Those inhabitants of "The Towers" ( before it went comprehensive) will remember all the "Gieves" and "City's" pantomime for uniform fitting, with Burtons considered very "Infra dig" for officers in those days. So I doubt the tailor origins of the term before then.
Thread drifting a bit, there was also the "Poulson and Skone" show for fitting officers' shoes, with one having one's foot drawn around on a piece of brown paper as these shoes " are made personally for Sir"
Funny then how mine turned up with "Size 10 " printed on the insole.
Last edited by Haraka; 25th Feb 2016 at 12:11.
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