Cad and the Dandy

{{Short description|Independent tailoring company based in London, England}}

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| founders = James Sleater, Ian Meiers

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Cad and the Dandy is an independent tailoring company based in London, England with premises on Savile Row, in the City{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/businessclub/gloombusters/7354378/Cad-and-the-Dandy-well-suited-to-cutting-it-in-the-tailoring-business.html |title=Cad and the Dandy well suited to cutting it in the tailoring business|date=4 March 2010|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |access-date=28 September 2010 |location=London}} and New York City, that sells bespoke suits.

History

Cad and the Dandy was founded in 2008 by James Sleater and Ian Meiers, two former bankers. They met through a supplier, as both pursued a similar business idea independently, and agreed to start the company together, each contributing £20,000 of initial capital.{{cite web|url=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/707a1d60-5498-11e0-979a-00144feab49a.html#axzz2rFCmkglm|title=Never mind the recession, feel the quality|newspaper=Financial Times|date=4 April 2011|author=Hugo Greenhalgh}} Both had family connections to the tailoring industry, giving them knowledge helpful in launching the new company.

After initially conducting fittings in rented office space, they came to an arrangement with Chittleborough & Morgan to allow appointments in their shop on Savile Row. In October 2009, the company opened its first permanent store in the City of London.{{cite web|url=http://www.cadandthedandy.co.uk/wardrobe/?p=141|title=Our New Shop|date=7 October 2009|publisher=Cad and the Dandy|access-date=28 September 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120313050921/http://www.cadandthedandy.co.uk/wardrobe/?p=141|archive-date=13 March 2012|url-status=dead}}

The company had a turnover of £1.3M in 2010, and was listed by The Guardian in the Courvoisier Future 500.{{cite web|url=http://www.cityam.com/lifestyle/fashion/the-city-boys-offering-cut-above|title=The City boys offering a cut above|date=24 September 2010|publisher=City AM |access-date=28 September 2010}}{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/courvoisier500/50-of-the-best-fashion|title=Future 500 - Fashion and Retail|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=28 September 2010|location=London|date=7 December 2009}} In July 2010 the founders won the Bento Entrepreneur of the Year Award at the Macworld Awards{{cite web|url=http://www.macworld.co.uk/business/news/index.cfm?newsid=3233264|title=Macworld Awards: Winners Cad and The Dandy profiled|date=27 July 2010|publisher=Macworld|access-date=28 September 2010|archive-date=10 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110610170540/http://www.macworld.co.uk/business/news/index.cfm?newsid=3233264|url-status=dead}} and in July 2013 they opened permanent premises on Savile Row.[http://www.cadandthedandy.co.uk/wardrobe/cad-the-dandy-savile-row-tailor-the-perfect-number13/ Cad & The Dandy, Savile Row Tailor – The Perfect Number:13]

In 2018, Cad and The Dandy opened a New York store, on W 57th St, and also bought Götrich, Scandinavia's oldest tailoring house.{{Cite web|title=Savile Row's Biggest Tailor, Cad & The Dandy, Buys Scandinavia's Oldest Tailor – Götrich|url=https://www.myguide2stockholm.com/savile-rows-biggest-tailor-cad-the-dandy-buys-scandinavias-oldest-tailor-gotrich/|date=2018-02-16|website=MyGuide2Stockholm|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-12}}

Operations

Based in London, Cad & the Dandy employs more than 30 tailors in three workshops. The company launched a new flagship store at 13 Savile Row in June 2013. The store is the first on the tailoring street to hand-weave a cloth before making it up into a fully finished suit.[http://www.drapersonline.com/news/cad-and-the-dandy-launches-savile-row-flagship/5049928.article Cad & The Dandy launches Savile Row flagship] The company established an apprenticeship programme for would-be tailors in London.

Since 2016, MSR Garments, located in Sri City, India produces majority of the bespoke suits for Cad & The Dandy.{{Cite web |last=Lee |first=Shaun |date=2019-08-20 |title=Savile Row’s best-kept secret: The master tailors of Sri City |url=https://lot.dhl.com/savile-rows-best-kept-secret-the-master-tailors-of-sri-city/ |access-date=2024-03-18 |website=DHL Logistics of Things |language=en}}