T.M.Lewin, one of the oldest British shirtmaker's company, was founded in 1898 when Thomas Mayes LEWIN in partnership with Geoffrey James LEWIN, opened the first T.M.Lewin store in Panton Street, London. Shortly afterwards the partnership moved and T.M.Lewin established themselves in Jermyn Street, the home of English shirt making, in 1903. In the early 1900’s, Thomas Mayes gave start of the first ever button up shirt. He regarded as one of the pioneers of the so named "coat shirt", a shirt that a gentleman could put on without having to redo their hair, it was referenced in London Opinion and Today as a "Novel" idea. During World War I, T.M.Lewin supplied the British Army with uniform to support the countries war effort in Europe. The business continued to grow after the war. Thomas Mayes LEWIN retired in 1938. The business continued under the trading name of T.M.Lewin & Sons Ltd. In 1983 the company established a partnership with John FRANCOMB's manufacturing in Leigh-on-Sea, bringing with it a Prince of Wales collar shape that still remains within the brand today. The partnership remained until 1987 when T.M.Lewin opened its own factory in Southend, and John FRANCOMB joined T.M.Lewin’s as creative director. T.M.Lewin continued to grow and soon this led the brand to start sourcing the best global fabrics. Thus they found the fabrics from the small town Biella, Italy, famous for some of the world’s best wool from a handful of their prestigious mills such as Loro Piana, Vitale Barberis and Reda. During its 120-year history T.M.Lewin sold over 70 million shirts.