The Valet

About The Valet

The Valet is a tailoring aftercare house at 24 Brook's Mews, the quiet cobbled lane just behind Claridge's. For more than twenty years George and his team have hand pressed suits for the bespoke houses of Savile Row, giving a garment its final shape before it ever reaches the client. Having served the trade almost entirely behind the scenes, the team now opens the same workroom to private clients, and many arrive on their own tailor's recommendation.

The Savile Row way, by hand

The heart of the service is the sponge and press, a hand process that cleans, refreshes and restores the three-dimensional shape of a tailored jacket: a full chest, a rolling lapel and a sharp trouser crease. Every piece starts with a GLO, a Good Look Over, checking for moth damage, stains, loose armhole stitching, buttons, seams, pocket bags and hems before any work begins. A clean and hand press costs £105 for a suit, £65 for a jacket, £40 for trousers and £95 for an overcoat. Formalwear is a specialism too, from tailcoats (£80) and dinner jackets (£75) to stiff shirts, wing collars and bow ties.

Repairs, shirts, knitwear and shoes

Alterations and repairs are done by hand: trouser hems from £60, waist adjustments from £70 and jacket side seams from £95, with invisible repairs priced on inspection. Shirts are laundered from £14, knitwear cleaned from £32 and raincoats cleaned and reproofed for £110. The shoe care bench uses Saphir products, also sold in the shop, for a £30 polish, £65 reheel or a £165 closed channel resole. Home and office collections run across London most weeks, from a £200 minimum order that colleagues at one address can share, with a written assessment emailed before any work goes ahead. The shop opens Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm and Saturday 10am to 5pm. Bond Street station is a five minute walk. For more of the neighbourhood's craft see our Mayfair bespoke tailors and Mayfair shoemakers.

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