Kashket & Partners

Kashket & Partners of London is a British specialist firm for the design, development and manufacture of high-quality uniforms for ceremonial, parade and formal wear. The company describes itself as the leading specialist in its field, employing more than 40 bespoke tailors and skilled artisans whose craft has been developed over hundreds of years. It is part of the wider Kashket Group, which also includes Firmin & Sons Ltd, a historic supplier of military, civic and ceremonial uniforms and accoutrements with over 350 years of history. Through Firmin House, the group holds a Royal Warrant and operates as the only UK-integrated ceremonial uniform manufacturer. The firm is best known for dressing some of the most recognisable ceremonial figures in Britain. Its uniforms include the scarlet tunics of the guards outside Buckingham Palace and the dress and undress uniform of the Yeomen Warders — the "Beefeaters" — of the Tower of London. In a typical week, its specialists visit The King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery, The Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment and all five Regiments of Foot Guards. Kashket & Partners also serves corporate customers, providing front-of-house staff and doormen uniforms for prestigious institutions in London and around the world, as well as a wide range of functional workwear and branded corporate clothing. The business has a long association with royalty. Its founder, Alfred Kashket, made felt hats for Tsar Nicholas II of Russia before fleeing to London after the October Revolution. The company has since made uniforms and suits for royalty worldwide, including eight kings and the British Royal Family. Firmin House, via Firmin & Sons Ltd, holds a Royal Warrant. Kashket & Partners was responsible for making 2,000 of the uniforms that appeared at royal weddings, and it created 6,000 uniforms for the coronation of King Charles III. In May 2023, the BBC released a documentary about the workshop. Today, Kashket & Partners remains a private, family-influenced business. Bernard Kashket, son of the founder, was still visiting the business at age 87, while his grandson Russell manages it. The firm continues to combine traditional hand-manufacturing techniques with modern design and development capabilities, producing ceremonial uniforms, livery, corporate clothing, corporate gifts, medals, medallions, military headdress, swords and ceremonial horse furniture.

Kashket & Partners traces its origins to Alfred Kashket, a Jewish tailor who made felt hats for Tsar Nicholas II of Russia. Following the October Revolution, Alfred fled to London, where he initially worked as a tailor in a fashion house. After that business went bankrupt, he opened his own fashion house. The family business grew over generations: his son Bernard Kashket was still visiting the business at age 87, and his grandson Russell Kashket manages it today. The company developed into a leading specialist in ceremonial, parade and formal uniforms. It became the main supplier of ceremonial uniforms to the British Army and is described as the only UK-integrated ceremonial uniform manufacturer. Its craftsmen and craftswomen have over 350 years of combined heritage as suppliers to royal houses, services and civic organisations, according to Firmin House, part of the wider Kashket Group. The group includes Firmin & Sons Ltd, which holds a Royal Warrant and has expertise in military headdress, swords, medals and medallions dating back to 1838. Kashket & Partners has dressed some of Britain's most iconic ceremonial figures, including the guards outside Buckingham Palace and the Yeomen Warders of the Tower of London. The firm has also made uniforms and suits for royalty worldwide, including eight kings and the British Royal Family. It was responsible for making 2,000 of the uniforms that appeared at royal weddings. In 2023, the company created 6,000 uniforms for the coronation of King Charles III. In May 2023, the BBC released a documentary about the Kashket factory. Beyond ceremonial wear, Kashket & Partners serves corporate customers with front-of-house staff and doormen uniforms, as well as a wide range of functional workwear and branded corporate clothing. Through Firmin House, the group also produces corporate gifts, including bespoke precious metal and vitreous enamel pieces made by skilled jewellers in Birmingham using traditional hand-manufacture techniques. The company continues to operate as a private, family-influenced business, combining traditional craftsmanship with modern design and development capabilities.

• Alfred Kashket makes felt hats for Tsar Nicholas II of Russia

• Alfred Kashket flees to London after the October Revolution and works as a tailor

• Alfred Kashket opens his own fashion house after his employer goes bankrupt

• Firmin & Sons Ltd, part of the Kashket Group, begins sword-making expertise (1838)

• Kashket & Partners makes 2,000 uniforms for royal weddings

• Kashket & Partners creates 6,000 uniforms for the coronation of King Charles III (2023)

• BBC releases a documentary about the Kashket factory (May 2023)

Leading specialist in high-quality ceremonial, parade and formal uniforms; the only UK-integrated ceremonial uniform manufacturer.

• Ceremonial uniforms

  High-quality uniforms for ceremonial, parade and formal wear, including scarlet tunics for guards and Yeomen Warders uniforms.

• Corporate clothing

  Branded clothing, workwear, shirts, lanyards, badges, beanies, hi-vis clothing, trousers and gloves for corporate clients.

• Corporate gifts

  Bespoke precious metal and vitreous enamel pieces made by skilled jewellers in Birmingham.

• Medals and medallions

  Design and manufacture of medals and medallions using traditional die-striking techniques.

• Military headdress

  Military, equine and traditional hats made with technical and quality knowledge.

• Swords

  Crafting swords worldwide since 1838.

• Ceremonial horse furniture

  Riding troop saddlery, uniform, dress hats and ceremonial horse furniture.

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