Suits - two

Continuing on with my recollections about men's suits, I should say that having one made for you was not the only way to buy this important part of any man's wardrobe.  I lived in the medium sized town of Watford, north of London.  On it's high street there were perhaps three or four large shops devoted to menswear.  Montague Burton, Weaver to Wearer, and the Fifty Shilling Tailor all come to mind.  These chains were devoted entirely to the sale of suits for men.  There were also one or two smaller shops that did the same thing.  It was a big business.  There were also two department stores, Clements and Cawdells that sold suits as well.  You'd think with so many stores doing this our closets must have been stuffed with suits, but it wasn't so.  Most men had about three or four in various states of wear.
I have no idea if these stores are still around or if they have gone away in the rush for more casual clothing.
Incidentally if you ordered a suit from these stores, they would measure you and the numbers were sent away to Leeds in the case of Burtons.  In a couple of weeks the suit would come back.  The entire thing would be assembled up in Yorkshire and then send out.  They weren't very good!