Readers with exceptional memories may remember how much I wore my Debenhams Hammond & Co Prince of Wales check suit, acquired some two and a half years ago and pictured in the image below. Made in Egypt from cloth from Alfred Brown (Worsted Mills) Ltd of Leeds, Yorkshire, it cost a very reasonable £299. Sadly I took it out of its suit bag at the beginning of this last winter just to find that moths had made a meal of it and I had to recycle it.
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| Image by Jonathan Daniel Pryce |
To my delight I found out recently that Debenhams had a few suits left and they very kindly replaced it. There are few suits in this price range that are truly good value, but Debenhams and Hammond & Co. have got it right here. As with any suit, you have to ensure that cut and fit are right for you. Luckily these fit me well.
You can find this suit (now priced at £140, but with very few left) and other similar suits designed by Patrick Grant as part of the Debenhams Hammond & Co range here.