Dressing the Man(nequin) with Marnie Gooch
This week we have asked Marnie, our assistant menswear buyer and the newest member of Cordings’ head office team, to design an outfit around the Moleskin Wayfarer Jacket. This jacket comes in both a brown and a smart forest green, which as Marnie will explain, lends itself beautifully to pinker hues. Take us through the…
Dressing The Man(nequin) with Conrad Manasseh
This week we are putting the spotlight on Cordings’ striking Lemon Yellow Corduroy Trousers. As our experienced sales associate Conrad Manasseh will explain, these trousers are the perfect garment for your summer social calendar! With the lemon cords taking the leading role, let’s see the outfit that Conrad put together this week. Take us through…
How To Wear British Style – With Grey Fox, Tusting and Loake
Our Grey Fox Competition is now LIVE. Ends 29th May. Enter here for a chance to win wardrobe icons from Cordings, Loake and Tusting. The Grey Fox Photoshoot There is an understandable mutual appreciation society that exists between David Evans AKA Grey Fox, Britain’s best known sartorial blogger specialising in style for the over forties,…
Dressing the Man(nequin) with John Twitchen
A closer look at Cordings’ Spring/Summer 2022 Men’s Collection… For the next couple of weeks we will be putting the spotlight on different items from men’s SS22. Every week a different member of Cordings’ talented sales team will style a mannequin based around a garment from the new season. This week I caught up with…
A Trip to Adamley Silk Printers
A visit to Adamley Textiles is the best way to experience the exquisite art and craftmanship of serigraphy. The Silk Town of England As you step off the train in Macclesfield, the unassuming spires divulge little of the remarkable history of this humble town famous not only for Hovis’ bread, but for England’s silk manufacturing…
Malcolm Appleby MBE Engraver
We are proud to be working with one of Britain’s most outstanding and influential engravers alive today on our latest cufflink collection. Malcolm Appleby is one of Britain’s most celebrated silversmith-engravers. He has recently been awarded an MBE for his services to engraving. His work is commissioned by The Royal Family, the V&A Museum and 10…
Knitwear Know How
All great knitwear stories start with a good yarn… Cordings have always been trusted to create quality garments from our tweed jackets to our Mackintosh coats, and our knitwear collection is no different. Working with small makers and mills in Scotland, England and Wales using time honoured techniques, the seasonal and core ranges are created…
The Mackintosh Inverness Cape
John Charles Cordings first opened his store in The Strand in 1839 offering a collection of practical outerwear, made using cutting edge technology –‘vulcanised’ rubber bonded onto a sturdy cotton drill. His garments, created in collaboration with Thomas Hancock and Mackintosh were immediately hugely sought after. Practical and stylish they were the original performance coats…
The British Warm
Steeped in history, the British Warm is an icon of men’s style. Originally created as a military greatcoat for British army officers during the First World War; its weight and durability made it an indispensable part of their wardrobe. Often associated with Winston Churchill who favoured it for its practicality and effortless style it has…