London Shrunk
The luxury English finish
The finest tailoring deserves the finest cloth
Master tailors who hand-craft garments for the most discerning clients demand cloth worthy of that craftsmanship. London Shrunk is that finish – a technique for stabilising fabric that dates back centuries, refined by W.T. Johnson over the past 100 years into something no one else can replicate. It’s why the finish carries the trust of the tailors who dress royalty, aristocracy, and the most exacting names on Savile Row.
A unique luxury finish that is quintessentially English
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English Heritage
A finish with genuine provenance: developed on English soil, over an English century, for the tailors who make for royalty and aristocracy.
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A Natural Process, Perfected
Built on traditional shrinking rather than chemical intervention, London Shrunk relaxes the stresses built into fabric during manufacture, rather than masking them.
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Comfort Built to Last
Stretch and recovery are locked in alongside stability, so a finished garment holds its shape and character for years, not seasons.
The most luxurious finish created for the world's finest cloth
London Shrunk is a multi-stage process built on old and new in equal measure – our own soft Pennine water, drying carried out with enough control to let the fabric relax rather than fight it, and master finishers who’ve spent years learning exactly how far a piece of cloth needs to be coaxed, not forced. After decades as one of tailoring’s better-kept secrets, London Shrunk is seeing a genuine resurgence in interest – proof that when something is done properly, it never really goes out of style.
Suited to premium tailoring fabrics
Our Other Specialist Finishes
Experience and skill combined with our knowledge of technology and fabric helps us to develop specialist finishes
