James Personal Tailor & Son - A History

James Personal Tailor was established in 1973 by James Pendlebury of Manchester.His first shop was at Little Lever in Bolton.Then after two years at Little Lever he moved premises to Manchester city centre.His first Manchester shop was at Corporation Street opposite the Co operative bank.Then in 1988 after many a happy year and gaining a good customer basis it was time to move to larger premises to Hanging Ditch on the front of the Corn Exchange building, which has now changed to the triangle after it was unfortunately destroyed in the Manchester bomb.After this tragic event he moved the businees to the current premises at James Binney House where he has been trading since 1996.

In 1999 James's son Michael joined the business to train in the foot steps of his father and in doing so brought a new modern slant on the current ideas of upto date fashion styles and fabrics.

GQ November 2004 'Mad for Manchester' Menswear Feature

GQ January 2007 'Northern Stars' Essential Guide - North of England Feature

We offer classic English tailoring with either a modern or more traditional classic cut, which will be fitting to your requirements.

With over 32 years experiance James has hand crafted the most stunning suits with utmost care and attention to detail.

Over 2000 hand stitches go into every suit, hand crafted to up most perfection.

Tour of the front office

With a huge array of materials to choose from including mohair, cashmere, merino wool, Harris Tweed, Reid & Taylor, pure wool, silk linings, all supplied by the top cloth manufactures including Scabal, Wain Sheill, Dormeuil, Holland & Sherry, Dugdale, e.t.c......

Huge stocks of cloth