Mayfair: Shown in gray check with an oxblood overcheck on a fawn Greyhound, the railings and steps of a Georgian townhouse on a winter morning. Camel check with navy, for blue and black coats. Solid navy flannel with oxblood trim, for brindle, white and any color broken with white. Knightsbridge: Shown in fawn-green covert on a black Greyhound, a riding track under plane trees in a London park at dawn. Navy covert, for fawn, red and fallow coats. Stone covert, for brindle. Soho: Shown in claret with a black ribbed edge on a blue Greyhound, a narrow city street at night. Midnight with a black ribbed edge, for fawn, red, fallow, white and any color broken with white. Ivory with a black ribbed edge, for black. Hampstead: Shown in stone on a senior brindle Greyhound, the top of the heath in autumn, the city far off. Navy, for fawn, red, fallow, white and any color broken with white. Camel, for black and blue. Primrose: Shown in oxblood on a white Greyhound with black patches, a Georgian drawing room by a tall window. Oatmeal, for black and blue coats. Navy, for fawn, red, fallow and white. Regent's: Shown in charcoal on a young red Greyhound, a canal towpath in autumn. Stone, for black and brindle coats. Rust, for blue and any color broken with white. The pattern is redrawn for your dog's shape.

Designed for the Greyhound

The Greyhound collection

Six pieces drawn for a long back, a deep chest and a long neck. London at leisure: Mayfair tailoring, a morning in the park, an evening in Soho, a walk on the heath. Every piece is cut to one dog from three measurements.

See it on your dog

Couture

Ensembles of three and four pieces, layered and styled.

Mayfair

Couture · Prince of Wales check · €410

A long check wool coat with a low collar, a contrast-collar shirt, a silk cravat and a bridle-leather strap.

Cut the full length of the back, with a soft, low collar that follows the neck into the shoulders.

Prince of Wales check wool coat, full length, a soft, low collar, dark horn buttons along the side, short sleeves
Pale-blue shirt with a white contrast collar lying flat, its cuffs at the elbow
Silk cravat in a small navy foulard print, folded flat on the chest
Slim oxblood bridle-leather chest strap with a brass buckle

Knightsbridge

Couture · Covert twill · €410

A covert hacking coat with a moleskin collar, a canary knit, a spotted silk fold at the chest and a bridle-leather chest strap.

Riding-school tailoring at full length, with a long center vent that parts over the tail.

Covert twill hacking coat, a long center vent, slanted flap pockets, a narrow moleskin collar
Canary-yellow knitted vest, its edge at the chest opening
Short square fold of navy silk with small white spots, stitched flat to the side of the chest, no tail hanging down
Broad bridle-leather chest strap with a brass buckle

Soho

Couture · Mohair-wool · €380

A long collarless mohair-wool coat with a narrow merino edge at the neckline, a flat chain and a suede strap.

Collarless and clean, so a narrow ribbed edge lies flat along the neckline at the base of the long neck.

Long collarless mohair-wool coat with a faint sheen, no lapels, one covered button at the side
Narrow ribbed edge of fine-gauge merino, faced into the coat and lying flat along the round neckline
Short, flat silver-toned chain fixed along the front of the neckline
Black suede chest strap with a small silver ring

Essentials

Single pieces, the ones worn most days.

Hampstead

Essentials · Brushed canvas · €210

A long walking coat in brushed cotton canvas with a soft fleece-lined collar lying flat and open on the shoulders.

Long enough for the back and deep enough for the chest, which is where coats sized for smaller dogs stop short.

Dense brushed cotton canvas, full length to the base of the tail
Soft fleece-lined collar lying flat and open on the shoulders, never standing up the neck
Chest panel running back with the ribs, a wide belly strap behind them

Primrose

Essentials · Merino-cashmere · €250

A long merino-cashmere sweater with a soft, low folded neck, opening along the back.

Built around the neck the breed is known for: a soft neck folded once, low at its base, so the length of the neck still shows.

Soft merino-cashmere half-cardigan stitch, knitted long to the base of the tail
Soft neck folded once, low on the neck
Opens along the back under a knitted placket

Regent's

Essentials · Wool flannel · €250

A flannel vest with a quilted lining and leather-bound edges, fastening with one strap under the chest.

Cut away at the shoulders and ending at the loin, so the shoulders and hindquarters are left entirely free.

Wool flannel vest, cut away at the shoulders, ending at the loin
Quilted lining and leather-bound edges
One strap under the chest

Why it fits a Greyhound

The cut

Drawn for the Greyhound's own shape, and cut to three measurements you take at home with a sheet of paper. You approve them before anything is cut.

Scale: The FCI standard gives an ideal height of 71 to 76 cm, about 28 to 30 inches, for males, and the AKC a weight of 65 to 70 pounds for dogs. A true overcoat cloth sits in proportion on a dog this size, and every piece uses a lot of it.
The neck: The standard describes a long, muscular neck, slightly arched and widening into the shoulder, without throatiness. It can carry a real stand collar, so the collars here follow the neck as it widens and stop below the folded ears.
The chest, carried back: The chest is deep and capacious, with the ribs carried well back. A panel graded up from a smaller sighthound ends too soon, so ours runs further back before the underline rises.
The flank: The flanks are well cut up. The belly strap closes just behind the ribs, where the underline starts to rise, so the coat cannot slide forward.
The back: The back is rather long, broad and square, and the loin slightly arched. The back panel is broad across the top and eased over the loin.
On and off: Nothing goes over the head. The pieces wrap under the chest and fasten at the side or under the belly, and the knit opens along the back. On a dog this tall, you dress it standing, from one side.

Neck: Around the base of the neck, where it widens into the shoulder. The stand collars start from this line.
Chest: Around the deepest part of the chest, just behind the front legs. On a Greyhound the ribs run well back, and so does the chest panel.
Back: From the base of the neck to the base of the tail. The longest back in the collection, and the full-length pieces are cut to all of it.

The breed facts are from the FCI and AKC Greyhound standards.

Made to be worn

Nothing goes over the head.

Colors for the coat

Black: Camel, stone, ivory, mustard
Blue: Rust, camel, claret, cream
Fawn, red or fallow: Navy, midnight, gray, bottle green
Brindle: Stone, cream, claret, bottle green
White, or any color broken with white: Navy, midnight, bottle green, oxblood

A piece in the same tone as the fur disappears into it. Every look is cut in more than one color, chosen by this rule.

Black: Disappears in black, charcoal, deep navy
Blue: Disappears in slate, gray, cool blue
Fawn, red or fallow: Disappears in camel, tan, sand
Brindle: Disappears in brown, charcoal; busy checks on the striped coat
White, or any color broken with white: Disappears in white, ivory, pale gray; busy checks on the patched coat

How it is fitted

It is cut to three measurements: neck, chest and back. You approve all three before anything is cut. After you commission, you take them at home with a sheet of paper, and we show you the numbers. How it is measured

The promise

If a finished measurement is more than 2 cm off the numbers you approved, or the piece gapes or pulls, we remake it once, free, and you send nothing back. Because it is cut to one dog, it cannot be returned.

How it goes on

Nothing goes over the head. The pieces wrap under the chest and fasten at the side or under the belly, and the knits open along the back, so a tall dog is dressed standing, from one side. Collars lie flat or roll softly at the base of the long neck, and nothing sits at the throat. Sleeves stop at the elbow, and the belly strap closes behind the ribs, so the legs and tail stay free.

Shown on

Mayfair: Shown in gray check with an oxblood overcheck on a fawn Greyhound, the railings and steps of a Georgian townhouse on a winter morning. Camel check with navy, for blue and black coats. Solid navy flannel with oxblood trim, for brindle, white and any color broken with white.
Knightsbridge: Shown in fawn-green covert on a black Greyhound, a riding track under plane trees in a London park at dawn. Navy covert, for fawn, red and fallow coats. Stone covert, for brindle.
Soho: Shown in claret with a black ribbed edge on a blue Greyhound, a narrow city street at night. Midnight with a black ribbed edge, for fawn, red, fallow, white and any color broken with white. Ivory with a black ribbed edge, for black.
Hampstead: Shown in stone on a senior brindle Greyhound, the top of the heath in autumn, the city far off. Navy, for fawn, red, fallow, white and any color broken with white. Camel, for black and blue.
Primrose: Shown in oxblood on a white Greyhound with black patches, a Georgian drawing room by a tall window. Oatmeal, for black and blue coats. Navy, for fawn, red, fallow and white.
Regent's: Shown in charcoal on a young red Greyhound, a canal towpath in autumn. Stone, for black and brindle coats. Rust, for blue and any color broken with white.

The pattern is redrawn for your dog's shape.