Ten months and an eyewatering amount of money later, CHERCHBI is now a registered trademark in Japan. Aside from being pleased we’ve finally got the official trademark, we think the design of the certificate is lovely, puts our own IPO to shame a little.

Just returned from a trip to London. One of the highlights was half a day in Portobello doing the second-hand and vintage stores and picking up this inspirational piece.

We’re visiting Pitti Uomo in Florence this June. This is a little recce trip to check out the show, meet with the folks at the British Menswear Guild, work out best Salons and have a general sally round as a precursor for CHERCHBI showing in Jan 2011 for AW’11 season. That’s if we’re accepted. Applications … Continue reading CHERCHBI at Pitti Uomo

We don’t do things by halves here at CHERCHBI. When we approved the final test of new Herdwick tweed a few weeks ago we immediately started work developing a new leather to trim the bags. The colour, feel and thickness were all specified to compliment the tweed. As soon as we received this we were … Continue reading New leather trim for CHERCHBI Herdwick tweed

Another piece for the CHERCHBI show stand. The same design has been used to shear sheep for hundreds of years. This pair are old but they’re still hand-made in Sheffield by Burgon & Ball to an unchanged design – one single peice of hardened steel is bent, formed and sharpened by hand. I like the … Continue reading Shears handmade in Sheffield for CHERCHBI stand

What’s this? Random pic showing the state of my desk? No. These are the test results of the latest three Herdwick tweed trials showing that finally, after 3 years of trying, we’ve got a cloth that has got a great feel and aesthetic, but also performs fantastically well in abrasion, pilling and other tests. Best … Continue reading New CHERCHBI Herdwick tweed tests

A few weeks ago I finally received three trial weaves of a new Herdwick tweed. This particular trial [there have been many before this..] has taken almost a year, and a lot of patience, frustration, time, money and effort. But, we’ve now developed an incredible quality of cloth for CHERCHBI bags. Herdwick tweed bags is … Continue reading New Herdwick cloth

The Arts & Crafts movement has had a significant underlying influence on CHERCHBI from the start. Blackwell [8 miles up the road from CHERCHBI in Windermere] is Britain’s finest surviving Arts & Crafts house. Don’t take my word for it, if you’re in the Lakes and have any interest in interior or architectural design then … Continue reading Blackwell Arts & Crafts house, Windermere