Savile Row in Mayfair has been the street of bespoke tailors since the 19th century, and nearby old makers of hats and umbrellas still make and repair by hand on their own premises. 3 places, chosen by Maeve and checked by the editors.
Mayfair
A bespoke tailor founded in 1806, one of the oldest houses on Savile Row, still cutting each suit to an individual pattern; it marked its 220th year in 2026.
MaeveIts ledgers still hold orders from two hundred years ago.
St James's
A hat shop whose business began in 1676 and has been at 6 St James's Street since 1765; women's couture hats are made by hand in the workroom under the roof, where repairs and re-blocking are also done. It turned 350 in 2026.
MaeveA hatter on the same street for 350 years. Still sewing under the roof.
Bloomsbury
An umbrella and walking-stick shop founded in 1830, with its Victorian shopfront intact; some umbrellas are made, and repairs done, in the basement workshop.
MaeveThe Victorian shopfront still stands. A shop for a rainy city.
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