WOOL
All of the woollen fabrics woven and knitted into Tender’s garments are produced in the UK, from New Zealand and British wool. Wool fibres are particularly receptive to dyeing, so traditional dyes appear darker on woollen garments than on cotton and linen. Traditionally, wool was the commonest British yarn- when a dye colour is described historically it can be assumed to be used on wool. For example madder, which might have dyed red onto a wool coat, will provide a soft pink on less amenable cotton or linen cloth.
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TYPE 886 STOCK
The Tender Stock is based on an equestrian stock- the horse's hoof binding which evolved to become the modern tie.
TYPE 916 COMMON COAT
The Common Coat is Tender's first lined and faced revere jacket. Rather than aping a fully tailored garment, the manufacture remains true to the idea of understandable construction.
TYPE 531 ELEPHANT EAR BACKPACK
The Elephant Ear backpack is cut from a single piece of heavy fabric bound around the edges with ecru cotton and folded up, with an ear at each side, riveted through to the back with a brass eyelet.
HAND LINKED WOOL SOCKS
HAND LINKED MOHAIR SOCKS
TYPE 808 RAKE HAT
The Rake Hat is worn at a raked angle, slightly on the side of the head, but is also the sort of cap which Tom Rakewell might have worn in Hogarth's etchings had he been born two centuries later.
TYPE 902 EDITED JEANS JACKET
The Edited Jeans Jacket is a simplified version of the Type 901 Pleat Pocket Jeans Jacket, cut straight with a centre back seam.
TYPE 120 DART BACK TAPERED TROUSERS
Adapted from type 130 Tapered Jeans, Dart Back Tapered trousers have no yoke, but a pair of darts set into the waistband throws the shape from the waist into the seat.
TYPE 918 TWO:ONE BUTTERFLY JACKET
Unlike most Tender jackets, which have a straight cut front, the Two:One jacket has shaped lapels with a large belly, to use the tailor's term.
TYPE 471 PLASTRON SHIRT
A plastron is a chest covering which sits over a lower layer. The same term is used to describe a fencer's chest pad, an armoured breastplate, and a tortoise's belly.
TYPE 439 STOLE POCKET BUTTERFLY SHIRT
The Stole Pocket Butterfly shirt has long panel pockets sewn to the fronts and caught into the shoulder seam, recalling the embroidered liturgical vestments worn by Christian priests and bishops.
TYPE 122 PLEAT BACK JEANS
Based on the 132 jeans pattern, 122 jeans do not have back pockets or a back yoke- the seat is shaped by two 'English' pleats, facing towards the middle.
