The Clerical Standard

What is a Clergy Shirt? (Complete UK Guide)

A clergy shirt is a form of clerical clothing worn by members of the clergy, including priests, ministers and church leaders. Recognised by its distinctive collar, it is both a practical garment an...

How to Choose the Right Clergy Shirt (UK Guide)

Choosing the right clergy shirt is essential for both comfort and presentation. Whether worn for regular services, pastoral duties or formal occasions, a well-fitted clergy shirt should provide a s...

A Guide to Clerical Shirts, Clerical Collars & Clergy Clothing in the UK

Clergy clothing has been an important part of church tradition for centuries. Today, clergy members across the UK wear clerical shirts, collars and other garments that represent both their role and...

Elevating Your Clerical Essentials This Christmas

At Hammond & Harper of London, we're passionate about crafting attire that doesn't just withstand the demands of the day but enhances the reverence of the moment. With our British heritage and ...

Top 5 Features to Look for in Mens Clerical Shirts

With so many options available, it’s essential to know what features to look for when selecting the perfect shirt. Here are the top five features to look for in a quality clerical shirt to meet the...

Sustainable Clerical Shirts: Eco-Range

As we continue to evolve as a company, our products move with us. Sustainable clerical clothing is a growing trend, as more religious institutions and individuals seek to balance their faith-based ...

Harvest Festival: A Celebration of Tradition and Community

The harvest festival has ancient roots, with various cultures celebrating the end of the growing season for millennia.

Preparing for Priesthood: A Journey of Faith and Perseverance

In this article, Priestly discusses his preparation for his ordination and gives advice on those who have just begun their own journey to a higher calling.

Fascinating Facts on Clerical Shirts: History, Styles, and Symbolism

Depending on how familiar you are with clerical clothing, you may or may not be familiar on the reasons why clergy shirts are worn.  We take a look at some interesting facts on clerical shirts and ...

Clerical Clothing Trends: A Journey Through History and Style

The evolution of clerical garbs and dresses has been in constant motion and has continued to change and evolve alongside contemporary fashion. Looking back through the decades lets us see how cleri...

Exploring Clerical Collar Styles: History, Symbolism, and Options

The clerical collar is an item adorned as part of Christian clerical clothing. The clerical collar is an item adorned as part of Christian clerical clothing.

Short Sleeve Tonsure Shirts

We are happy to announce the addition of a short sleeved Tonsure clerical shirt to our Men's Clerical Range. With the warmer months ahead of us, this inclusion has been a popular request from our c...

Clerical Vestment Care Guide

Common vestments include albs, chasubles, robes, and surplices. People commonly think that cassocks are vestments, but they are really just old-fashioned street clothes that are worn underneath ves...

Clerical Clothing: Symbolism, Options, and Liturgical Styles

Clothing is one of the most important aspects for the figureheads of religious communities. In the church, the attire symbolises the roles and denominations of key individuals within the organisati...

Clerical Collars and Shirt Styles: History, and Options

When it comes to clerical collars and shirts, there is a time and place for each type - whether it be the more traditional choices, such as Vicars, Slip-In and Tonsure to more hybrid styles like cl...

Clerical Clothing: Simple, elegant and traditional

Clerical clothing has strictly adhered to codified rules that were implemented to bring uniformity to those devoted to the Church. Priests and vicars were easily identifiable by the clothing they w...

Pandemics and Christian Compassion

The church has been handling pandemics for over 2,000 years and whilst we have recently become reacquainted with this familiar invisible enemy, we must look at the epidemic experiences of generatio...

Why the white Collar?

It started out as something from popular fashion and then later took on a deeper spiritual meaning. We take an in-depth look at the evolution of the white clerical collar and its symbolic transitio...

Staying Safe During Church Services

As we begin to transition into a new way of life, we must re-evaluate how we keep each other safe whilst resuming our normal activities. We have compiled some of the new systems that many churches ...

Conducting Online Services during COVID-19

The change to daily life during the Coronavirus pandemic has forced many churches to temporarily halt their regular services for their congregation. However, this temporary measures may have positi...

An important update from H&H

We are currently facing a life-changing situation and we want you to know that our customers, our employees and our community is in mind with everything we do. Whilst we are striving to run our ope...

Priest Clothing and the Call to Vocation

Many Priests break into a sweat the first time they shop for a clerical shirt. Rev. Brendan Busse had nine years to go before he would become a priest, and the idea of wearing the black collar and ...

Humble Origins

Started in a small studio in London, the H&H brand has committed itself to serving the ever-changing clothing needs of the clergy.

The Ongoing Informality of Church Service

The focus on clerical surplices has shifted in recent years as the CofE announced in July 2017 that vicars would not be required to wear formal robes and vestments to conduct service. The C of E’s ...

Clerical Wear in the Summer

We know that the burden of clerical wear in the summer can often be the rigid structure of the collar to allow for a crisp clerical collar insert.

The Graduation Cap

The graduation ceremony is a coming-of-age tradition and has remained a prestigious acknowledgement of someone successfully achieving an academic milestone. With many aspects of the graduation cere...

Vatican Breaks Record for Vestments Exhibit

In 2018, the Vatican lent some of its most sacred pieces of liturgical vestments from the Sistine Chapel's sacristy to a New York gallery for secular exhibition. the Metropolitan Museum of Art is t...

The Rising Figures of Women Clergy

Church of England figures show a prominent rising in women clergy members after strong support and encouragement from male clergymen. Catherine Nancekievill, the church's head of discipleship and v...

Changing of the Garb - Clergy Fashion

Tradition is a word that is thrown around all too often and without full consideration of the weighted meaning behind it.

The Dorcas Dress Project - Fastening faith and fashion together

It was back in September 2017 when we were politely approached by the founder of The Dorcas Dress Project and asked if we would like to help bring the organisation to the attention of clerics acros...