Originally Posted by
Auxtank
Pretty much all dad's kit (RN) from the hat down came from Gieves & Hawkes across the road from HMNB Nelson in Pompey.
Once a year they had an insane sale where you could buy a sports jacket for a £1, etc.
Leave the politics out of it - it's a load of bollox and most of us have had quite enough of it - and nothing to do with the OP's original query.
I wonder if they still do those 'sale' periods? Are there still any Gieves branches except No.1 Savile Row affiliated to a specific naval base (Like your father's G&H in Portsmouth, I believe they are gone now?)