has multiple issues . please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article contains content that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . january 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message this article contains wording that promotes the subject in a subjective manner without imparting real information . please remove or replace such wording and instead of making proclamations about a subject s importance use facts and attribution to demonstrate that importance . january 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message henry poole & co type private industry retailer founded london england 1806 headquarters london england key people james poole founder angus cundey owner simon cundey director products clothing fashion website www.henrypoole.com henry poole & co on savile row london 2014 customers examine the wares of henry poole and co. in their 18th century showroom on savile row 1944 a view of the workroom at henry poole and co. showing tailors at work on various types of jacket including a naval officer s jacket second from right on the rear row . the men are all sitting on the workbenches . 1944 the model david gandy wearing a bespoke suit by henry poole & co 2014 henry poole & co is a bespoke tailor located at 15 savile row in london . the company made the first modern style dinner jacket based on specifications that king edward vii gave the company in the 1880s . the company advertises its long relationship with the british royal family . contents 1 history 2 the tuxedo 3 warrants 4 see also 5 references 6 further reading 7 external links history edit the business opened first in brunswick square in 1806 originally specializing in military tailoring with particular merit at the time of the battle of waterloo . their business moved to savile row in 1846 following the death of founder james poole . henry poole ran the business until his death in 1876 and was succeeded by cousin samuel cundey whose legacy continued for five generations to the present day owners angus cundey and son simon . the company still holds many royal warrants of appointment and services the lord chamberlain s office with court dress with their livery department even creating uniforms for the 200th anniversary of the battle of trafalgar . the company are also credited with the creation of the dinner suit . in 2006 the company celebrated their bicentennial with a refurbishment of their premises and 2007 saw a re issue of a suiting material made famous by winston churchill a henry poole customer who ordered his first suit 100 years ago . the tuxedo edit in 1860 henry poole made a short evening or smoking jacket for the prince of wales to wear at informal dinner parties at sandringham . in 1886 a mr. james potter of tuxedo park new york visited london and subsequently was invited by the prince to spend a weekend at sandringham house . he was also advised that he could have a smoking jacket made by the prince s tailors henry poole & co. when the potters returned to new york mr. potter proudly wore his new smoking jacket at the tuxedo club and fellow members soon started having copies made for themselves which they adopted as their informal uniform for club stag dinners . as a result the dinner jacket became known as a tuxedo or tux in america . 1 warrants edit henry poole has had customers who belonged to royalty and the highest aristocracy . amongst the many customers who issued official warrants or were regulars were him emperor napoleon iii 1858 hrh the prince of wales 1863 hrh the duke of edinburgh 1868 hrh the crown prince of prussia 1868 hm queen victoria 1869 hm the king of the belgians 1869 hrh the crown prince of denmark 1869 hrh the prince of teck 1870 hrh prince christian of schleswig holstein 1870 the khedive of egypt 1870 hrh prince oscar of sweden & norway 1871 hm king amadeus i of spain 1871 hrh prince louis of hesse 1871 hrh crown prince of russia 1874 him the emperor pedro ii of brazil 1874 him tsar alexander ii of russia 1875 hm the king of hellenes 1877 hi & rh the crown prince of austria 1878 hm king umberto i of italy 1879 him emperor wilhelm i of germany him tsar alexander iii of russia 1881 hm king david kalakaua of hawai i 1882 hg the duke of genoa 1891 hg friedrich grossherzog of baden 1891 hg the duke of aosta 1892 hrh prince emanuel of savoie 1892 him the shah of persia hm the king of denmark 1893 hm king edward vii 1902 hrh prince albrecht of prussia 1903 hh the maharajah gaekwar of baroda 1905 him the shah of persia 1906 the khedive of egypt 1910 hm queen alexandra 1911 hrh the prince of wales 1922 the imperial household of japan 1923 hm king george v 1928 hm the king of the bulgarians 1936 hm king george vi 1940 him emperor haile selassie 1959 hm queen elizabeth ii 1976 see also edit savile row tailoring daks references edit the henry poole story the tuxedo . henry poole and co. further reading edit stephen howarth henry poole founders of savile row the making of a legend . godalming bene factum 2003 . isbn 978 1 903071 06 9 external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to henry poole & co. company web site historical background information v t e selected royal warrant holders of the british royal family by appointment to hm the queen abels moving services ainsworths angostura limited akzonobel autoglym axminster carpets bendicks bentley motors bollinger britvic bt burberry cadbury carphone warehouse castrol charbonnel et walker daks dhl express dorma ede & ravenscroft fortnum & mason frank smythson gieves & hawkes h. p. bulmer henry poole & co j. barbour and sons james purdey and sons jaguar cars john lewis john lobb land rover louis roederer mappin & webb martini & rossi minky molton brown mo t & chandon nestl procter & gamble uk richer sounds roberts radio ryvita schweppes spode steinway & sons tanqueray twinings unilever uk vauxhall motors veuve clicquot ponsardin waitrose weetabix wilkin & sons william drake wolsey worcestershire medal service by appointment to hrh the duke of edinburgh boots opticians daks ede & ravenscroft frank smythson gieves & hawkes hatchards holland & holland j. barbour and sons james purdey and sons john lobb land rover lyle & scott penhaligon s truefitt & hill by appointment to hrh the prince of wales ainsworths aston martin autoglym bentley motors burberry crabtree & evelyn daks ede & ravenscroft frank smythson gieves & hawkes holland & holland j. barbour and sons jaguar cars james purdey and sons john lobb land rover laphroaig linn products minky penhaligon s peter jones ritz hotel roberts radio shepherd neame taylors of harrogate turnbull & asser vauxhall motors waitrose weetabix winsor & newton category 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