Is it us or are there new clothing labels from these fair isles appearing nearly every week? Anyway, it’s all good so long as the standards are high..one particular label that snuck up on us is S.E.H Kelly, so we got in contact and this is what we found out..

S.E.H Kelly makes clothes in England. Designed, spun, stitched, cut, sewn, labelled, and so on. The whole lot. There aren’t any shortcuts to be found. They do this because they are founded upon a respect for the English clothing industry; it is the abiding principle of S.E.H Kelly, and they work in responsible partnership with the suppliers of  all their fabrics and components.

Their first collection has just been completed. It is called Book No. 1 and it is for Autumn and Winter 2010. The garments are based on  traditional workwear, and on English shop-worker and factory attire. Simple, modest clothing, in other words, designed to last for a long time and gain in character through wear.

S.E.H Kelly was founded in 2009. Having spent several years working on Savile Row, they have developed an understanding and appreciation of  what makes men’s clothing of good quality. Part of this is the mills  and factories that one chooses to work alongside, and they are committed to working with some of the most established and respected in England.

To this end, all fabrics and components are supplied by English mills. This includes brushed cotton from Cumbria, wool cashmere from a mill in the Cotswolds that dates back to the 1500s, cotton twills and drills from Lancashire, and wool from a co-operative of crofters and farmers on the Shetland Isles.

Now, please understand that at this moment in time they’re keeping next season’s lookbook close to their chests so for the meantime we’re only getting a small taster of what’s on offer, but I’m assured by S.E.H Kelly they will send more pictures soon..we think it’ll be worth the wait.

http://www.sehkelly.com/