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Quintessentially British

Henry Poolereally is the founding fathers of Savile Row and also the greatinventors of the...

Henry Poole
really is the founding fathers of Savile Row and also the great
inventors of the dinner suit, otherwise known as the Tuxedo

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Henry Poole really is the founding fathers
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of Savile Row and also the great inventors of the dinner suit,
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otherwise known as the Tuxedo.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
683
Timestamp in Movie
00:12:56
Uploaded
Mar 16, 2025
Genres
documentary
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A feature documentary celebrating everything great and British
It's a great honour to be at Henry Poole and being known - Quintessentially British 00:15
It's a great honour to be at Henry Poole and being know...
Winston Churchill was probably one of our great men - Quintessentially British 00:07
Winston Churchill was probably one of our great men
And of course, he came to us as a young, slim gentleman - Quintessentially British 00:08
And of course, he came to us as a young, slim gentleman
And my grandfather remembered talking about his suits - Quintessentially British 00:10
And my grandfather remembered talking about his suits
And they would always find little bits of ash - Quintessentially British 00:08
And they would always find little bits of ash
But he was apparently a wonderful man, - Quintessentially British 00:11
But he was apparently a wonderful man,
So we would have measured Winston's father, - Quintessentially British 00:08
So we would have measured Winston's father,
Later on in life, Winston came to us in 1906, which is there, - Quintessentially British 00:10
Later on in life, Winston came to us in 1906, which is there...
You'll always meet customers and get to know them, - Quintessentially British 00:07
You'll always meet customers and get to know them,
- I should. - Four working buttons - Quintessentially British 00:05
- I should. - Four working buttons
You're not strong on the thigh, - Quintessentially British 00:06
You're not strong on the thigh,
So, single-breasted, button two, notched lapel. - Quintessentially British 00:06
So, single-breasted, button two, notched lapel.
So, that's your plain weave with no colorway. - Quintessentially British 00:05
So, that's your plain weave with no colorway.
That's your pinhead, showing the actual distances - Quintessentially British 00:07
That's your pinhead, showing the actual distances
So, Simon, I think executive decision, I think let's go... - Quintessentially British 00:06
So, Simon, I think executive decision, I think let's go...
And also it has a bit more character, - Quintessentially British 00:07
And also it has a bit more character,
So when you mention Savile Row, I immediately think - Quintessentially British 00:08
So when you mention Savile Row, I immediately think
Sadly a bit before my time on the row. - Quintessentially British 00:05
Sadly a bit before my time on the row.
There's quite often tours that come, - Quintessentially British 00:10
There's quite often tours that come,
We're very fortunate, we have quite an eclectic - Quintessentially British 00:07
We're very fortunate, we have quite an eclectic