STILL WORKING ON
Many of the most illustrious names above the doors on Savile Row are not sitting as comfortably as Jeremy Hackett is today.
To celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the Campaign for Wool, J.P. Hackett No. 14 Savile Row collaborated with Lovat Mill in Scotland to design a new tweed cloth that was woven into a limited edition cloth.
The Kiltmakery were commisioned to handstitch a kilt for J.P Hackett himself from the winning tweed.
Students from Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh were provided the suiting fashion illustration of the suit by Jeremy Hackett, which consist of a jacket, double pleat wide-leg trousers with turn-ups and a waistcoat and accessories such as a hat.
Students were given the concept of the British Tweed Heritage and look to autumnal heathers in a subtle design incorporating colour over checks, with an additional option for brighter bolder colour accents giving it a modern twist. The cloth will be woven in The cloth will be a 38oz soft suiting tweed – the Lovat Abbot.
“I was delighted when the Campaign for Wool invited J.P. Hackett Savile Row to create an outfit to celebrate 10 years since its inauguration. In conjunction with The School of Textiles & Design at Heriot Watt University we invited a number of students to use their talents to come up with an innovative tweed. The tweed has been produced at Lovat Mill and we will hold a limited edition of the cloth at No. 14 Savile Row that can be personally tailored for our clients or for that matter His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales who has worked tirelessly to promote the attributes of wool in all its guises. Best wishes to The Campaign for Wool on its anniversary.” Jeremy Hackett
“We were delighted to work with the Hackett/Lovat brief with a very motivated group of weave design students at Heriot Watt University. Lovat Mill as The Home of Tweed designs and weaves many Tweed qualities but we based the project on one of our Lightweight Lambswool Tweed qualities which suits our export and home markets. Difficult to choose a winner but Alice’s work made the most of the brief and was very well researched. She just touched on our Hi-Vis yarns which we use in our High Performance Tweeds as decorations which was a nice twist on a pattern with its roots in Scottish Textile design. Kaitlin was a great runner up and again we loved the way she had handled the brief presenting strong ideas. Great to see such a strong pool of talent coming from the home of Scotland’s leading University for Textile Design.” Stephen Rendle, Managing Director Lovat Mill
Jeremy Hackett, founder of the so-called mens wear label, which now boasts the Georgian town house at No. 14 on this most sartorial of drags, occupies most comfortable offices at the top of a building that once belonged to Sir Hardy Amies.
The aforementioned kilt in fabric created by Alice Milivoyevich, who won the competition curated by Jeremy to encourage young designers of cloth, drew some questions from members. Including how much cloth is needed to make a piece of Scottish national dress. (Apparently, seven to nine yards).
