History
The company was founded in 1689 by William and Martha Shudall. The present name dates from 1902 and is a result of the inheriting of the business by Joseph Ede and then merging with wig-maker Ravenscroft.
The company holds the Royal warrant as "Purveyors to the British Royal Family" as robemakers to HM The Queen, HRH Prince Philip and HRH Prince Charles, and previously the Queen Mother. As the Queen Mother's warrants expired five years after her death in 2002, Ede and Ravenscroft currently hold three Royal Warrants.
In addition to clothing and robes, Ede and Ravenscroft often supply a photographer at ceremonial events such as graduations and as tailor to the Bullingdon Club at Oxford University. They also provide bespoke and personal tailoring, in addition to ready-to-wear clothing for men, and some services for women. Ede and Ravenscroft also stocks G.J. Cleverley shoes of Old Bond Street.
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