March 31st, 2008
Suits And Silk Ties The English Way
CMT is an abbreviation for, “cut, made and trimmed?, which was used often as
described in a clothing industry that once flourished across England.
Commonly known as the rag trade, it has suffered many low blows over the past
couple of decades, but never gone down for the count. But this is specific to
mass production. On the other hand the bespoke industry and CMT are the
gathering storm, soon to challenge the conveyor belts on many fronts.
Savile Row has played a major role helping the industry’s survivors, like
local silk weavers, CMT and tie manufacturers. The bespoke market is directly
driven by demand and therefore sustainable, with little impact on our
environment.