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The History of the Bank Collar
The History of the Bank Collar

Here at Budd we can trace our lineage back to 1847 to Webster Brothers. Webster Brothers was founded in 1847 by...

Posted by Poppy Charles on November 14, 2016
The Raglan Sleeve Shirt
The Raglan Sleeve Shirt

Introducing our Raglan Sleeve shirt, made from a pattern found in the Budd archives, this casual style shirt is...

Posted by Poppy Charles on August 11, 2016
The Evolution of Black Tie
The Evolution of Black Tie

Black Tie is widely seen as a particularly elegant code of dress; so it is difficult to imagine that it began li...

Posted by Poppy Charles on February 04, 2016
The History Of The Budd Stripe 2015
The History Of The Budd Stripe 2015

Budd’s exclusive house stripe shirt was originally designed in the 1920s. In those days it was made in silk and ...

Posted by Poppy Charles on July 29, 2015
The History of Fox Brothers
The History of Fox Brothers

Fox brothers is a family business founded by Thomas Fox in Wellington in 1772 who had taken over the family busi...

Posted by Poppy Charles on November 27, 2014
The History of the Cravat
The History of the Cravat

The cravat, the ancient ancestor of the tie and the distant relative of the bow tie, is having somewhat of a ren...

Posted by Poppy Charles on October 17, 2014