E. Tautz & Sons
Edward Tautz, a tailor, founded E. Tautz in 1867.[1]
In 1875 the firm changed its name to E. Tautz & Sons[2] as Edward brought his son Frederick George Tautz into the business.
The store was located at 249 Oxford Street in London, renumbered at the end of the 19th century 485 Oxford St.
Specialized in "the hunting-field and military men",[3] Edward Tautz was particularly known as a specialist of breeches.[4] · [5] He fought to protect his business from counterfeiters. In 1886 he proved, in court, his invention of an original model of knickerbocker breeches.[6]
Between 1895 and 1897, Winston Churchill bought for £144 of clothes from the company, which was then identified as "breeches and trousers makers, military tailors".[7]
In 1968, the label was acquired by the Savile Row firm of Norton & Sons.[8]
In 2009, the brand Tauntz was relaunched by Norton & Sons as a ready-to-wear collection.[9] · [10]
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- ^ Sporting Gazette June 1867
- ^ Sporting Gazette 1875
- ^ Pascoe, Charles Eyre. London of to-day: an illustrated handbook for the season, 1892. Roberts. p. 390. http://books.google.com/books?id=vacMAAAAIAAJ&q=%22e.tautz%22. Retrieved 2010-10-13.<
- ^ Philipson, John (2009). Harness: As It Has Been, as It Is, and as It Should Be: With Remarks on Traction, and the Use of the. BiblioBazaar. p. 69. ISBN 9781110999934. http://books.google.com/books?id=o20gT2AyOzwC&pg=PA69#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved 2010-10-13.
- ^ Lanier, Charles (2005). We Go Fox Hunting Abroad: A First Venture with Irish Banks and English Downs. Kessinger Publishing. p. 20. ISBN 9781417953172. http://books.google.com/books?id=tSnyzaUy2uUC&pg=PA20#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved 2010-10-13.
- ^ The Field, June 5, 1886
- ^ Gilbert, Martin (1967). Winston S. Churchill: Youth, 1874-1900. Houghton Mifflin. pp. 827, 928. http://books.google.com/books?id=vuhwAAAAIAAJ&q=%22e.tautz%22. Retrieved 2010-10-13.
- ^ "Tailor E. Tautz Returns with Stylish Menswear". Robb Report. June 15, 2010. http://robbreport.com/Fashion/Tailor-E-Tautz-Returns-with-Stylish-Menswear. Retrieved 2010-10-15.
- ^ Masefield, Tom. "Ready-to-Wear Revival: An Interview With Patrick Grant of E. Tautz". Swipelife. http://swipelife.com/2009/08/03/ready-to-wear-revival-an-interview-with-patrick-grant-of-e-tautz/. Retrieved 2010-140-13.
- ^ "E. Tautz & propriety". Dazed Digital. http://www.dazeddigital.com/fashion/article/4125/1/e-tautz--propriety. Retrieved 2010-10-13.
