Part 19 - Hackett x
"Keep It Simple" x
"Big geezer, with the Hackett cap on"
© The Football Factory x
In the 1960's, a young dandy was to descend into the fashion firmament, via Savile Row, with absolute aplomb, going by the name of Jeremy Hackett; enraptured with what was deemed to be, quintessential British Attire, especially in the distinguished world of the Gentleman.
With that in the forefront of his mind, 1983 was to generate the shape of things to come, leading him to open up his boutique doors, to the discerning public, under the brand name of Hackett, alongside Co-Founder Ashley Lloyd-Jennings (who he met on the iconic Portobello Road, in 1979), on London's Kings Road, Chelsea, firstly selling only Used clothes, alongside essential accessories, after a combined, instantly successful, trial stall.
Garments that combined the traditional tailored cut, with the modern outlook, soon merged the label into the hearts and minds, of would be, truly satisfied customers, at highly respectable prices.
It only took the Company 6 years to expand its special blueprint, to a wider World Market, with Madrid being its first port of call.
Then Paris came calling, in 1994; opening a store on the Rive Gauche.
In Old Norse terms, the long established surname, Hackett, stems all the way back to Lincolnshire, in 1160, as Haket De Ridefort.
Different variations of the surname meaning, have been used over time but the term, which seems to be the most fitting for the debonair man, is that of a Fisherman.
He has certainly cast the net of the label/brand, far and wide across the menswear world, having over 160 stores, globally, in over 30 different countries, under the names of Hackett No.14 Savile Row, Hackett London and the off-duty line, Hackett Sport, which was released last year (2023).
The British Motif - A Bowler Hat, With Two Umbrellas. Sensibility and simplicity, is their natural order of identity.
Upper-Class, Middle-Class, Working Class.
British Army Polo, Henley Royal Regatta, Austin Martin.
Pubs, Terraces, Bars, Clubs.
Sharp. Sophisticated. Celebrated. Cool.
Join a highly esteemed Club - Sign on the dotted line, with Hackett x