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'''Cad and the Dandy''' is an independent tailoring firm based in ], ] with ] in the City and on ].<ref name="telegraph">{{cite web |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/businessclub/gloombusters/7354378/Cad-and-the-Dandy-well-suited-to-cutting-it-in-the-tailoring-business.html |title=Cad and the Dandy well suited to cutting it in the tailoring business|date=4 March 2010|publisher=] |accessdate=28 September 2010}}</ref> It manufactures ] suits from English and Italian fabrics, using traditional tailoring methods and its suits are significantly more affordable than those from the more traditional tailors of Savile Row.<ref name="CityAM">{{cite web|url=http://www.cityam.com/lifestyle/fashion/the-city-boys-offering-cut-above|title=The City boys offering a cut above|date=24 September 2010|publisher=] |accessdate=28 September 2010}}</ref> The company was founded in 2008 by James Sleater and Ian Meiers; two city bankers who, at the height of the ], were both made redundant from their jobs. Both having family connections to the tailoring industry, they combined their knowledge and launched across London. In the company's first two years of business it has grown substantially, achieving a turnover of 1.3m in 2010 and attracting increasing local, national and international press coverage, including being listed by ] in the Couvoisier Future 500.<ref name="CityAM"/><ref name="Future500">{{cite web|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/courvoisier500/50-of-the-best-fashion|title=Future 500 - Fashion and Retail|publisher=] |accessdate=28 September 2010}}</ref> In July 2010 the founders won the Bento Entrepreneur of the Year Award at the ].<ref name="Macworld">{{cite web|url=http://www.macworld.co.uk/business/news/index.cfm?newsid=3233264|title=Macworld Awards: Winners Cad and The Dandy profiled|date=27 July 2010|publisher=] |accessdate=28 September 2010}}</ref>
'''Cad and the Dandy''' is an independent ] company based in ], ] with premises on ], in ]<ref name="telegraph">{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/businessclub/gloombusters/7354378/Cad-and-the-Dandy-well-suited-to-cutting-it-in-the-tailoring-business.html |title=Cad and the Dandy well suited to cutting it in the tailoring business|date=4 March 2010|publisher=] |access-date=28 September 2010 |location=London}}</ref> and New York City, that sells ]s.


==History== ==History==
Cad and the Dandy was founded in 2008 by James Sleater and Ian Meiers, two former ]. They met through a supplier, as both pursued a similar business idea independently, and agreed to start the company together, each contributing £20,000 of initial capital.<ref name="financialtimes">{{cite web|url=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/707a1d60-5498-11e0-979a-00144feab49a.html#axzz2rFCmkglm|title=Never mind the recession, feel the quality|publisher=]|date=4 April 2011|author=Hugo Greenhalgh}}</ref> Both had family connections to the tailoring industry, giving them knowledge helpful in launching the new company.<ref name="telegraph"/>
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In 2008, after being made redundant during the financial crisis, James Sleater and Ian Meiers independently began to conduct research into starting a tailoring firm trading off their family ties in the industry. They were introduced after they both had meetings with the same fabric supplier, and they decided to go into business together.<ref name="telegraph"/> Since 2008, the firm has grown quickly, building up its reputation and client base and engaging in apprenticeship schemes for new tailors. Employing ten tailors in the UK and employing 40 more in China, where the company makes some of its entry levels suits. The company has now begun conducting fittings all over the world, most often in the United States where there is a lust for traditional English tailoring.<ref name="telegraph"/>


Cad and the Dandy began by conducting fittings in rented office space. Later, an arrangement with ] allowed them to take appointments in a shared shop on Savile Row and, in October 2009, they opened their first permanent store in the City of London.<ref name="CadNewShop">{{cite web|url=http://www.cadandthedandy.co.uk/wardrobe/?p=141|title=Our New Shop|date=7 October 2009|publisher=Cad and the Dandy |accessdate=28 September 2010}}</ref> After initially conducting fittings in rented office space, they came to an arrangement with ] to allow appointments in their shop on ]. In October 2009, the company opened its first permanent store in the City of London.<ref name="CadNewShop">{{cite web|url=http://www.cadandthedandy.co.uk/wardrobe/?p=141|title=Our New Shop|date=7 October 2009|publisher=Cad and the Dandy|access-date=28 September 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120313050921/http://www.cadandthedandy.co.uk/wardrobe/?p=141|archive-date=13 March 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>


The company had a turnover of £1.3M in 2010, and was listed by ''The Guardian'' in the Courvoisier Future 500.<ref name="CityAM">{{cite web|url=http://www.cityam.com/lifestyle/fashion/the-city-boys-offering-cut-above|title=The City boys offering a cut above|date=24 September 2010|publisher=] |access-date=28 September 2010}}</ref><ref name="Future500">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/courvoisier500/50-of-the-best-fashion|title=Future 500 - Fashion and Retail|work=]|access-date=28 September 2010|location=London|date=7 December 2009}}</ref> In July 2010 the founders won the Bento Entrepreneur of the Year Award at the ]<ref name="Macworld">{{cite web|url=http://www.macworld.co.uk/business/news/index.cfm?newsid=3233264|title=Macworld Awards: Winners Cad and The Dandy profiled|date=27 July 2010|publisher=]|access-date=28 September 2010|archive-date=10 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110610170540/http://www.macworld.co.uk/business/news/index.cfm?newsid=3233264|url-status=dead}}</ref> and in July 2013 they opened permanent premises on Savile Row.<ref name="cadandthedandy.co.uk"></ref>
In 2010, Cad and the Dandy began an association with ], a former world middleweight and super middleweight boxing champion. Eubank was previously a regular customer and now designs a range of clothes exclusively for Cad and the Dandy. With him Eubank has brought many customers from the world of sports, music and fashion.<ref name="IndyEubank">{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/chris-eubank-the-dandy-bounces-back-off-the-ropes-ndash-now-hes-the-daddy-2029321.html|title=The dandy bounces back off the ropes – now he's the daddy|date=18 July 2010|publisher=] |accessdate=28 September 2010}}</ref>
Other famous tie-ups have followed most noticeably a collaboration with Vivian Westwoods son and designer Ben Westwood which gathered significant international interest and featured in Vogue and other publications


In 2018, Cad and The Dandy opened a New York store, on W 57th St, and also bought Götrich, Scandinavia's oldest tailoring house.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Savile Row's Biggest Tailor, Cad & The Dandy, Buys Scandinavia's Oldest Tailor – Götrich|url=https://www.myguide2stockholm.com/savile-rows-biggest-tailor-cad-the-dandy-buys-scandinavias-oldest-tailor-gotrich/|date=2018-02-16|website=MyGuide2Stockholm|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-12}}</ref>
In September 2010 and annually, Cad and the Dandy run a competition to look for the 'best dressed banker' in London. Entrants are nominated by friends and voted for online by the public. The 2010 winner, Greg Rellis of OTC Europe, received two bespoke suits and two bespoke shirts as a prize.<ref name="efinancial">{{cite web|url=http://www.efinancialnews.com/story/2010-09-30/cad-dandy-best-dressed-banker|title=And the best dressed in the City is...|author=Maryam Omidi|date=30 September 2010|publisher=] |accessdate=18 November 2010}}</ref> The competition attracted widespread press coverage in mainstream national and international news sources such as ]<ref name="CNBCbdb">{{cite web|url=http://www.cnbc.com/id/39418484/London_s_Best_Dressed_Banker_to_Get_Award|title=London's Best Dressed Banker to Get Award|date=29 September 2010|publisher=] |accessdate=18 November 2010}}</ref> the ]<ref name="expressbdb">{{cite web|url=http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/196254/The-best-dressed-banker-awards-The-best-dressed-banker-awards-The-best-dressed-banker-awards-The-best-dressed-banker-awards-|title=THE BEST DRESSED BANKER AWARDS...|date=29 August 2010|publisher=] |accessdate=18 November 2010}}</ref> and ].<ref name="guardianbdb">{{cite web|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/oct/03/bankers-fashionable-best-dressed|title=Bankers are fashionable now. Or so they think|author=Tom Meltzer|date=3 October 2010|publisher=] |accessdate=18 November 2010}}</ref> The latter noted that the competition suggested that bankers were 'bucking the persecutory trend' that followed the financial crisis.


==Operations==
In 2011 they were asked to make the suits for the wedding of Mike Tindall and Zara Phillips and fitted out the entire wedding party, consisting of England rugby players and members of the Royal family.
Based in London, Cad & the Dandy employs more than 30 tailors in three workshops. The company launched a new flagship store at 13 Savile Row in June 2013.<ref name="cadandthedandy.co.uk"/> The store is the first on the tailoring street to hand-weave a cloth before making it up into a fully finished suit.<ref></ref> The company established an apprenticeship programme for would-be tailors in London.


Since 2016, MSR Garments, located in ], ] produces majority of the bespoke suits for Cad & The Dandy.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lee |first=Shaun |date=2019-08-20 |title=Savile Row’s best-kept secret: The master tailors of Sri City |url=https://lot.dhl.com/savile-rows-best-kept-secret-the-master-tailors-of-sri-city/ |access-date=2024-03-18 |website=DHL Logistics of Things |language=en}}</ref>
==Suits==
Cad and the Dandy suits cost between around £550 and £2000 and take roughly six weeks to make. A variety of suit styles and customisation options are made available on the website, but almost any request can be accommodated through an appointment in person. Suit prices vary based on the cloth that is used as well as the amount hand-stitching that is done on the suit. The better quality suits require around 50 hours of stitching.
All of the Cad and the Dandy suits are made from British or Italian cloth, and are available either in "machine grade" or "hand stitched".<ref name="Macworld"/> Cad & The Dandy own three workshops, two in London and one in China where labour cost is significantly cheaper than in the United Kingdom and where there are more skilled tailors.<ref name="telegraph"/><ref name="CityAM"/>


==See also==
== Critical response ==
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Cad and the Dandy suits have received positive reviews from style commentators and bloggers, who note the high quality of cloth and tailoring, the strong customer service and the flexibility in customisation options.<ref name="MensFlair">{{cite web|url=http://www.mensflair.com/shopping-guide/cad-the-dandy-pt2-perfecting-suit.php|title=Cad and the Dandy Part 2: Perfecting The Suit|publisher=Men's Flair|date=8 March 2009|accessdate=28 September 2010}}</ref> User reviews on sites such as ] have been positive, with reviews praising the fit, the service, and the willingness to cater to unusual requests.<ref name="qype">{{cite web|url=http://www.qype.co.uk/place/386608-Cad-The-Dandy-London|title=Cad & The Dandy, City of London, London|publisher=]}}</ref>
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Mainstream news sources such as the ] have focused on the company's growth and strong financial performance, and on the entrepreneurship of its founders, especially following the loss of their jobs.<ref name="telegraph"/>


==References== ==References==
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Independent tailoring company based in London, England

Cad and the Dandy
Company typePrivate
IndustryTailoring
Founded2008
FoundersJames Sleater, Ian Meiers
HeadquartersLondon, W1
United Kingdom
Websitewww.cadandthedandy.co.uk

Cad and the Dandy is an independent tailoring company based in London, England with premises on Savile Row, in the City and New York City, that sells bespoke suits.

History

Cad and the Dandy was founded in 2008 by James Sleater and Ian Meiers, two former bankers. They met through a supplier, as both pursued a similar business idea independently, and agreed to start the company together, each contributing £20,000 of initial capital. Both had family connections to the tailoring industry, giving them knowledge helpful in launching the new company.

After initially conducting fittings in rented office space, they came to an arrangement with Chittleborough & Morgan to allow appointments in their shop on Savile Row. In October 2009, the company opened its first permanent store in the City of London.

The company had a turnover of £1.3M in 2010, and was listed by The Guardian in the Courvoisier Future 500. In July 2010 the founders won the Bento Entrepreneur of the Year Award at the Macworld Awards and in July 2013 they opened permanent premises on Savile Row.

In 2018, Cad and The Dandy opened a New York store, on W 57th St, and also bought Götrich, Scandinavia's oldest tailoring house.

Operations

Based in London, Cad & the Dandy employs more than 30 tailors in three workshops. The company launched a new flagship store at 13 Savile Row in June 2013. The store is the first on the tailoring street to hand-weave a cloth before making it up into a fully finished suit. The company established an apprenticeship programme for would-be tailors in London.

Since 2016, MSR Garments, located in Sri City, India produces majority of the bespoke suits for Cad & The Dandy.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Cad and the Dandy well suited to cutting it in the tailoring business". London: The Daily Telegraph. 4 March 2010. Retrieved 28 September 2010.
  2. Hugo Greenhalgh (4 April 2011). "Never mind the recession, feel the quality". Financial Times.
  3. "Our New Shop". Cad and the Dandy. 7 October 2009. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2010.
  4. "The City boys offering a cut above". City AM. 24 September 2010. Retrieved 28 September 2010.
  5. "Future 500 - Fashion and Retail". The Guardian. London. 7 December 2009. Retrieved 28 September 2010.
  6. "Macworld Awards: Winners Cad and The Dandy profiled". Macworld. 27 July 2010. Archived from the original on 10 June 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2010.
  7. ^ Cad & The Dandy, Savile Row Tailor – The Perfect Number:13
  8. "Savile Row's Biggest Tailor, Cad & The Dandy, Buys Scandinavia's Oldest Tailor – Götrich". MyGuide2Stockholm. 16 February 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  9. Cad & The Dandy launches Savile Row flagship
  10. Lee, Shaun (20 August 2019). "Savile Row's best-kept secret: The master tailors of Sri City". DHL Logistics of Things. Retrieved 18 March 2024.

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