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Traditional styles can still be had from makers who were plying their trade in Queen Victoria’s reign, and from some newer brands that have tapped into the revived demand for the best tailoring in the field.
Lock & Co (lockhatters. com) has been putting hats on sporting gentlemen from the same shop since 1765. Popular choices include the Edwardianstyle Fairbanks trilby (£345) and the more rough-andtumble version, the Rambler rollable trilby (£165).
The Harris Tweed Shop (harristweedshop.com) offers bespoke three-piece shooting suits in the finest tweeds by Massy-birch from £850. A Norfolk jacket costs £675, and if you find a suit that you like, the shop will replicate it in your size and choice of tweed.
For traditional off-the-peg tweeds, Alan Paine (alanpaine.co.uk) will kit you out in Rutland breeks (£129.95, right), or opt for Cordings’
21oz plus-twos
(£195). Alan Paine’s Combrook jacket can be had for £434.95 (left). Hoggs of Fife (hoggs.co.uk) stocks a Tummel tweed shooting jacket for only £149.
For safari jackets, try the Selous from Westley Richards (right, £695, westleyrichards.com). For a 1940s look, opt for the Marlborough coat by Grenfell (£416, grenfell.com).
The Swazi Tahr XP (£384, swazi.co.nz) is the modern version of a traditional Highland stalking smock. There’s also the Laksen CTX tweed smock from William Powell (£299, williampowell.com).