Update for spring 2024
Through this spring we are changing our product range to use more vintage wool cloth, moving away from use of modern-made cotton corduroys, moleskins and heavy twills that have formed an important part of our range for the last 5 years. Many of these vintage wool cloth will have sat unused in warehouses for decades, […]
Steampunk summer
The first event we attended this summer was at Blist Hill Victorian Town, Ironbridge near Telford, an amazing open air museum that we attended for the first time. For our next event on 27th and 28th July we are off to Whitby Steampunk weekend where we will can be found in the Spa Pavillion. We’re […]
Non-UK customers will need to buy from our ETSY site
Due to changes and increases in taxation costs, customers outside of the UK will now need to buy from our Etsy site – ElgarShirts | Etsy for Catherine’s products, for Jane’s products (18th century shirts & breeches) please go to ElgarSisterShop | Etsy We have made this reluctant decision to avoid customers receiving any nasty […]
New traditional style nightshirts
In the dark winter months, there’s nothing more pleasing that a nightshirt. We know the value of comfortable, long-lasting nightwear and our nightshirts do the job. Wearing a smooth, top quality cotton nightshirt is like sleeping in beautiful sheets, it’s a lovely feeling. High-street nightshirts just don’t cut it. With this in mind and Christmas […]
New 18th Century Style Garments
Our 18th century style garments continue to be popular with our customers. From poets and dancers to reenactors and history lovers. We love seeing historical styles on 21st century people. Fortunately, even during the pandemic we’ve been able to create new garments. Below are production photos of our new garments. Two new shirts, generously cut, […]
Autumn 2020 Photoshoot Behind the Scenes
[pexvimeo pex_attr_src=”https://vimeo.com/472968551″][/pexvimeo] Since the coronavirus pandemic we’ve been fortunate enough to carry on making and selling our garments as usual. But due to COVID19 restrictions we’ve been unable to do a big photography day as we normally would. Like many businesses this year, we’ve had to adapt. This September we turned our photoshoot into something […]
Finding the perfect pair of trousers
Last year Elgar Shirts began making trousers so we could offer our customers a whole outfit. They’ve been a great success! We currently have a wide variety of cloths and styles, all with different characteristics. We make our trousers based on styles from the past. These can be trousers for everyday wear or worn for […]
Business as Usual COVID-19 Update
During the last few weeks the coronavirus pandemic has been a challenging and disruptive time for everyone. Behind the scenes at Elgar Shirts we’re glad to say we’re all in good health. We’re keeping busy creating our range of garments as normal. Unfortunately our calendar of events has been reduced with the York Vintage Fair […]
New Year Update and 2020 Plans
January for Elgar Shirts is a good time for us to take stock, reflect, and look ahead to 2020. 2019 Reflections In 2019 we introduced trousers and breeches to our garment range. This was a brand new venture and we’ve been really pleased with the response. We’ve had lots of feedback from customers telling us […]
Upcoming Events in 2020
In 2020 you will find us at the following events –