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 […]
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, […]
April has been a lively month for us! From the weird and wonderful at TimeQuake, to the delights of the Festival of Vintage in York. We’ve also spent much of April in the workshop completing the many orders we received at last month’s Original Re-enactor’s Market (TORM). This ranged from custom made waistcoats to special […]
February has passed in the blink of an eye but so much has happened at Elgar Shirts. This month we’ve debuted new garments, had beautiful new photos taken of our clothes and kickstarted a year of events. We were thrilled to work with photographer Alex De Palma again and he’s taken some wonderful photos of […]
January was a month of change and preparation for Elgar Shirts. The workshop was a haven from the wintery weather outside as we made plans for future garments and readied ourselves for coming events. Thank you to customers for sending in reviews and feedback this month. It’s rewarding to see so many photos of happy […]
Happy New Year! After a restful break over the Christmas holidays, Elgar Shirts is back and we’re looking ahead to 2019. 2018 Reflections In December we spent most of the month in the workshop completing orders for the Christmas post, and reflecting on the year gone by. In 2018 we’ve had success with our vintage […]
As we prepare for busy weeks ahead of Christmas, we thought we would give you a news update about what’s been happening at Elgar Shirts. October Events October was a lively month for us, full of events. We started the month with the Unconventional Market in Milton Keynes, further south than we normally venture, and […]
At recent shows and events we’ve had a great reaction to our latest design, a Peaky Blinders inspired 1920s shirt. Currently we have two for you to choose from: a cotton blue and white stripe shirt, or a linen-mix shirt, with a narrow black stripe. Fans of the hit TV show Peaky Blinders will recognise […]
We’re pleased to show you one of our newest garments for 2018, the utility kilt. When we were asked by a biker, whose favourite brand of kilt had folded, we couldn’t say no! After all, men look great in kilts. He wanted a simple utility kilt made from a good quality cloth where the pleating […]
Take a look at our new garment design, an 18th century waistcoat. One which you can now purchase in our shop. It’s in a traditional 18th century style, designed to be worn over a shirt. The design details include ten front buttons, two flap pockets and a stand collar. It’s made in a heavyweight […]