Norton & Sons is a Savile Row bespoke tailor founded in 1821 by Walter Grant Norton. The firm is located on the east side of the street, at No. 16. It was purchased in 2005 by Scottish designer Patrick Grant,[1] who revitalised the tailoring house. However, the company went into liquidation in 2022 and was apparently sold to James Sleater and Ian Meiers the following year.[2]
History
Walter Charles Norton founded the tailoring house on the Strand in 1821, attracting city businessman and German royalty.[1]
In 1859, his son George James Norton was granted the freedom of the City of London. At about this time, the company became the tailor and Royal Warrant holder to William I, German Emperor. The firm specialised as a sporting tailor.
During the 1970s, the firm absorbed Hoare & Tautz, formed by the merger of E. Tautz & Sons