The Whippet collection

Couture

Ensembles of three and four pieces, layered and styled.

Aldeburgh

Couture · Ink wool melton · €400

A fitted melton coat with a curled wool collar and cuffs, satin piping and an ivory calf chest strap.

Cut deep over the brisket and sharply up behind the ribs, with a wide collar lying flat and open on the shoulders like a shawl.

• Fitted wool melton coat, cut deep at the chest and sharply up behind the ribs, ending at the top of the croup, two covered buttons at the side
• Wide collar lying flat and open on the shoulders like a shawl, never standing up the neck, and turned-back cuffs on sleeves ending at the elbow, both in curled wool with a tight, glossy curl
• Fine silk-satin piping in the coat's color along the front edge and the hem
• Slim ivory calf chest strap with a small silver buckle

Cowes

Couture · Striped flannel · €380

A striped flannel boating blazer, a piqué polo, braided rope trim and a striped webbing harness.

A boating blazer cut short to end at the tuck, bound on every edge and buttoned at the side.

• Wide-striped wool flannel blazer, grosgrain binding on every edge, plain gilt buttons at the side
• White cotton piqué polo, its collar points lying flat over the lapels and its cuffs turned back at the elbow
• Braided navy and white rope trim along the lapels, a brass clasp low on the chest
• Navy and red striped webbing harness with brass buckles

Holkham

Couture · Ochre melton · €340

A melton duffle with horn toggles, a Tattersall collar, a lambswool band and a bridle-leather harness.

A short duffle with its toggles along the side, and the harness worn over the coat rather than threaded through it.

• Short melton duffle coat, horn toggles on leather loops along the side, a plain back yoke, no hood
• Tattersall-check flannel collar and cuffs, cream with fine red and green lines, the cuffs at the elbow
• Flat band of oatmeal ribbed lambswool, stitched along the collar's edge, no loose ends
• Dark-brown bridle-leather harness with brass rings, worn over the coat

Essentials

Single pieces, the ones worn most days.

Southwold

Essentials · Rubberized cotton · €170

A fitted raincoat in matte rubberized cotton, running the full length of the back.

Cut to the deep chest, with the belly band closing behind the ribs, so it does not twist to one side as the dog moves.

• Rubberized cotton raincoat with a smooth, matte surface and taped seams
• Small turned-down collar lying on the arch of the neck
• Belly band closing behind the ribs, full length to the base of the tail

Walberswick

Essentials · Merino jersey · €230

A sleeved merino jersey with a soft, low roll neck.

Close to the body, with loose sleeves to the elbow and a soft roll neck low on the arch, opening along the back.

• Fine merino jersey, close to the body
• Loose sleeves to the elbow
• Soft roll neck folded low on the neck, flat snaps along the back

Camber

Essentials · Cotton terry · €170

A beach robe in thick looped terry, with a flat shawl collar and a wide belly band.

Soft and generous where the other pieces are close: a robe for after the sea, cut to the croup with a shawl collar lying flat.

• Thick looped cotton terry, cut to the croup
• Wide shawl collar lying flat on the shoulders
• Wide belly band that snaps closed behind the ribs

Why it fits a Whippet

The cut

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

• The drop from chest to waist: The breed standard asks for a very deep chest, the brisket reaching nearly to the elbow, and a definite tuck-up behind it. A coat sized to the chest hangs loose at the waist and swings to one side, and a coat sized to the waist will not close over the chest. So each piece has a deep chest panel shaped over the brisket and a belly band that closes behind the ribs.
• The neck: The standard describes a long, muscular, elegantly arched neck with no throatiness. A Whippet has neck to spare, so its collars can stand. They are cut to follow the arch rather than as straight tubes, and they stop below the folded rose ears.
• The back: The back is broad, firm and somewhat long, with a graceful arch over the loin. A flat back panel tents at the loin, so ours is eased over the arch.
• Free shoulders: The standard asks for great freedom of action, the forelegs thrown forward and low over the ground. Armholes are cut high and clear of the elbow, and nothing crosses the front of the shoulder.
• A coat that hides nothing: The coat is fine, short and close, so the fit shows, good and bad. The pieces are lined in smooth cloth, with seams bound flat on the inside.
• Two standards: The FCI standard gives 47 to 51 cm at the withers for dogs and 44 to 47 cm for bitches. The AKC gives 19 to 22 inches and 18 to 21 inches, a taller range. Every piece is cut from your dog's own measurements, whichever it is.

1. Neck: Around the base of the neck, where a collar sits. The collars here follow the arch of the neck up from this line.
2. Chest: Around the deepest part of the chest, just behind the front legs. On a Whippet this is far more than the waist, and the chest panel is cut from it.
3. Back: From the base of the neck to the base of the tail, over the arch of the loin.

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

Made to be worn

Every piece fastens at the side or under the chest, and the knits open along the back, so nothing goes over the head.

Colors for the coat

• Fawn, red or cream: Ink and navy, bottle green, cobalt, claret
• Brindle: Cream, ochre, cornflower blue, rust
• Blue or black: Ochre, camel, claret, cream
• White or parti: Navy, bottle green, red, cobalt

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.

• Fawn, red or cream: Disappears in camel, sand, tan, oat
• Brindle: Disappears in brown, charcoal, black; stripes and checks over the striped coat
• Blue or black: Disappears in charcoal, slate, navy, black
• White or parti: Disappears in white, ivory, pale gray; busy patterns 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

Every piece fastens at the side or under the chest, and the knits open along the back, so nothing goes over the head. Collars lie flat on the arch of the neck or roll softly at its base, and nothing sits at the throat. Sleeves stop at the elbow, and the belly band closes behind the ribs, so the long legs and the tail stay free.

Shown on

• Aldeburgh: Shown in ink with a dove-gray curl on a fawn Whippet, the brick terrace of a converted malt house above the reed beds at dusk, light from tall windows. Claret with a dove-gray curl, for blue and black coats. Cream with an ink curl, for brindle.
• Cowes: Shown in cream and navy stripe on a blue Whippet, a yacht club dock on a breezy morning. Solid cream with navy binding, for brindle. Solid navy with cream binding, for cream, white and parti coats.
• Holkham: Shown in ochre on a brindle Whippet, a wide beach at low tide below the pine woods. Bottle green, for fawn, red, cream, white and parti coats. Camel, for blue and black.
• Southwold: Shown in navy on a young parti Whippet, white with fawn patches, a row of beach huts in light rain. Ochre, for blue, black and brindle coats.
• Walberswick: Shown in claret on a senior black Whippet, a painter's cottage above the salt marsh in the morning. Cobalt, for white and parti coats. Cream, for brindle.
• Camber: Shown in navy on a red Whippet, the dunes after a swim, late summer. Rust, for blue and black coats. Cornflower blue, for brindle.

The pattern is redrawn for your dog's shape.