If you value hand craftsmanship, then I think Whitcomb & Shaftsbury offers more value than luxury designer, as it's a true artisanal product. You are partly buying the experience of having something made for you to the highest level of traditional craftsmanship.
November 7, 2025 at 9:09 PM
If you value hand craftsmanship, then I think Whitcomb & Shaftsbury offers more value than luxury designer, as it's a true artisanal product. You are partly buying the experience of having something made for you to the highest level of traditional craftsmanship.
Second, they treat their workers very well. This doesn't mean that Rochester Tailored Clothing or Whitcomb & Shaftsbury don't (although, who knows what happens at H&M factories). But Cucinelli literally has a walkable hamlet. They ensure a proper work-life balance and provide 90 min lunch breaks.
November 7, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Second, they treat their workers very well. This doesn't mean that Rochester Tailored Clothing or Whitcomb & Shaftsbury don't (although, who knows what happens at H&M factories). But Cucinelli literally has a walkable hamlet. They ensure a proper work-life balance and provide 90 min lunch breaks.
I'd like to tweet a clip of BBC London reporting on 500,000 people marching through the city in support of Palestine, but they didn't cover it.
They did, however, have time to tell us that Camden council have approved new cycle lanes on Shaftsbury Avenue.
They did, however, have time to tell us that Camden council have approved new cycle lanes on Shaftsbury Avenue.
May 17, 2025 at 7:12 PM
I'd like to tweet a clip of BBC London reporting on 500,000 people marching through the city in support of Palestine, but they didn't cover it.
They did, however, have time to tell us that Camden council have approved new cycle lanes on Shaftsbury Avenue.
They did, however, have time to tell us that Camden council have approved new cycle lanes on Shaftsbury Avenue.
Similarly, if you have an unusual build, your choice will be made for you: ready-to-wear won't fit, so you have to use a custom tailor like Whitcomb & Shaftsbury.
However, most of us are somewhere in the middle of these worlds.
However, most of us are somewhere in the middle of these worlds.
November 7, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Similarly, if you have an unusual build, your choice will be made for you: ready-to-wear won't fit, so you have to use a custom tailor like Whitcomb & Shaftsbury.
However, most of us are somewhere in the middle of these worlds.
However, most of us are somewhere in the middle of these worlds.
But when you're shopping designer luxury, you may be surprised to find how much of the stuff is still factory produced. Like the Epaulet overcoat, the buttonholes, pad stitching, and pick stitching are still done by machine. It's not an true benchmade garment like Whitcomb & Shaftsbury.
November 7, 2025 at 9:09 PM
But when you're shopping designer luxury, you may be surprised to find how much of the stuff is still factory produced. Like the Epaulet overcoat, the buttonholes, pad stitching, and pick stitching are still done by machine. It's not an true benchmade garment like Whitcomb & Shaftsbury.
Let's move up in price. This Whitcomb & Shaftsbury overcoat is £4,700 (or $6,185). For that, you get a fully bespoke, handmade overcoat made from 30oz fabric (beefy!)
This coat takes 70 - 80 hours to make. W&S takes more time on perfecting the pattern than H&M spends on making their entire coat.
This coat takes 70 - 80 hours to make. W&S takes more time on perfecting the pattern than H&M spends on making their entire coat.
November 7, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Let's move up in price. This Whitcomb & Shaftsbury overcoat is £4,700 (or $6,185). For that, you get a fully bespoke, handmade overcoat made from 30oz fabric (beefy!)
This coat takes 70 - 80 hours to make. W&S takes more time on perfecting the pattern than H&M spends on making their entire coat.
This coat takes 70 - 80 hours to make. W&S takes more time on perfecting the pattern than H&M spends on making their entire coat.
Whitcomb & Shaftsbury is unique in that they offer two programs: fully made in London or your pattern drafted and cut in London, while the coatmaking is done by master tailors in India. The second keeps costs down, making them one of the best values in London-based bespoke.
November 7, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Whitcomb & Shaftsbury is unique in that they offer two programs: fully made in London or your pattern drafted and cut in London, while the coatmaking is done by master tailors in India. The second keeps costs down, making them one of the best values in London-based bespoke.
Me and Russell in Shaftsbury! Hovis anyone?
September 10, 2023 at 12:47 PM
Me and Russell in Shaftsbury! Hovis anyone?
Gravestone of Reuben Clark, who drowned in 1787 at the age of 20. Carved by Zerubbabel Collins, and located at Shaftsbury Center Cemetery in Shaftsbury, Vermont.
September 13, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Gravestone of Reuben Clark, who drowned in 1787 at the age of 20. Carved by Zerubbabel Collins, and located at Shaftsbury Center Cemetery in Shaftsbury, Vermont.
This is a Paladin Shaftsbury Cast Iron Radiator ⚜️
October 1, 2025 at 8:19 PM
This is a Paladin Shaftsbury Cast Iron Radiator ⚜️
John and George, Cecil Gee menswear store on Central London's Shaftsbury Avenue, 4th April, 1963.
📷 Dezo Hoffman.
📷 Dezo Hoffman.
February 12, 2026 at 12:08 PM
John and George, Cecil Gee menswear store on Central London's Shaftsbury Avenue, 4th April, 1963.
📷 Dezo Hoffman.
📷 Dezo Hoffman.
January 31, 2025 at 8:18 PM
#31daysofgraves Day 22: Landscape. The Green Mountains rise in the background here at Shaftsbury Center Cemetery in Shaftsbury, Vermont. In the foreground is the Galusha family plot, including Governor Jonas Galusha and his wives Mary, Patty, Abigail, and Nabby.
October 22, 2025 at 10:40 PM
#31daysofgraves Day 22: Landscape. The Green Mountains rise in the background here at Shaftsbury Center Cemetery in Shaftsbury, Vermont. In the foreground is the Galusha family plot, including Governor Jonas Galusha and his wives Mary, Patty, Abigail, and Nabby.
Battle Action signing at FP Shaftsbury Av yesterday. Keith Burns definitely should’ve been in front.
December 14, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Battle Action signing at FP Shaftsbury Av yesterday. Keith Burns definitely should’ve been in front.
Anyone for Hovis?
November 29, 2024 at 5:22 PM
Anyone for Hovis?
The story of a community all wrapped up in a quilt. #genealogy
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Threads of memory: Genealogy, grief, and grit on the 1888 Shaftsbury Quilt
SHAFTSBURY — In 1888, the community of the Center Shaftsbury Baptist Church faced a problem that might be familiar to any small-town congregation – the ministerial committee was short $12.93.
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September 18, 2026 at 6:28 AM
The story of a community all wrapped up in a quilt. #genealogy
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out in the sun on the hottest day at lake shaftsbury and enjoying my personal favorite cigar muwat kentucky fire cured fat molly, i'm a drew estate guy ;) #cigars #cigarbears
July 17, 2026 at 2:59 AM
out in the sun on the hottest day at lake shaftsbury and enjoying my personal favorite cigar muwat kentucky fire cured fat molly, i'm a drew estate guy ;) #cigars #cigarbears
June 16, 2026 at 6:28 AM
1979, Shaftsbury Avenue, London. Would you buy a used band from this man? He also has nylons & bananas😀
May 28, 2026 at 3:23 PM
1979, Shaftsbury Avenue, London. Would you buy a used band from this man? He also has nylons & bananas😀
With that logic we should all be flocking to Shaftsbury, VT 😉
July 18, 2024 at 12:28 AM
With that logic we should all be flocking to Shaftsbury, VT 😉
1958, Gold Hill, Shaftsbury, Dorset. It was later the setting for the "It's grim oop North" Hovis ads those of us of a certain age will remember📸John Gay
June 1, 2025 at 10:02 PM
1958, Gold Hill, Shaftsbury, Dorset. It was later the setting for the "It's grim oop North" Hovis ads those of us of a certain age will remember📸John Gay
Reminder if you're in London or thereabouts: join us the evening before @Dragonmeet (Fri 29th Nov) at the Forbidden Planet London Megastore in Shaftsbury Ave. We're officially launching the Cthulhu by Gaslight Investigator's Guide and Arthur the Soldier! Get your copies signed!
November 20, 2024 at 10:44 AM
Reminder if you're in London or thereabouts: join us the evening before @Dragonmeet (Fri 29th Nov) at the Forbidden Planet London Megastore in Shaftsbury Ave. We're officially launching the Cthulhu by Gaslight Investigator's Guide and Arthur the Soldier! Get your copies signed!
Prince Charles Cinema, Shaftsbury Av. We’re up with Kubrick, PTA and John Woo.
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February 25, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Prince Charles Cinema, Shaftsbury Av. We’re up with Kubrick, PTA and John Woo.
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I've been away for a week by the sea. Did I miss anything? On the way back yesterday, we stopped off at Shaftsbury to visit Gold Hill. Well worth the detour. Have a good day! xx
April 11, 2026 at 6:09 AM
I've been away for a week by the sea. Did I miss anything? On the way back yesterday, we stopped off at Shaftsbury to visit Gold Hill. Well worth the detour. Have a good day! xx