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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. Our quality and service have allowed us to grow over the last 10 years, but we remain a small and independent company. Learn who we are and where we came from.

To compliment our renowned Clerical Collection, we are pleased to introduce our new range of Special Shirts for men. In order to expand our ever growing catalogue, we have undertaken an extensive survey with members of the clergy nationwide, to see just what shirt styles, colours and patterns are preferred. As a result, our Special Shirt range features a quintessential British design with a slightly tailored fit whilst still retaining the complete comfort and flexibility that our standard clerical range of shirts have been praised for. Practical, stylish and modern – these new shirts offer an effortless transition from conducting formal service to attending casual events.

Our Clip-in Collar shirts provide hidden studs underneath the collars on the neck of the shirt. This allows for easy insertion of the collars themselves, whilst allowing you to remove the clerical collar and switch to a more casual look, without a prominent clerical look to the neckband. This dual-purpose shirt provides a shirt for every occasion whilst allowing for a modern and well fitting look to its appearance.

These clerical shirts were designed with the modern clergy in mind. We created surveys for the clergy and distributed them to clergymen and women throughout the UK to determine the kind of products they were looking for. An overwhelming response from clergymen were a desire for shirts that could double up as both a clerical and a regular shirt, allowing for a quick change from formal service to casual events.

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