A little of the history of British Invisible Mending Service.

British Invisible Mending Service Ltd. has been established in Marylebone, London, for over seventy years (the company having been owned by the same family since 1946) and first built its reputation in the West End for high quality repairs to garments of the rich and famous.

Staffed in the early days by two invisible menders and a few stocking repairers, the company has grown both in size and reputation to become almost certainly the largest company of its kind within Europe and probably the World.

Our customers come from all walks of life, ranging from the average man in the street to politicians, TV personalities, sporting figures and even Royalty.

We also undertake work from some well known tailors, department stores and designer outlets and approximately 1000 dry-cleaning shops across the UK, as well as a growing number of both retail and trade customers across Europe.

Over the years we have been called upon many times to effect some unusual repairs. For instance we were once asked to repair a favourite hunting cap which had been chewed in several places by a pet dog and even though the cost of the repair far outweighed the value of the cap the customer was more than willing to pay and was highly delighted with the result.

Probably, one of the most memorable garments that we have had the privilege of repairing, was the jacket worn by "Compo" in the series The Last of the Summer Wine. In this instance we were not required to fully restore the jacket but only carry out a partial repair, the reason for this being that the scruffy condition of the jacket had become synonymous with the character in the series.