Henry Huntsman establishes a shop at No. 126 New Bond Street, having purchased a “Gaiter and Breeches Maker” formed forty years prior in 1809. This new bespoke tailoring firm which incorporated an equestrian wear workshop quickly gained a reputation for dressing the hunting and riding aristocracy of Europe for much of the nineteenth century

In 1886, the company earned its first Royal Warrant as Leather Breeches Maker to HRH the Prince of Wales (later Edward VII). This was swiftly followed by that of Queen Victoria’s second son HRH Prince Albert, Duke of Saxe Coburg Gotha in 1876 and Queen Victoria herself in 1888.

Huntsman ledgers show records for her funerary order. Includes orders for the entire Royal household. The following page hosts orders for His Majesty the King.

Huntsman was a tailor to the war effort. The company's ledgers list hundreds of military customers, with 133 of them "killed in action". Pasted within our ledgers, the 'Treaty of Peace' from 1919 signifies an end to this dark period.

Following the Great War of 1919, Huntsman moves to our current home on 11 Savile Row.

Viscount Winston Churchill, Rudolf Valentino and Lord Charles Cavendish, Adele Astaire are amongst Huntsman's customer list.

Huntsman's iconic stags are left at Huntsman by a customer returning to the city after a weekend at his country estate. Off for a good lunch, he requested he leave the stags with Huntsman to collect upon his return. Until this day, he remains at lunch!

The 1930s saw Huntsman pass from its namesake family into the care of Mr Robert Packer. Packer’s influence saw the firm evolve from breeches maker to a bespoke fashion house, producing suits and evening wear and setting the company firmly onto the path that it follows today. Under the guidance of the Packer family and appointments such as Brian Hall and Colin Hammick in the subsequent years that followed, the DNA of Huntsman that prevails through our work today was established.

The details of our distinctive one button house style are defined by Colin Hammick, who takes the structure of a traditional riding coat and combines it with the elegant nuances of a tuxedo. The principles of our craftsmanship and the cloths with which we are so associated became firmly set in stone, and influence of Hammick and Hall and their work in instilling these principles in their apprentices is unparalleled.