An Entente Cordiale between French Haute Couture and British Bespoke Tailoring was celebrated with a sparkling cocktail reception at the British Ambassador's Residence in Paris on the 5th of July 2007 in honour of Savile Row.

Co-hosted by British Ambassador Sir Peter Westmacott and Monsieur Didier Grumbach, President of the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture, Savile Row's evening in Paris was marked by an exhibition of bespoke evening dress cut especially for the event, as well as pieces from the master tailors' archives linking the history of Savile Row with that of the British Embassy and the city of Paris. The exhibition was organised and generously co-sponsored by SRBA member Anderson & Sheppard and curated by James Sherwood.

The Savile Row Bespoke Association thanks its generous partners for their support:

Australian Wool Innovation Limited: a not-for-profit company owned by 30,000 Australian farmers. AWI invests A$60 million annually in global RDI and marketing through the wool pipeline - from the fibre to fashion. They are most active in the areas of textile product development and marketing, wool production and industry affairs. AWI is the principle partner for this event.
Australian Wool Innovation

Pelham Public Relations: a leading financial and corporate PR firm covering a number of sectors as varied as luxury and retail through to financial service and oil and gas. Pelham is a key partner for this event and a strategic consultant for the Savile Row Bespoke Association.
Pelham Public Relations

The Macallan: the Single Malt whisky against which all others must be judged. The Macallan is the official whisky supplier to the event.
The Macallan

Dormeuil: suppliers of most of the world's great couture houses with exquisite and creative fashion fabrics. Due to its close association with Savile Row, Dormeuil is also supporting this event.
Dormeuil

Thanks also to: Brantes et Associés and Chaumet.

All photography by Guy Hills.