My morning at Peckham Rye

A few Thursdays ago I popped down Carnaby street to meet Martin Brighty and David Walker of Peckham Rye to have a chat about the brands amazing accessories and story. Boy did I get an education! Now I've always loved Peckham Ryes accessories from their perfect contemp 6cm width ties to distinctly shaped bow ties. But after a wonderful and insightful chat from Mr Walker I then found out that the brand was a 6th generation tailors! I was there on assignment for www.mensfashionmagazine.co.uk/ where there will be an upcoming article on the full story and showcasing their hand crafted silk delights. 

Back to the product and look at the super cool prints and patterns used on the ties. A lot of these are pulled from Peckham Ryes archive. Also to the note taking a back seat to all the silk masterpieces on display the boys have a very impressive collection of pins and bars. Everyone's on a bit of silver or gold these days with their formal ensemble and Peckham Rye have a great collection to choose from. I'm looking at getting a mother of pearl tie pin for an upcoming event and knowing they do a fantastic selection is very handy indeed.

I also didn't realise what an accomplished bespoke and made to measure service they had on the go. You want it the guys will make it! With real traditional tailoring and details which again a lot of it goes back to their heritage. I really did feel like a a kid in a candy shop! Look at the details on this jacket. Know a lot of tailors will offer you a few options but not like these guys. You can go as 1930 or as 2013 as you like!

What do you guys think about the shirt? According to David it's called the "spear" collar I would imagine represents those razor sharp collar points. Very Sonny from a Bronx tale! 

Also how cool is this picture bellow. The one on the left is a missile shell from the 2nd world war and the one on the right is from Afghanistan! The shop is a mini shrine to military memorabilia from as many years back as the first world war which ties in with the brands history. David was telling me how he sorted a gentleman out who was in the forces for a wedding tie. As the guy was serving in Afghanistan Martin and David kindly didn't want paying for the tie so the gent promised he'd bring them something back on his next return. He did and it was a shell that was used where he was stationed!