The Story of HACKETT - Behind The Scenes with Jeremy Hackett | Off The Cuff

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The Gentleman’s Gazette team sits down with Jeremy Hackett, founder of the iconic Hackett menswear brand, to discuss his journey from buying and selling vintage clothing to building a bespoke and ready-to-wear empire on Savile Row. Hackett shares the evolution of his brand’s house style, his philosophy on classic menswear details, and the stories behind iconic Hackett pieces like polo shirts and red trousers.

Key takeaways

• The Gazette team notes that Hackett built his brand on the principle of ‘Savile Row ready-to-wear’—offering structured, classical silhouettes with heavier fabrics and military-inspired details like turn-ups (precisely 1 5/8 inches), pleated trousers, and distinctive button placement that distinguished Hackett suits from competitors
• Hackett recommends allowing red trousers to fade to a ‘Nantucket color’ through washing rather than dry cleaning, and emphasizes that clothes should be ‘worn in, not out’—they improve with age and patina
• The Gazette team highlights Hackett’s philosophy that credibility matters: he sponsored polo teams not to use polo aesthetics as marketing, but because having actual polo players wearing Hackett shirts gave the brand integrity and justified putting his name on garments
• Hackett shares his preference for one-button suits over two or three-button styles to avoid the common mistake of buttoning both buttons on a two-button jacket, and discusses how turn-ups should measure exactly 1 5/8 inches based on his analysis of 100 vintage suits
• The Gazette team observes that Hackett’s personal style has evolved toward softer shoulders and more relaxed silhouettes over time, though he maintains double-cuffed shirts and classic bespoke tailoring as wardrobe staples

Episode details: published October 18, 2024 · 36K views · 1:04:01 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. The style guidance summarized here is the Gentleman’s Gazette team’s own teaching and opinion, presented for education; product recommendations are theirs, not ours. Summaries are written by Self Growth Videos from each video itself.

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