I went down St James Street the other day and it seems Swain have moved location as the whole shop is empty and closed down. I will do my best to get a photo of the map of the new location and post it here as soon as I can.
So sad, I once met Richard Swales in there back in 2001 when HJ were on the ground floor. Then they moved downstairs and now, who knows? I'll find out soon.
Our new London store will be opening Autumn 2012
Swaine Adeney Brigg
Email: enquiries@swaineadeney.co.uk
Telephone: 0207 409 7277
25 Blenheim Avenue
West Raynham Park
Fakenham
Norfolk
NR21 7PA
Telephone: 01328 83890
And since I was at their site I was cruising around and read the page on The Poet. At the bottom is this:
PLEASE NOTE THIS HAT MUST NOT BE WORN IN HEAVY RAIN, IT IS IS MADE OF NATURAL FIBRES AND IF IT GETS TOO WET IT MAY SHRINK
This is from just above the warning
The adventurer 'Indy' hat is enormously popular and as soon as the hat is put on, creates a handsome rugged look. The Poet hat like the Indiana Jones movies remains a classic and unforgettable masterpiece.
Really, don't wear your adventurer hat in the rain?
Has anyone here been able to get in touch with them via email lately? I ask only because I emailed them last week and still haven't received a reply yet so figure either they're trying to sort out the email clutter in the midst of the big move or else my email didn't warrant a reply in their eyes.
They do say 'heavy rain' and with the sort of rain we've been seeing here I don't blame 'em! We've had monsoon like downpours here for weeks.
I was concerned when I saw the Norfolk address at the end of the post, I'd thought they'd 'retreated' back to the manufacturing location. But then read properly and realised it said they would have a new London location later in 2012. Although, not the sort of shop that I can afford, it's nice to know that there are shops like that still around, for the beautiful luggage if not for the Indy hats any more.
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