After confirmation from Court Officials that the Queen does not sit on leather, Bentley Motors commissioned a search party charged with the task of finding a suitable British textile manufacturer of fine cloth, which led them to Hield Brothers. The company was established in 1922 during the reign of His Majesty King George V of the United Kingdom, a year which saw the British Empire at its largest ever, covering one-quarter of the world's population. The company was founded by entrepreneurs David and Hugh Hield as Hield Brothers Limited in Bradford, Yorkshire, England as a manufacturer of fine worsted fabrics. Based in Briggella Mills, Bradford, the company quickly gained a reputation for manufacturing fine quality cloth. After increasing demand, Hield began to use its knowledge to produce suits.
In 2004, the company opened its first boutique on Savile Row, London, with the aim of providing customers with both ready-to-wear and made-to-measure suits. In 2005, a second boutique opened in Lowndes Street, London. This was followed in 2006 by a shop in the distinguished Daimaru department store in Osaka, Japan. The year 2007 heralded the opening of the brand's flagship store in the same city.
Hield is currently the only British vertically integrated retailer. Its process begins with the manufacturing of fine cloth, which is highly demanded the world over, to the development of this cloth into ready-to-wear and made-to-measure suits, which are available for purchase from the Hield stores.
