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The funny thing about the weatherproof ripstop from which the trench is made is that, despite being twice as tough as old boots — being a twin-layer ripstop of the toughest fibres around — it is also light and airy and comfortable in even the most sticky climes. More
The SB is made with tropical worsted from West Yorkshire — the "tropical" part refers not to its suitability for climates involving iguanas, but more to the porousness of its weave and the tightness of its spin, allowing air to circulate around the body surprisingly well. More
A t-shirt, this, sure — if you want to get all technical about it. But it is a t-shirt from an alternative history of the t-shirt, where rather than becoming a bunkmate of socks and smalls, it was crowned a classic and enduring example of a type of British knitting. More
This is a disaster and no mistake. The tielocken was meant to be a no-fuss version of the trench. But look what happened. Two inverted pleats, a two-piece belt with four buckles, a sleeve half raglan and half set-in, and five or six pockets. Where did it all go wrong? More
The topcoat is a smart and single-breasted overcoat, cut much in the manner of a tailored jacket but far, far longer. It is made with tweed from a family run mill in County Donegal in Ireland, alive with tufts of unexpected shades, from amber to auburn to bright white. More
The anorak in lightweight cotton from Scotland has the single express purpose of being easy to pull over the head, keep out wind and rain, and allow the body to move and breathe. It goes about this in an interesting way: simple on its face but in fact very much not. More
The topcoat is a smart and single-breasted overcoat, cut much in the manner of a tailored jacket but far, far longer. It is made with tweed from a family run mill in County Donegal in Ireland, alive with tufts of unexpected shades, from amber to auburn to bright white. More
A t-shirt, this, sure — if you want to get all technical about it. But it is a t-shirt from an alternative history of the t-shirt, where rather than becoming a bunkmate of socks and smalls, it was crowned a classic and enduring example of a type of British knitting. More
A t-shirt, this, sure — if you want to get all technical about it. But it is a t-shirt from an alternative history of the t-shirt, where rather than becoming a bunkmate of socks and smalls, it was crowned a classic and enduring example of a type of British knitting. More
The topcoat is a smart and single-breasted overcoat, cut much in the manner of a tailored jacket but far, far longer. It is made with tweed from a family run mill in County Donegal in Ireland, alive with tufts of unexpected shades, from amber to auburn to bright white. More
The field jacket, here, with its convention-busting back-to-front construction and crisp cotton cavalry twill fabrication is resolutely, absolutely, a casual jacket — but worn with just the right posture and expression, it also has the faint but distinct whiff of command. More
A t-shirt, this, sure — if you want to get all technical about it. But it is a t-shirt from an alternative history of the t-shirt, where rather than becoming a bunkmate of socks and smalls, it was crowned a classic and enduring example of a type of British knitting. More
The field jacket, here, with its convention-busting back-to-front construction and crisp cotton cavalry twill fabrication is resolutely, absolutely, a casual jacket — but worn with just the right posture and expression, it also has the faint but distinct whiff of command. More
The field jacket, here, with its convention-busting back-to-front construction and crisp cotton cavalry twill fabrication is resolutely, absolutely, a casual jacket — but worn with just the right posture and expression, it also has the faint but distinct whiff of command. More
The duster, made with cotton from Scotland, is so breathable and so adept at wicking moisture away from the body and so well-equipped to handle both wetness and dryness, that wearing it feels less like dressing for the weather than actually outwitting it. More

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T-shirt or not t-shirt

11th April 2025
What's funny — and not funny-ha-ha so much as funny-huh — about the t-shirt is that it isn't really a t-shirt at all.  "T-shirt or not t-shirt"More

Herdwick on the grapevine

12th March 2024
The pleasures and the pressures of working alongside acquaintances who are also one-of-a-kind suppliers.  "Herdwick on the grapevine"More

Factory record

5th July 2023
Consider the bumblebee. A ludicrous little fella: oblivious entirely to the impossibility of his fuzzy form being able to fly.  "Factory record"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
Mid-layers
More than a shirt, but not quite a jacket, and probably very good sandwiched between the two — that's the key parameter of this department. 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
Accessories
Hats and gloves and sundry other extremity-ensconcing articles — most of them made in places established back when George III were a lad. 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 or more has served competently and compactly as company headquarters. Garments aren’t made here, of course — that’s the purview now of makers across the British Isles — but it is quite handy for the development of them. More

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S.E.H Kelly
1 Cleve Workshops
Boundary Street

London
E2 7JD
020 3397 0449

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Not open very much at all, these days, the workshop. Still, look out for the first workshop in the row, and if the lights are on, step on inside why not.

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