A Cold Wall winner


The British designer Samuel Ross of the cult streetwear fashion brand A Cold Wall has been named the winner of the UK’s biggest menswear prize for emerging talent, the BFC/GQ Designer Menswear Fund


Dylan Jones, Samuel Ross, Caroline Rush and Kevin Jiang at the BFC/GQ Menswear Fund Award event courtesy of the British Fashion Council by Darren Gerrish


UK TAILORS BRACED FOR US TARIFFS


Many in the British fashion industry think the tariffs have targeted them unfairly. Their Italian and French counterparts will not face similar 25 per cent increases


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ult fashion streetwear brand A-Cold- Wall* by designer Samuel Ross has been named the 2019 winner of the


BFC/GQ Designer Menswear Fund announced at a cocktail reception hosted at Annabel’s in London.


Ross will receive a £150,000 cash prize and 12 months high-level mentoring to accelerate his business’ growth and global reputation. A Cold Wall is described as a curated product of British culture birthed out of the respected fields of fashion, design, installation art and material study where inanimate reality of buildings, industrial material and geographic memory are translated into wearable concepts.


Caroline Rush,


chief executive officer of the British Fashion Council, said


in a statement:“The judging committee was impressed with the quality of work, thought process and determination of the talented 2019 shortlist. Each designer has a bright future ahead of them. “There can only be one winner and Ross


proved to be the strongest candidate with the most comprehensive business strategy and decisive plans on how to use the fund to his best advantage to propel and cement A-Cold- Wall* on the global stage.”


Hackett on the Row


JP Hackett has opened the Savile Row townhouse location with the high-end menswear brand adding further to its central London offering


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he importance of the Savile Row opening is clear with the company calling it "our new home of bespoke”. London’s Savile Row is the heart of global


bespoke menswear tailoring and in a world in which ultra-luxury is the most dynamic segment of the market, exploiting the willingness of the high-end consumer to spend thousands on a special piece make commercial sense. The 36-year-old brand’s townhouse, which was formerly home to couturier Hardy Amies, opened recently at No 14 Savile Row, and it comes complete with a team of traditional tailors. But ready-to-wear won’t be neglected with dedicated RTW rooms in the space. There’s also room for other products such as vintage accessories.


Although Hackett hasn’t disclosed how much it spent on the


townhouse, it was clearly a lot. The location’s interior makeover was created by brand founder Jeremy Hackett with interior designer Ben Pentreath with plenty of original features having been retained.


avile Row tailors were among those effected after the US government


announced that 25 per cent tariffs would soon be applied to a significant portion of their product range upon export to the US. Among the list of British-


exported clothing items affected include most types of men’s suits, cashmere sweaters, women’s anoraks and pyjamas. International Trade Secretary


Liz Truss says: "Resorting to tit-for-tat tariffs is not in any country's best interests and we are in regular contact with the Trump administration, urging them to refrain from resorting to such measures. "As well as causing temporary disruption to UK businesses, it would also hit American consumers in the pocket." Arguably, the type of people


who have a bespoke suit made by a Savile Row tailor are not short of a pound or two. “We’re better known in New


York than we are in Newcastle, so we’ve always had a very strong American presence,” says Sean Dixon, co-founder of Savile Row tailor Richard James. The company opened its first store in the US at the end of last year and has plans to expand further in the country. "The customer base is fairly affluent," admits Mr Dixon, whose clients include actor Benedict Cumberbatch, footballer David Beckham and rapper P Diddy. "Nevertheless, an increase is an increase and we pride ourselves on people getting value for money, especially for a Savile Row suit.


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