26 July 2006

Get Hooked

Katherine Hooker Clothing

You’ve drunk enough beer to bankrupt a brewery. You’ve hollered passionately for your countrymen — and not just for the football; you’re there for cricket, rowing and tennis, too.

Diehard patriots like you will love Katherine Hooker’s distinctly British clothing. In the last few years, Hooker has been quietly making a name for herself with immaculately tailored coats. Now she’s launched a range of seriously pretty dresses and separates for the ladies in silk, linen and cotton.

Inspired by the 1930s, her pieces combine classic English charm with a hint of the American East Coast. They’re the kind of things you’d wear to a picnic tea with the Bloomsbury set: there’s the Scout or the Rosewell dress, the Mayville skirt and various fitted jackets or coats in complementary colours. It’s all available both off the peg and made to measure, and is ideal for weddings, cocktail parties and, of course, the ubiquitous summer cricket match.

Think you’re onto a winner?

As far as this team player goes, she’s clearly worth cheering for.

Katherine Hooker, 19 Ashburnham Road, SW10 0PG (020 7352 5091 or katherinehooker.com).