HAMILTON CUSTOM TRUNK SHOW - LAST DAY

Today is the last day of our Hamilton Trunk Show - and of our exclusive 20% discount period! Available in fine cotton and linen fabrics, these shirts are available in dressy, traditional styles or softer sporty styles, and can be styled with a number of cool details like patch-pockets, colored buttons and stitching, epaulets, button-down collars, and more! The only limit is your imagination.

See your associate for details on how special your custom shirt can be and let us know you're coming - 206-622-5760, or email promotions@BUTCHBLUM.com...please allow 15-45 minutes for fitting and choosing fabrics.

HAMILTON SHIRTS TRUNK SHOW

Hamilton Shirts - the company that GQ magazine dubbed "The Best Custom Shirt in America" is presenting their Spring 2014 Bespoke collection of custom fabrics at Butch Blum April 24, 25, and 26.  Select from the finest Swiss and Italian fabrics in both dress and sport styles - the options are almost literally endless. This is the Bespoke collection (not the MTM collection) featuring intensive custom fitting and is unavailable except at authorized storefront Hamilton Shirt retailers.  Not available on the 24th-26th? We are taking appointments as early as Monday, April 21 for fittings and fabric selection.

During the trunk show period, both new and previously existing Hamilton Shirt clients are invited to take a 20% discount off retail prices.* For more information, or to RSVP for the event, please email promotions@BUTCHBLUM.com, or give us a call at 206-622-5760.  

*New clients are subject to a 3 shirt minimum order - see your sales associate for details. 

SHIRT CARE TIPS

In anticipation of our upcoming Hamilton Shirts trunk show (save the date- April 24-26) we'd like to share a few shirt care tips, courtesy of designer Michael Bastian from the March 13 issue of the Wall Street Journal.

CELEBRITY SIGHTING - ANDY SAMBERG IN HAMILTON

Saturday Night Live alumnus Andy Samberg wore a custom Hamilton made-to-measure dress shirt for his photocall for Variety Magazine, to promote his new show "Brooklyn Nine-Nine," a police dramedy. Samberg keeps his louche style dressy in a tailored suit, cotton madras necktie and white laceup sneakers.

AMERICA'S BEST SHIRT

Since 1883 the Hamilton family has been crafting America's finest men's shirts. Each is made in the workshop in Houston, where every detail is overseen by skilled technicians. Every Hamilton shirt is hand cut according to a paper pattern, custom drawn for each individual client. Fabrics are sourced from the finest mills in Switzerland and Italy, and include sumptuous long-staple cotton, summery linen, and cotton/linen blend materials perfect for any season. Hamilton's unique collars and cuffs feature captive canvas inserts with no fusible interfacing (glue used to stiffen most shirt collars), which helps prevent shrinkage. 

Hamilton's library of thousands of patterns

Hamilton Bespoke
Butch Blum is proud to feature Hamilton Shirts' bespoke product, their most custom, labor-intensive shirt. Butch Blum staff will photograph you in one or more sample shirts, and make notes about the fit. The photos and notes are sent to Hamilton's master pattern maker, who draws a custom pattern to your specifications. Bring us your style ideas for the perfect shirt, and Hamilton can often make them happen - right down to copying a favorite shirt, or using details from something that you've seen in a magazine. 

Hundreds of fabric options

For more information, or to make an appointment with one of our skilled made-to-measure specialists, please call 206-622-5760 or email promotions@BUTCHBLUM.com.

SPECIAL PROMOTION - HAMILTON ONE-CUTS

This just in! During our Hamilton Trunk Show tomorrow, we are excited to offer special One-Cut fabrics, materials that exist in such small quantities, only one shirt can be made. You can have your very own custom shirt, normally retailing between $365-425, for $325 during our Hamilton custom event. 

These are available in addition to the normal Hamilton library of fabrics, which will be sold at 20% off their normal retail price. If you haven't RSVP'd yet for the trunk show, please let us know you're coming! 

HAMILTON SHIRTS IN DETAILS MAGAZINE

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Details magazine featured one of our favorite MTM resources in its latest issue, with some excellent advice about mixing patterns, and choosing the perfect "Spezzato" (literally 'broken' or softly tailored) jackets - just like our LBM 1911 collection!

CONGRATS TO OUR DRAWING WINNER!

The Doug Baldwin/Hamilton Shirts window

Congratulations to Marie Booker, who won our drawing at our party last tuesday, and will be attending the Seahawks/Cardinals game on 12/09/12 - with a special meet and greet with Doug after the game!

SCENES FROM THE BALDWIN PARTY PT 2.

 Thanks so much to everyone who was able to make our party Tuesday night! As you can tell, we had an absolute BLAST! The food and the brews were delicious, Mr. Baldwin was a pleasure (and looked terrific in his Samuelsohn suit and Hamilton shirt) and everyone who came seemed to really enjoy themselves.

CALLING ALL SPORTS FANS

You know him as #89 of the Seattle Seahawks, now you’ll have the chance to meet him as the new face of our Made-to-Measure campaign! Starting wide receiver, Doug Baldwin, will be joining us in store on Tuesday, October 23rd from 5-7pm! 

Enjoy autograph signings, photo opportunities--plus enter for a chance to win a pair of tickets to a Seahawks home game against the Cardinals and a post-game meet and greet with Doug. To "kick-off" our new MTM campaign, we will be offering special incentives from Hamilton Shirts (20% off each custom shirt, 3 shirt minimum on new orders) and Samuelsohn suits (15% off any custom product).  While you shop MTM resources, enjoy 'better than ballpark' food from Urban Nomad, and sample Mac & Jack’s Brewery’s seasonal beers! 

This is an event you will NOT want to miss! Space is limited! RSVP ONLY at promotions@BUTCHBLUM.com or 206-622-5760

HOUSTON'S OLDEST FAMILY-OWNED BUSINESS

Here's a little video from Houston local news ABC 13, about Houston's oldest family-owned business - Hamilton Shirts! Learn about their factory, their gorgeous Swiss and Italian fabrics, and more.

SCENES FROM THE HAMILTON EVENT

Excited for his Hamilton custom shirt

Expertly pouring a Mack and Jack's 

Checking in 

Yummy nibbles from BOKA

The Capelli's crew giving a hot towel shave

WHICH kind of pants did you want?

Special thanks to everyone who came to the Hamilton custom event on the 26th and made it so much fun. Looking forward to seeing you at our next BB party!

HAMILTON BREW FEST!

Join the fun of our Hamilton Brew Fest, Thursday April 26th 5-7 PM! Hamilton Shirts, our favorite made-to-measure shirt maker, will be offering up Spring’s best customized Men's shirts especially for you at a 20% discount, beginning Thursday the 26th through Saturday the 28th. 

To celebrate we’ve invited Capelli’s - our neighborhood barber - who will provide hot towel neck shaves and a quick restyle for the rest of your evening. BOKA restaurant will serve up tasty bites to accompany small-batch brews from Mac & Jack's Brewery. To RSVP,  contact  promotions@BUTCHBLUM.com or 206-622-5760. Everyone is welcome, but reservations are limited, please RSVP by the 24th of April. 

CELEBRITY SIGHTING: DANIEL RADCLIFFE

Typically our celebrity sightings revolve around our ladies brands, so it was a fun treat to see a MALE star model not one but TWO of our favorite labels. Daniel Radcliffe announced the nominees for the British Academy Film Awards in this John Varvatos suit, worn with a Hamilton bespoke shirt. Great choices, Daniel!

MADE IN THE USA-CRAZY

We are very proud to carry two brands on GQ's recent "Made In The USA" map:

ALDEN-Alden is a traditional American manufacturer who have made their signature hand-lasted shoes in the New England area since 1884. Using fabrications of the best suede, leather or Cordovan, Alden makes a shoe that will be a go-to for a lifetime.

HAMILTON- Hamilton is a custom shirt manufacturer with a similar pedigree to Alden's- they've even been around a year longer!  Hamilton Shirts have been in business (based in Houston, TX) since 1883, and they are still family-owned. Butch Blum is proud to feature their 'bespoke' custom program, which involves not only the typical chest, waist, hip, shoulder, and arm measurements, but also digital photos of stock fit shirts to be assessed by Hamilton's expert pattern makers.

HAMILTON CUSTOM SHIRTS

Butch Blum is proud to feature the bespoke line of shirting from Hamilton Shirtmakers, one of America's premier custom clothing companies. 

For a guy whose shape is a little unusual, who's fussy about the details, or who just plain wants the best shirt he can get, Hamilton custom shirts are one of the best investments a guy can add to his wardrobe. Available in dress and casual fabrics.

HAMILTON - THE ART OF CUSTOM SHIRTING

The Threadwize group is a group of stores nationwide, featuring some of the best specialty clothing boutiques in the country - a group that we are proud to be a part of. Recently, representatives from all the Threadwize stores visited the Hamilton shirt factory in Houston, Texas to learn more about the Hamilton custom process, as part of their yearly get-together.  Dick Pattison from Taylor, Richards and Conger in Charlotte, NC sent us these photos - fascinating aren't they!?

David Hamilton leading a discussion

 Hamilton Shirts is a multi-generational company which has been in the Hamilton family since 1883. David Hamilton only buys the best Swiss and Italian fabrics for his family's shirts - we wouldn't have it any other way!

Pattern storage

 Thousands of paper patterns are stored in this library - individualized patterns used to cut exacting garments. Even if changes are made to a finished pattern on a shirt, your pattern is archived here forever!

Library of Hamilton shirt fabrics

Thousands of some of the best Swiss and Italian fabrics are available in the Hamilton shirting line-up. With contrasting placket, collar, and cuff options, the possibilities are endless.

Come see us at Butch Blum to learn more about Hamilton custom shirting - one of our favorite garments and soon to be one of yours!

KENT'S PICK - ISAIAH CIARRAI BLAZER

Jacket - Isaiah Ciarrai - $365...Shirt - Relwen - $175...Tie - Trovare - $130
Pocket Square - Hamilton (by special order) - $45...Jeans - J. Brand - $195

From the sublime (the Attolini) down the the ridiculous (ridiculously inexpensive, that is!) - this Isaiah Ciarrai blazer represents just how great our sportswear jackets can look and feel - for only $365! Made of a soft, stretchy washed black jersey, wear this jacket dressed down with jeans (as shown) or pair it with a cotton dress pant for a dressier occasion this spring!

HAMILTON TRUNK SHOW TODAY!

We are so excited to present Hamilton Shirts fall collection of bespoke shirt fabrics TODAY, tomorrow, and Saturday! Only available instore, this personalized custom process involves analyzing our test shirts fit to determine the correct cut, and can be customized literally hundreds of ways. 

In honor of Hamilton's fall collection of dress and sport fabrics, on TODAY, tomorrow, and Saturday we are offering 10% off every shirt ordered. This is a one-time-only event, so definitely make time in your schedule - we guarantee this will be one of your favorite shirts! 

To RSVP, contact promotions@BUTCHBLUM.com, call 206-622-5760, or RSVP on our Facebook page!

HAMILTON 10% PROMO/HAMILTON IN WWD

Hamilton shirts- one of America's finest shirtmakers and one of Butch Blum's best products - is offering a 10% discount on every shirt made from 10/14-10/16. We wanted to share just a few features from this outstanding product:


* Hamilton Shirts are made in the USA - in Houston, TX - from some of the finest Swiss and Italian fabrics in the world.


* Hamilton Shirts have an exclusive 'shrink-free' collar and cuff...designed without interfacing (the glue that stiffens most dress shirt collars and cuffs) these don't get smaller when they're laundered. 


* Butch Blum features Hamilton's "Bespoke" shirting - a multi-step process where each customer is individually measured in the Hamilton shirt, then photographed in a sample. The Hamilton patternmakers examine every customer's photo to determine changes in fit. 

Hamilton gets a lot of press for their fantastic shirts...here's just one of their many mentions - from Women's Wear Daily magazine!