plant. Its flowers turn from a milky white, to a dark red, and once they have died and fallen off, they reveal a luxuriously soft and fluffy â€boll’. Interestingly, because the boll has seeds within it, it is considered to be a fruit, but I doubt it’s going to take the place of oranges in anyone’s five-a-day. Despite its bizarre place in the imagination of the public, cotton became one of the most sought after materials in Europe. Its soft, light quality made it perfect for the discerning man’s clothing, and soon developed into the most popular fabric for top-quality men’s shirts. Thus, the fashion trade boomed, and places like Jermyn Street in London became world-renowned for its high quality cotton shirts, all tailor-made to perfection for the elite, fashionable gentleman. Over time certain cotton mills became the leading companies in the international textile industry. The Tessitura Monti mill, established one hundred years ago, is one of them, and continues to supply cotton fabrics to the leading UK shirtmakers, Curtis & Dyer included. A hand-made shirt deserves nothing less than simple, elegant, natural and innovative fabrics, and these mills have hundreds of years experience in producing just that. Nowadays cotton is used for much more than shirts. You’ll find it in the sofa you’re sitting on, and even the light shade above your head. Your blinds, curtains, and book bindings will most likely contain the stuff, as will fishnets, coffee filters, tents, and, strangely, gunpowder. So, as you can see, it’s just as hard to imagine a world without cotton, as it is to imagine a sheep-plant. It’s developed a reputation as a highly sought after, high-quality fabric, and will continue to be used to dress the high and mighty in gorgeous, cotton-rich, tailor-made shirts. Article written by www.curtisanddyer.co.uk bespoke shirtmakers.
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