Prowse & Hargood English Shirtmakers

This site is not a shop. Prowse & Hargood ceased trading and the company behind it was dissolved. This collection covers the house's shirts, cloth and craft. Nothing here is for sale, no order can be placed, and no prices, ordering routes or contact details are provided. More about Prowse & Hargood.

Catalogue Index

This index lists the ranges, catalogue pages and colourways carried by the house and records the breadth of the catalogue.

Men's Shirts

Men's Shirts — the two ranges compared, and the cloth common to both.

Tewkesbury Range

  • Plains — White Poplin, Pink Poplin, Pacific Poplin, Tan End on End, Cream Poplin, Azure Poplin
  • Stripes — Blue Jumbo Stripe, Yellow Taunton Stripe, Blue/Navy Brantham, Blue/Pink Multi Stripe, Navy Butcher Stripe, Purple/Navy Lawford
  • Checks — Navy Boxford Check, Blue/Pink Felsham, Gold/Royal Marwood, Lilac/Royal Marwood, Gold Gingham Check, Blue/Green Harkstead, Pink Polstead Check, Wine Saxham Check, Red Jumbo Gingham, Blue/Yellow Kingarth, Navy/Lime Raydon
  • Specials — Pink Herringbone, Royal Oxford, Lilac Herringbone

Tuscany Range

  • White Herringbone, Grey Stripe, Navy Stripe, Black Royal Oxford
  • Blue Stripe, Red Stripe, Silver Stripe, Charcoal Houndstooth
  • Charcoal Herringbone, Pink Stripe

Bespoke Shirts

Made to measure, over two hundred fabrics, a range of collar styles, pattern retained for repeat orders.

Women's Shirts

Pure cotton formal shirts in the same two-fold cloth as the men's ranges, introduced after the house was established and carried across several catalogue pages.

Accessories

Cufflinks

New Classic Square, Cats Eyes Midnight, Mother of Pearl, Crystal Offset Purple, New Classic Oval, Crystal Midnight, Cats Eye Blue, Square Red, Square Blue, Cats Eye Pink, New Classics Circle, Black Stripe, Crystal Offset Red, Toggle Gingham, Classic Rectangle, Haematite, Square Purple, Onyx, Pink Herringbone, Multi Check.

Handmade Woven Silk Ties

Nine pages of colourways, including Copper/Blue/White, Maroon/Brown stripe, Red/Navy/Gold stripe, Red/Navy stripe, Red/Navy Square, Blue tiny check, Sky Blue/Red, Red/Blue diamond, Maroon/Navy stripe, Maroon/Brown check, Brown/Tan band, Black/Gold/Brown, Blue/Navy/Orange, Yellow/Navy diamond, Blue Paisley, Red Paisley, Navy/Blue Jumbo, Lilac/Blue square, Wine/Blue, Yellow/Navy/Brown, Navy/Blue flower, Navy/Gold/Orange, Navy/Orange Flower, Burgundy/Gold/Blue, Navy/Purple Square, Navy/Blue Stripe, Black/Brown check, Tan/Brown stripe, Navy/Gold stripe, Gold paisley, Green stripe, Navy/Yellow Stripe, Purple/Brown check, Navy/White diamond.

Socks

Heel and Toes, Navy and Pink, Charcoal and Begonia, Beige and Wine.

Guides

  • Sizing — measuring your own collar and sleeve, with the house's size tables
  • Product care — washing cotton, storing silk, shrinkage allowance
  • How to knot a tie — Full Windsor, Half Windsor, Four-in-Hand
  • Glossary — an A to Z of shirtmaking terms
  • About — the house, its ranges and what became of it

What is not here

Each colourway once had a product page for specific stock, sizes and prices, none of which is available any longer. The colourway names above describe the breadth of the catalogue.

Ordering, basket, checkout, affiliate, brochure, mailing-list, contact, delivery, returns and guarantee functions are no longer active. Prowse & Hargood no longer trades and nothing on this site is for sale.