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Vogue – 16th Jan 2012
The dominant grey in the new A/W 12 Hardy Amies collection is not at all a random choice. As creative director Claire Malcom is keen to point out, it’s the color par excellence for men’s clothing. read more…
Style.com – 16th Jan 2012
If the late Sir Hardy Amies crosses anyone's radar now, it's usually as the man who was official dressmaker to the Queen until his retirement in 1989. His impact on the history of menswear read more…
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FT 'How To Spend It' – 10th Jan 2012
Craftsmanship, individuality and wit: the hallmarks of British style once again have the luxury consumer in thrall. Why now for companies like Fox Brothers, asks Lucia van der Post... read more…
Esquire 'The Big Black Book' – 19th Dec 2011
Weighty, robust wools, flannels, and meltons are popping up everywhere this season? Take this chunky wool coat designed by Dries van Noten and typical of the season's rash of big, swaggersome outerwear. It hails from the mills of the venerable Fox Brothers, makers of fine woolen fabrics since 1772... read more…
A Suitable Wardrobe – 6th Dec 2011
Enter the Dragon: Deborah Meaden talks about the heritage and relevance of Fox Brothers and the launch of 'The Merchant Fox', selling British-made luxury goods with provenance. read more…
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The Tweed Pig – 25th Nov 2011
Liberty recently launched its National Treasures campaign to raise money for a children's charity. National Treasures brings together well-known Brits and well known British brands to create one-off pieces. Fox Brothers' contribution is a collaboration with Globe-Trotter to create a very limited edition of 10 leather suitcases lined with Fox Brothers Glen Check cloth. read more…
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The Tweed Pig – 22nd Nov 2011
Q&A with Douglas Cordeaux, Managing Director at the last mill still making genuine 'West of England' flannel and tweed. read more…
The Tweed Pig – 21st Nov 2011
The Tweed Pig, a blog about timeless British Classics, is running 'Fox Brothers Week' in celebration of the historic English woollen mill. The first post features 'The Merchant Fox', the new webstore selling luxury British-made products. read more…
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Make It British – 4th Nov 2011
Kate Hills from 'Make It British' recently visited Fox Brothers in the West Country to meet with Deborah Meaden, Douglas Cordeaux and Decca Lang to hear about Fox and the mill's involvement with new online venture, The Merchant Fox. read more…
The Independent – 9th Aug 2011
Decision to go away to college was the first step along a line that gave her the confidence to become a successful businesswoman. She has called for the creation of more apprenticeships, saying that the two young people she has recruited at Fox thoroughly enjoy the work they do. read more…
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Western Daily News – 21st Jul 2011
"We are trying to offer a career, rather than a job." read more…
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Independent on Sunday – 8th May 2011
The passing on of traditional skills also preoccupies Douglas Cordeaux: "Our business supports everyone from the sheep farmer who looks after the countryside to the spinner and finisher." read more…
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Savile Row Style Magazine – 11th May 2011
Hats are back and being worn for town as well as the country. To underline their city credentials they are being made in some natty suiting/jacketing materials. read more…
Miljonair magazine – 14th Feb 2011
Fox Brothers' Savile Row trained, bespoke tailor in residence Brian Smith named as one of the world's top tailors by Miljonair magazine in the annual 'Luxury List' of the world's most desirable products read more…
Esquire – 18th Aug 2010
Just as Harris Tweed carries the banner for tweed purists, Fox Brothers lays claim to the one true legacy of flannel. read more…
Somerset County Gazette – 4th Mar 2011
Douglas Cordeaux, Managing Director, said: "As a producer of a luxury product, we're seeing increased demand from both the domestic and international markets.” read more…
Daily Mail – 7th Jun 2011
Shoppers face a 10 per cent rise in the cost of a new suit as wool prices soar, retailers have warned. read more…
BBC One – 20th Dec 2010
Never one to miss a good story, the BBC has featured Fox Brothers in two separate television programmes recently: 'Countryfile', broadcast on Sunday 7 November; and 'Inside Out' also featured Fox in a documentary about the turn-around at the mill since being taken over by new owners, Douglas Cordeaux and Deborah Meaden. read more…
The Country Channel – 14th Feb 2011
Two films from Savile Row Field Day, which took place in the world's most prestigious location for tailoring on Monday 11 October 2010, as the main launch event for The Campaign for Wool. Organised by Fox Brothers... read more…
Savile Row Style – 20th Dec 2010
The famous old mill of Fox Bros in the West Country has vowed to use more home grown wool in its cloths, and is already offering some attractive, lighter, softer tweeds using fleece from British flocks, as showcased at Savile Row Field Day. read more…
New York Times – 25th Oct 2010
Prince Charles is behind a campaign to educate people about the joys and benefits of wool. Hence the event in London this month when shepherds were dressed up for the occasion in handmade-to-measure suits from the illustrious tailors Anderson & Sheppard and Gieves & Hawkes... read more…
Twist International – 20th Dec 2010
With a key role in the Campaign for Wool's Savile Row Field Day, a new West of England tweed range attracting huge interest, and rapid growth in sales of its famous English cloths, there is an irresistable buzz around Fox Brothers not felt for many years. read more…
BBC Somerset – 29th Nov 2010
Many businesses have tried and failed to tame the Dragons on BBC Two's Dragon's Den. But one 200-year-old Wellington firm says Deborah Meaden - who's from Somerset - is reviving their fortunes... read more…
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Esquire – 11th Oct 2010
For just one extraordinary day London’s fabled Savile Row has been turfed and two flocks of sheep have taken up residence. The sheepdogs are in Huntsman coats and a farmer dressed in an Anderson & Sheppard suit, made of Fox Brothers fabric, is looking after the herds... read more…
Somerset County Gazette – 5th Aug 2010
Fox Brothers in Wellington are appealing for people to search their cupboards for any clothing, documents and other items of interest relating to the company in their ‘Great British Fox Hunt’. read more…
Western Morning News – 10th Apr 2010
The Dragons' Den investor and managing director Douglas Cordeaux are hoping to add locally discovered artefacts and also memories, to the Wellington Mill's historic treasure trove. read more…
Western Morning News – 18th Mar 2010
The only woollen mill in the South West and one of the last remaining in the UK, Fox Brothers was the "if and when" opportunity that evolved a long-standing friendship between Dragon, Deborah Meaden and textiles guru Douglas Cordeaux, into a business partnership. read more…
The Times – 15th Feb 2010
What do Bob Hope’s flannels, Winston Churchill’s chalk stripe suits, Sherlock Holmes’s cape and the Duke of Windsor’s snazzy checks have in common? The answer is they were all made from cloth woven by Fox Brothers... read more…
Esquire – 29th Jan 2010
The worlds of tailoring and reality television have surprisingly aligned this week with the news that Deborah Meaden from Dragons’ Den has bought Fox Brothers, the pre-eminent West Country flannel mill. read more…
The Times – 16th Jan 2010
Deborah Meaden has bought a controlling stake in Fox Brothers, an old-established Somerset textile company that provides wool and worsted cloth to Savile Row, amongst others. read more…
Somerset County Gazette – 14th Jan 2010
Entrepreneur and TV celebrity Deborah Meaden has taken a controlling interest in the prestigious Wellington company, Fox Brothers. read more…
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