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Welcome to Dressed, the history of fashion, a podcast where we explore the who, what, when, of why we wear. We are fashion historians and your host, April Callahan.

And Cassidy Zachary. So, April, I don't know if you agree with me, but tailoring is one of those

evocative fashion words that brings to mind both an item of dress, so like an impeccably

crafted and finely fitted suit, for instance, but also a very specific place.

And that is because dress listeners, tailoring is synonymous with the globally renowned Saville Row in London.

And this unassuming street might at first glance be indistinguishable from, say, hundreds of others in the bustling city upon first appearance,

if it were not for what its buildings literally and figuratively house,

and that is the history and the heart of the English bespoke tailoring tradition.

Yes, and that is because the suits produced on this street are in arguably the most coveted in the world.

A reputation the street has earned ever since

becoming a tailoring hub in the 19th century after Henry Poole, the so-called father of Savile Row,

expanded the tailoring premises he had an inherited from his father, James Poole, in 1846,

to include an entrance at number 32, Saville Row. And Henry Poole in 1846 to include an entrance at number 32 Saville Row, and Henry Poole

still exists today, proudly offering the same level of excellent service and master

craftsmanship offered since Henry's father opened his first tailor shop in 1806.

But Henry Poole is not the only Savville Row House to come with its own extensive history and

heritage, nor is it by any means the oldest tailoring establishment on the street.

That designation is reserved for Eid and Ravenscroft, who proudly claims the title of, quote,

London's oldest tailor and robe maker.

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