aldwych, the then center of London tailors. The company was founded on the occasion of the first large order, that was the production of the coronation robes for William III. and Mary II. in 1689. Around 1730 Thomas Ravenscroft settled at Lincoln's Inn to sell wigs. These were mainly given to the lawyers of the Inn, but were widespread in society in the 18th century. In 1871, the two original companies merged when Joseph Ede married the wigmaker's heiress Rosanna Ravenscroft and they merged their companies.
The company is still family-owned to this day. With about £ 37 million in sales in 2012, it made £ 4 million in profit. Every English monarch has worn Ede & Ravenscroft robes since the shop was founded. The company also provides the ceremonial robes for the British orders of knights. Currently, Queen Elizabeth II as well as Prince Philip and Prince Charles wear the robes by Ede & Ravenscroft. In addition to the clothing, Ede & Ravenscroft also often takes the official photos of the university graduation ceremonies. Likewise, the company continues to manufacture the ceremonial wigs worn in UK courts.
shops
Ede & Ravenscroft has four stores in London, two of which are separate for men and women on Chancery Lane, and others in Oxford , Cambridge and Edinburgh . The men's clothing store on Chancery Lane in the City of London dates back to 1890 and was built under the architect Knightley. The red brick building is elegant and simple and shows influences of neo-Gothic . An extensive restoration took place in 1892. The front design of the shop made of glass and brass is continued in the facade of the women's clothing shop right next to it.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Oliver Shah: Oldest tailor on the rise , The Sunday Times April 14, 2013
- ^ The Royal Purveyors: Ede & Ravenscroft: Royal robe makers ( Memento from December 30, 2013 in the Internet Archive ), March 16, 2012
- ^ A b Luke Leitch: Mencyclopaedia: Ede & Ravenscroft . In: The Telegraph , November 29, 2013
- ^ Simon Bradley, Nikolaus Pevsner: London 1, The city of London, 1997 , London - Penguin. ISBN 978-0-300-09624-8 , p. 451