James Personal Tailor & Son - A History

James Personal Tailor was established in 1973 by James Pendlebury of Manchester.His first business was at Little Lever in Bolton.Then after two years at Little Lever he moved premises to Manchester city centre.His first Manchester business was at Corporation Street opposite the Co operative bank.Then in 1988 after many a happy year gaining a good customer basis, it was time to move to larger premises at Hanging Ditch on the front of the Corn Exchange building.This has now changed to the triangle after it was unfortunately destroyed in the Manchester bomb.After this tragic event he moved the business to the current premises at James Binney House, Cross Street where he has been trading since 1996.

In 1999 James's son Michael joined the business to train in the foot steps of his father and in doing so he brought a new modern slant on the latest fashion trends.

Introducing an array of colourful linings to complement the choice of suitings together with his father they created a more updated closer fitted suit for the younger clientele.

GQ November 2004 'Mad for Manchester' Menswear Feature

GQ January 2007 'Northern Stars' Essential Guide - North of England Feature

February 2009, James And Michael at BBC Radio Lancashire, Interview With Ted robbins Regarding Bespoke Tailoring And Suit Styles

We offer classic English tailoring with either a modern or more traditional classic cut which will be fitting to your requirements.

With over 36 years experiance James has hand crafted the most stunning suits with utmost care and attention to detail.

Over 2000 hand stitches go into every suit, hand crafted to up most perfection.

Our tradtional consultation room, welcomes clients of all ages to discuss their personal requirments in a warm, informal, relaxed atmosphere.

With a huge array of materials to choose from including mohair, cashmere, merino wool, Harris Tweed, Reid & Taylor, pure wool, silk linings, all supplied by the top cloth manufactures including Scabal, Wain Sheill, Dormeuil, Holland & Sherry, Dugdale, e.t.c......

For more information please visit,

Scabal - www.scabal.co.uk

Dugdale Bros - www.dugdalebros.com

Holland & Sherry - www.hollandandsherry.co.uk

Dormeuil - www.dormeuil.com

Huge stocks of cloth of rare and unusual suitings are kept in stock, we travel to the mills in Yorkshire every three months and take a small selection of these hard to find designs and patterns.

James Personal Tailor & Son
'The Home Of Bespoke Tailoring'