Tripl Stitched is a new menswear brand that makes shirts in Enfield, London, England. And what wonderful shirts they are. When I first heard from them I quickly gained the impression of a company that puts much effort and pride into what it does. I commonly find such passion in those committed to UK manufacture and the happy result is always high quality, well-designed products.
Here is what Ben Marden of Tripl Stitched told me,
'... please have a close look at the seams as we are using traditional American and Japanese machines that make a a fully flat felled seam (so folded in and enclosed with no raw edges). The armhole seams are the classic wide single needle like old Brooks Brothers and in the side seams we use a very rare triple needle machine (hence the name) where we reverse the chain stitch for more comfort. And this also adds a small visual touch to show our point of difference. We also use only cross stitching for the real mother of pearl buttons and our button holes are on a special modern Japanese machine that makes a tiny pearl stitch like a suiting button hole, so again rare on shirts apart from the real high end ones like Turnbull & Asser.'
The fabrics are lovely, some from Italy, but the chambray prints are designed and printed in London, so with those you acquire a shirt totally designed and made in London (see, for example, the contour-printed shirt above, bottom right).
I've been able to try some of the shirts. They're cut not too full, not too fitted, and in a way that is comfortable and flattering, but somehow different. Clearly, much thought has gone into cut and design, as Ben went on to tell me,
'I have a collection of vintage shirts from the the early 1900's to the 1950's where I've borrowed lots of old detailing and we are very lucky to have a great master pattern cutter in London who is able to work with me to get these three dimensional cuts that just make you feel good without knowing quite why. That, I always feel, is the sign of a really good cut'.
This is a label that really deserves to do well. Shirt prices are from £95 with free delivery - extremely reasonable given the quality, London provenance and outstanding design. They're built to last - you get what you pay for. See Tripl Stitched for more information and to buy these great shirts.
(Images from Tripl Stitched).
