Brown houndstooth men's jacket

This men's jacket is labelled Rembrandt, a Wellington menswear label. The business started out as a tailor's shop called Bert Churchill Tailors. In 1952 they held a brainstorming session to create a name for the company’s new line of suits and Rembrandt was chosen (apparently beating off a strong challenge from Michelangelo). The business name was changed to Rembrandt not long after.

Details

Credit: Garment loan courtesy of C P Moore
Copyright: Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 Licence
Manufacturing location: Wellington
Garment type: Jacket
Features: The fabric label (Bleiche made in Switzerland) is also included in the jacket.
Colour: Brown
Label: Rembrandt