Scabal

Overview

Scabal is a family-owned company producing luxury menswear fabrics and tailored clothing, including ready-to-wear, made-to-measure suits, shirts, and accessories. It supplies fabrics to tailors, luxury brands, and designers, with production in Western Europe and stores in key cities like London, Paris, and Shanghai.⁴⁵

History

Founded in 1938 by Otto Hertz in Brussels as a textile merchant business named Société Commerciale Anglo Belgo Allemande et Luxembourgeoise (SCABAL). In 1972, it established its flagship store at 12 Savile Row, London, marking 50 years there by 2022. Key milestones include launching Super 150’s Golden Carat cloth in 1990 at its Huddersfield mill, pioneering Super 180’s and 200’s cloths, and introducing fabrics blended with diamond chips, gold, lapis lazuli, and platinum around 2000.⁴⁶

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Manufacturing

Products are crafted exclusively in Western Europe, including cloth weaving at a historic Huddersfield mill in England since connections to 1539 and garment production in Belgium and Germany. The company maintains full in-house control over production using premium raw materials sourced directly.⁴

Notable Products

• Golden Carat Super 150’s - First cloth from 16.25 μ wool fibre, debuted in 1990.
• Summit Cloth - Pinnacle fine cloth that cannot be accurately measured.
• Diamond Chip Fabric - Cloth incorporating diamonds into the weave.
• Super 200’s Cloth - Highest grade superfine wool fabric.
• Savile Row Flagship Suits - Made-to-measure suits from No.12 Savile Row store.

Reputation

Scabal is regarded by tailoring professionals as a leader in prestigious menswear fabrics due to its innovations in superfine cloths and precious material blends. Enthusiasts value its Western European production and Savile Row heritage for quality and craftsmanship. Some note high prices reflect exclusivity, with limited criticisms on accessibility.³⁴⁶