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::::INTRODUCTION:::: Burton is part of the Arcadia Retail group, which has many fashion retailers such as TopMan and the rest are women's like TopShop, Dorethy Perkins, Wallis, Evans and Miss Selfridge.
The first store was opened in 1903 by Montague Burton, after borrowing £100 from a relitave to open the cross-tailoring company in Chesterfield. His aim was "Good clothes for a mans self-respect". This continues today with modern and stylish clothing with usually a dedicated suit area in the store and a good selection of footwear and accessories.
::::HISTORY:::: At the start of World War 1 Burton changed to start producing Armed Forces uniforms' instead of suits. These unfiroms made by Burton clothed nearly a quarter of all service men and women during The Great War.
Mr Burton recieved a Knight-hood in 1931 for his efforts in "furthering industrial relations and international peace." He was appointed Justice of the Peace, a post which he held for many years.
His ambition was not just to clothe the nation but to also give his employee's a higher quality of life.
On of World War 2 Burton started to produce unfiroms for the troops once again. After the War Burton produced a suit for the verterans nick-named "The Full Monty".
Then in 1952 Sir Montague Burton passed away. At the time of his death, Burton was the largest multiple tailor in the world. Arcadia then became the new corprate name for the House of Burton in 1967.
::::TODAY:::: Today's Burton is for the fashionable men, like had has been since it started. For men who take an interest in the way they look - in recent years this has become known as "metro-sexual" meaning fashion concious, carries a man-bag and uses 'make-up' (from Hair Gel to Eye liner). This is of-course just stereotism!
Burton make very high quality suits, ranging from £60-£200. In the sale they can go down to the £20 mark! Burton also sell "Skinny Ties" which are targeted at people who don't want a big tie, it is also more 'fashionable' then a simple plain black normal sized tie. Burtons quality of shirts match that of their suit's, and start from £20 and can come with or without a skinny/tie. They also sell trousers (of-course!) and shoes to go with the brilliant produced suits.
::::DAY-2-DAY CLOTHING:::: What differs Burton from TopMan to me is really Burton sell more clothes I'd wear, whereas TopMan sell some good clothes but some of their stuff I wouldn't like to be seen dead in! Burton on the other-hand is different, I love their buttoned T-Shirts, unlike normal T-Shirts with buttons these have a more 'natural' feel to them and don't make you feel itchy (or maybe it's just me...)! For those colder days or months they sell cardigans which doesn't sound manly, but can look very nice over a shirt and tie (basically, the cardigan replaces the blazer) and a pair of jeans (I prefer black)!
They also sell shoes, which are again comnfortable and although they are designed as 'sports shoes' they are too fashionale for running around in the mud in my opinion!
::::CONCLUSION:::: Burton is a great fashion retailer for men with friendly & helpful staff. The stoers have a modern and bright layout making what you're looking for easy to find. I prefer getting my stuff out of the sales though, as paying £20 for a pair of shoes a month before the sales when there £7 doesn't seem too wise...
For those online shoppers you can get 10% of your first purchase when you subscribe to their email at Burton.co.uk (remember you can unsubscribe anytime ;-)
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