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The cloth from which the trench is made is woven in North Yorkshire — and by 'eck is it hardy. It is known as natte tweed, which has always been a fairly arcane variety of cloth, and this one is woven with the tough and gnarly wool of stern-faced British sheep.  More
More predictive of winter than the Gregorian Calendar and twice as wearable — yes, the heavy crewneck is back again in all its fluffy tuck-stitched lambswool glory. It is, as ever, ten-ply: barely a fraction below thermonuclear on the knitwear warmth-o-meter.  More
More predictive of winter than the Gregorian Calendar and twice as wearable — yes, the heavy crewneck is back again in all its fluffy tuck-stitched lambswool glory. It is, as ever, ten-ply: barely a fraction below thermonuclear on the knitwear warmth-o-meter.  More
The cloth from which the trench is made is woven in North Yorkshire — and by 'eck is it hardy. It is known as natte tweed, which has always been a fairly arcane variety of cloth, and this one is woven with the tough and gnarly wool of stern-faced British sheep.  More
Back again in heavy cord from Lancashire is the work jacket. And boy does it work. Works overtime. Body-spanning pockets, custom-made horn butchers buttons, under-arm ventilation whatjamajigs, complicated gusset cuffs — nothing puts in hours quite it.  More
Greater than the sum of its parts, the duffle. Eight lengths of rope, four toggles — hand-turned horn ones, naturally — and about three metres of very heavy melton is all that goes into it. But that all-enveloping sense of wearing a blanket — can't measure that.  More
The v-neck is a knitwear lexicographer's dream. It is fully-fashioned, hand-framed, hand-linked, and knitted in the south-west with super-fine geelong with a rounded handle. To everyone else, meanwhile, it is a sturdy sweater made to the very highest standard.  More
Technically speaking, a Chesterfield is a long and tailored overcoat and / or a leather sofa. What you see here is much closer to the former — but less tailored. It is made with Bedford cord from Somerset, and finished with dark horn buttons from the West Midlands.  More
The field shirt is back this year in heavy uniform melton — so called because it is melton for actual uniforms (actually heavy uniforms for the British Army) which were very much in vogue about 110 years ago, and was woven by the actual same mill in West Yorkshire.  More
The peacoat is back this year in heavy uniform melton — so called because it is melton for actual uniforms (actually heavy uniforms for the British Army) which were very much in vogue about 110 years ago, and was woven by the actual same mill in West Yorkshire.  More
The peacoat is back this year in heavy uniform melton — so called because it is melton for actual uniforms (actually heavy uniforms for the British Army) which were very much in vogue about 110 years ago, and was woven by the actual same mill in West Yorkshire.  More
Back again in heavy cord from Lancashire is the work jacket. And boy does it work. Works overtime. Body-spanning pockets, custom-made horn butchers buttons, under-arm ventilation whatjamajigs, complicated gusset cuffs — nothing puts in hours quite it.  More
This is the parka minor. Its name is relative to its all-enveloping older brother, but is somewhat misleading all the same — what with it being a coat of considerable proportions and packed to the gills with all sorts of old-school technical features and functions. More
They call this cloth "tropical" for a reason — and not just because it comes from North Yorkshire. It is, rather, because it is a lightweight cloth, with a plain and aeration-aiding weave, and made with high-twist yarn that doesn't wrinkle or cling to the skin. More
The three-ply cotton tuck-stitch of the new polo shirt, here, is so slinky it can travel down a flight of steps end-over-end, as it stretches and re-forms itself with the aid of gravity and its own momentum. It is hand-framed in a bucolic south-west corner of the British Isles. More
The three-ply cotton tuck-stitch of the new polo shirt, here, is so slinky it can travel down a flight of steps end-over-end, as it stretches and re-forms itself with the aid of gravity and its own momentum. It is hand-framed in a bucolic south-west corner of the British Isles. More
Those ripples running along the banks of the seam there? Those, in knitwear lingo, are fashionings, and they are a tell-tale sign of fully fashioned knitwear. And that, in itself, is a tell-tale sign of knitwear above the run of the mill in shape, fit, and construction. More
This cotton from a coastal region of Scotland — here in the form of a field shirt — is thick and starchy and rigid, which aren't usually the most flattering of adjectives, but which at the workshop are venerated in the dogged pursuit of faintly preposterous outerwear. More
This will be cotton airweave, then, resurrected by an old mill in the eastern outskirts of Lancashire. It was favoured by the British Army for a chunk of the last century, and is hard-wearing yet breathable — and by all accounts scrubs up nicely as an SB3, too. More
This cotton from a coastal region of Scotland — here in the form of a field shirt — is thick and starchy and rigid, which aren't usually the most flattering of adjectives, but which at the workshop are venerated in the dogged pursuit of faintly preposterous outerwear. More
This cotton from Scotland — here in the form of a waistcoat and field shirt — is thick, starchy, and rigid, which are not usually the most flattering of adjectives, but which at the workshop are venerated in the dogged pursuit of faintly preposterous outerwear. More
This is the parka minor. Its name is relative to its all-enveloping older brother, but is somewhat misleading all the same — what with it being a coat of considerable proportions and packed to the gills with all sorts of old-school technical features and functions. More
Funny thing about the weatherproof ripstop from which this trench is made is that, despite being twice as tough as old boots — being a double-layer ripstop of the toughest fibres around — it is also light and airy and comfortable in even the most sticky climes. More
The new field jacket, here, with its convention-busting back-to-front construction and breezy cotton airweave fabrication is resolutely, absolutely, a very casual thing — but worn with the right posture and comportment, it also has the mildest whiff of imperious. More
"Your sleeve seam's connected to your front body seam. Your front body seam's connected to your chest pocket. Your chest pocket's connected to your drawstring ..." You get the idea. Welcome to the joined-up world of the new field jacket, making its debut here in cotton airweave. More
The new field jacket, here, with its convention-busting back-to-front construction and breezy cotton airweave fabrication is resolutely, absolutely, a very casual thing — but worn with the right posture and comportment, it also has the mildest whiff of imperious. More
This hat is made in the crucible of English hat-making, and unlike most such hats, which are blocked with great amounts of steam into a fixed style, this one is not, so may be poked or prodded into a new shape — Homburg! Bowler! Trilby! — every day of the week. More
It's a donkey jacket — but not as we know it. Respectful of the age-old workwear classic rather than deferent, this is a spring-time jacket with a whole-cut upper body, more pockets than you might expect, and a tonal combination of cottons canvas and dry-wax. More
It's a donkey jacket — but not as we know it. Respectful of the age-old workwear classic rather than deferent, this is a spring-time jacket with a whole-cut upper body, more pockets than you might expect, and a tonal combination of cottons canvas and dry-wax. More
The proper trouser, with its high rise and full leg, is the opposite — aesthetically, technically, and morally — to an improper trouser. Here it is in a tropical worsted, woven in Yorkshire using the wool of sheep reared and sheared in the same part of the world. More
The field coat is technical, sure, and full of features, but it never tries to impose itself upon its wearer. Like a well-mannered butler, rather, it is ready and able to serve when called upon, but is most of the time quiet, modest, and expert at minding its own business. More
There's more going on with this cardigan than with most cardigans. The pockets, for instance. Indecently whopping. And those seam-spanning pockets. The split-sleeve, too, with its thick tuck-stitched under-sleeve safeguarding against threadbare elbows. More
The field coat is coat for the great outdoors, but rather than striving for specificity — a coat for cycling, say, or urban gardening, or stalking grouse — it is a merry generalist, whose design coalesces around the gentle ambition of going out and about once in a while. More
Chilly now, isn't it? Thankfully, though, there's a little workshop in the dank environs of east London for which cold-proof wearables are a self-proclaimed speciality — a place now to the gills packed with woollens, waterproofs, and sundry other winter-warmers. More
Chilly now, isn't it? Thankfully, though, there's a little workshop in the dank environs of east London for which cold-proof wearables are a self-proclaimed speciality — a place now to the gills packed with woollens, waterproofs, and sundry other winter-warmers. More
Chilly now, isn't it? Thankfully, though, there's a little workshop in the dank environs of east London for which cold-proof wearables are a self-proclaimed speciality — a place now to the gills packed with woollens, waterproofs, and sundry other winter-warmers. More
Chilly now, isn't it? Thankfully, though, there's a little workshop in the dank environs of east London for which cold-proof wearables are a self-proclaimed speciality — a place now to the gills packed with woollens, waterproofs, and sundry other winter-warmers.  More

Words

Career change

6th August 2019
Year after year of nurturing along a generation of outerwear has left the car coat without much sense of self.  "Career change"More

Impersonation of shopkeepers

31st July 2019
The rich tradition of world-beating shopkeeping-specific attire in this country the shopcoat hopes to continue.  "Impersonation of shopkeepers"More

Single-breasted vision

25th July 2019
In which it transpires the SB coat is but a small suite of high-spec parts away from its fully evolved Chesterfield form.  "Single-breasted vision"More

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Coats
If it's a classic type of garment and you can append to it the word "coat", it might very well be found here. Trench coats, car coats, peacoats, duffle coats — this way. More
Knitwear
Hand-framed and fully fashioned crewnecks, rollnecks, polo shirts, and cardigans — made variously with cashmere, wool, linen, and cotton. More
Hats
Handmade fur-felt hats this way — blocked and felted, brimmed and finished, by a maker which has been top of the hat game since George III was a lad. More
Gloves
Gloves made by hand in the crucible of English glove-making: a place which has cut and sewn deerskin into finger-shaped form since George III was a lad. More
Jackets
They run the gamut, here, do jackets — from the casual type made from cotton or cord, and the more tailored type, made with wool, perhaps, or cashmere. More
Shirts
Some shirts are perennial, some shirts make short-run cameos. Cuffs, collars, sleeves, and yokes, made from cotton, corduroy, linen, wool, and so on. More
Trousers
Bottom-halves — mostly full-length, but also the occasional short — made from wool and cashmere, cotton and corduroy, and, from time to time, from linen. More
Gloves
Gloves made by hand in the crucible of English glove-making: a place which has cut and sewn deerskin into finger-shaped form since George III was a lad. More
Mid-layers
The "mid-layer" is that which sits typically between shirt and jacket, but which may also be an outer layer in warmer months. Overshirts, for instance, or vests. More

About

An enduring type of garment is the speciality at S.E.H Kelly. It has been since 2009. It is a garment which will stand the test of time by design, by quality, and by value. More

Workshop

The workshop was built over a century ago, and for the past decade years has served very competently, albeit very compactly, as company headquarters. Garments aren't made on site, of course — that's the purview of makers all around the British Isles — but are all here on display, nevertheless. More

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S.E.H Kelly
1 Cleve Workshops
Boundary Street

London
E2 7JD
020 3397 0449

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Open more not than often, these days, the workshop. Still, look out for the first workshop in the row, and if the lights are on, please step on inside.

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