I work with Thomas Mason since my beginnings in the shirtmaking industry (namely since 1997). His history and its experience in fact a major player in this industry.
Who is Thomas Mason?
In In England , Thomas Mason is, in 1750 , one of the main entrepreneurs of the textile industry English. In full During the industrial revolution , Thomas Mason was able to grasp a great opportunity in a sector that, until then, relied solely on a large manual component .
What an opportunity! I'll tell you about it...
For centuries, in fact, in the regions located between the Yorkshire and the In Lancashire , textile products were manufactured according to old methods : THE spinning was happening by hand, at home or in shops, then the fabric was made on manual trades .
Subsequently, textile machines were mechanized . multiplying production thanks to the use of hydraulic power . At that time, a significant waterway connecting Liverpool to Leeds , the Yorkshire's textile hub was built and the first ships arrived loaded with cotton from the West Indies .
Thomas Mason, who had correctly guessed the current potential , founded one of the first cotton fabric factories in Leeds, for shirts . The fabrics, which were already of top quality at the time, were used by tailors of West End London for the aristocracy and the wealthy upper class and were subsequently exported throughout the British Empire and everywhere else in the world.
Thomas Mason and masculine elegance
The industry founded by Thomas Mason then became a reference in matters of men's elegance . It all happens in the neighborhood. St. James's in London, where are located the clubs and the manufacturers shoes, umbrellas, hats and shirts more exclusive who, over time, have focused on the famous Jeremyn Street . This small street, near Piccadilly, has become the world capital of the shirt .
1914
Thomas Mason is called upon to leave on the front . However, its industry continued to work tirelessly: from new fabrics And treatments are tested in the factory to make the waterproof cotton and resistant. The helicopter pilots immersion units were the first to benefit. They wore special combinations in cotton dense weave which have become impermeable to contact with the sea.
Thanks to this major innovation of the time, the fabrics Thomas Mason saved the lives of many aviators: London, with its famous Savile Row And Jermyn Street is once again confirmed as the center of international men's elegance .
The rise of Thomas Mason
The Thomas Mason factories experienced their boom when the Duke of Windsor gets himself elected the most elegant and the most aristocratic of the interwar period. Thomas Mason obviously becomes the supplier exclusive Turnbull and Asser , the exclusive manufacturer of shirts English royalty . The comfort and especially the color are the pillars of fashion at that time. Turning the pages of the archives from those years, it is the drawings and the polychrome patterns that catch the eye.
Masculine elegance traditional allows itself to be involved in this new trend Fashion and brilliant designers bridge the gap between Savile Row, Jermyn Street, and Carnaby Street. The clothes are colorful , imaginative And fun . The shirt becomes eccentric, the ties typical And very flashy.
The 1990s and today
In 1992, English brands Thomas Mason And David & John Anderson are acquired by the family Albini from Bergamo, as well as their two centuries of history and tradition . Today, Thomas Mason fabrics, inspired by the collections of historical archives , have descended into continuous lines Silverline And Goldline. As for the seasonal collections they still represent the reference for lovers of British taste.
Why did I choose Thomas Mason as my supplier for my shirt fabrics?
It's very simple...
Her British inspiration Initially. His touch of eccentricity secondly.
When I choose my fabrics, I feel the quality cotton , made only with The finest Egyptian yarns in the world . This House has always known how to reinterpreting its rich heritage way modern And original , through precious fabrics And colorful .