And now for something completely different... Our revolutionary new cloth made from Bamboo has been so popular that despite there being insufficient time to complete a Model to show here, we had to tell you about it’s glorious silky handle and rich sheen, irresistible to many of our clients. We look forward to showing you this marvellous fabric. New Escorials and House Cloths

Escorials Autumn 2004 saw the introduction of the beautiful For Mohair enthusiasts (and we have many), 60% Escorial cloth - made from the wool of the Mahgreb Kid Mohair has been mixed with 40% Escorial to sheep from a small flock in New Zealand, Escorial is add the attributes of this fine Goat Hair with the officially classified as the ‘finest ever naturally grown wonderful Escorial, resulting in a fine cloth that is a hair or wool fibre’. Devotees will be delighted to learn sheer pleasure to wear. that the Sherlock Holmes-like investigative skills of Both collections are extremely comprehensive the Richard Anderson Team have made a new find: comprising plain and classic designs with fancy and The Summer Escorial – The Emperor of luxurious ‘avant garde’ patterns. wool worsted fibres is now being produced in 8 ozs. Both are being launched in September 2005, this for lightweight suits. A must have for those who means we have not been able to make models for you appreciate superfine cloths. We are deighted to be the to see but we are sure you will be impressed by the first House with a selection of these cloths and look Swatch Books. forward to showing them to you. House Cloths Since inception we have not only relied upon the skills of our Discovery Team to find new materials, we have also had cloths made to our own designs and specifications. Our long-standing customers will be familiar with our House Tweed with its large window- pane check and the Diagonal Pinstripe that has made the Richard Anderson Business Suit such a talked about item. Over the years we have also identified fabrics with outstanding characteristics that have become part of our collection and firm favourites with our customers. The illustrations you see on the opposite page are just a small taste of our ever-growing collection.

GREY FLANNEL With a subtle and soft Wool Flannel appearance from a Worsted Yarn, this handsome fabric is a classic and one of Richard’s personal favourites. His own jacket is illustrated left. Exclusive to RA. DIAGONAL HEAVYWEIGHT SUITING White Diagonal Pin- Stripe on Black or Navy Ultimate performance ground woven from cloth. A tightly twisted Lumb’s Golden Bale 18oz. hard finished Worsted. Worsted which was the Outstanding formal cloth staple British suit cloth with a difference. Only a fifty years ago. few suit lengths remain of We have one Suit Length both colours. only left in Classic Navy Exclusive to RA. Pin Stripe. Exclusive to RA.

DOUBLE PLAIN LAMBSWOOL AND A wonderful medium CASHMERE weight Worsted Cloth Blended into an 11/12oz. available in Dark Grey fabric with luxurious and Navy. Purchased from handle and good shape- the noted House, Fintex keeping properties. Woollens upon their Brown and Gold acquisition, the cloth was Glenurquhart Check for years only made for outlined in Red. the Japanese market. This Lovat Houndstooth cloth is full of character Check with Orange and is truly delightful to Overcheck. wear. Exclusive to RA. Exclusive to RA.

PINPOINT COTTON SCOTTISH TWEED Successfully featured Traditional Scottish Yarn earlier this year, this woven into a lighter weight, heavy Cotton has an enabling comfortable wear extremely unusual inside as well as outdoors. weave, giving a uniquely Durable, weather resistant, it attractive look to a plain tailors beautifully. cloth that makes a truly blackcurrant/red overcheck handsome casual jacket. on biscuit, lovat or lighter grey ground. Also navy/ green overcheck on darker grey ground. Exclusive.

MOHAIR WOOL SILK MIX Navy or Black 12ozs. Medium to lightweight Unusually woven from Wool/Silk mix in Navy 3 ply Mohair/Worsted Pinspot with Navy/Red/ Blend. One of our Mid Blue Windowpane favourites because of its Check. Special ‘one off’ razor-like trouser crease design. This makes a great and superb outline jacket or dressing gown. definition. Only 3 jacket lengths left. Exclusive to RA. TIES AND SHIRTS

As we are constantly sourcing new ties, our range is always changing. In some patterns we may have only one or two individual ties, so if you see a pattern you like please do let us know so that we can reserve it for you. A few of the more interesting recent designs are shown above but we are now going to show new ties on our web site as they come in and customers will be able to order from the range simply by telephone or email. We have obtained some very special shirt fabrics for our bespoke shirts. Shown left is a pure silk shirt in aqua, but the range is vast and we will be happy to find a cloth to suit your needs perfectly.

Richard Anderson Ltd - Bespoke Tailors Sherborne House, 13 Savile Row, London W1S 3PH Tel: +44 (0)20 7734 0001 Fax: +44 (0)20 7734 8976 [email protected] www.RichardAndersonLtd.com