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A Moment with T.M.Lewin

Back in the bustling time of 1898 in London, Mr. Thomas Mayes Lewin found himself amongst the finest tailors. Innovative and aware of the magnetic pull of tailors to Jermyn Street, he opened the first T.M.Lewin store. Back then (over a hundred years ago), shirts didn’t have buttons down the front. So Mr Lewin invented […]

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A Brief History of The Bow Tie

It’s now associated with formal wear or hipster styling but the bow tie dates a long way back. It first entered the scene as a variation of the cravat, a piece of clothing that had been around in Croatia in the 17th century as a way to hold the top of shirts together. In the […]