A powerhouse of world-class tailoring, where the iconic uniforms for Great Britain’s most recognizable soldiers are created
If anyone shepped nachas from the spectacle, it’s got to be Nathan Kashket and his father, Russell. Their firm, Kashket and Partners, designs and manufactures the uniforms that serve as emblems of London and Great Britain, from the Beefeaters at the Tower of London to the scarlet tunics of the guards strutting up and down outside Buckingham Palace. The Kashket family’s sewing needles are the instruments of choice to design, stitch, and mend for the royal household’s best-dressed staff.
A proudly Jewish family arriving as immigrants around the turn of the century, the Kashkets retained their distinctly Jewish last name (Yiddish, meaning a kind of hat) at a time when many others anglicized their identity in an effort to blend in and perhaps achieve some degree of upward social mobility. Now the Kashket name has become synonymous with the highest-quality military and ceremonial wear.
Soon after Queen Elizabeth II passed away last September at the ripe old age of 96, the coronation of her eldest son and successor Charles went into planning. At 74, he was the longest-serving heir-apparent, having waited in the line of succession for 70 years.
Anticipating the country’s first coronation in seven decades, an event whose 2,000 guests would include world leaders, dignitaries, diplomats, and celebrities, the world watched and eargerly waited. What would Buckingham Palace — undisputed international headquarters of pomp, pageantry, and precision — deliver?
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