Gieves & Hawkes

Gieves & Hawkes are a bespoke gentleman's tailor located at №1 Savile Row, London. Founded in 1771 and owned by Hong Kong conglomerate USI Holdings Limited, they are one of the oldest continual bespoke tailoring companies in the world. The company holds a number of Royal Warrants, and provides ready-to-wear clothes, as well as bespoke and military tailoring. Gieves & Hawkes' business was originally based on catering for the needs of the British Army and the Royal Navy, and hence by association the British Royal family. After coming to London in 1760, Thomas Hawkes set up his first shop in 1771 in Brewer Street. Catering for gentlemen, his main clients were commanders of the British Army, through which King George III became a customer....