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Surely this is against royal protocol

08.02.2004 5:59 p.m.

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Clapton Helps Save Store From Closing
(AP, 08/02/2004 8:58 AM)
By The Associated Press
Rock star Eric Clapton is helping to freshen up an historic gentlemen's outfitters that he saved from closure, store officials said Monday.

The 59-year-old musician, who bought a half share of Cordings on London's famous Piccadilly in December, is now helping update the store, said spokeswoman Melanie Cable-Alexander.

Cordings, founded in 1839 as a specialist in clothing for country sports, will launch its first women's collection next month.

"Cordings had been about to go bankrupt, but now its accounts are in the black for the first time in seven years," said Cable-Alexander. "Without Eric, the shop would have gone bankrupt."

"I wanted to help preserve Cordings for myself so I could continue to shop there,"

Clapton said in an interview with the British news agency Press Association.

A Cordings client since 2002, Clapton confessed that he had been "a big fan of English traditional tailoring and have always been intrigued by the balance between functionality and style in the development of men's fashion."

Cordings was the originator of the checked Tattersall shirt and made riding boots from the late Queen Mother Elizabeth and for the Duke and Duchess of Windsor.

Clapton is not the store's only celebrity customer. Director Guy Ritchie, husband of Madonna , used one of its jackets in his movie, "Snatch," and there are drawings by artists Damien Hirst and Rolf Harris in the visitors' book.

Cable-Alexander said the shop's custom had been hurt by the depressed tourist market after the terrorist attacks on the United States on Sept. 11, 2001, the congestion charge now levied on drivers in central London and poor decisions by some previous managers.

now, do the queen mum boots come in tan lizard print with 4" stiletto heels? because if she does, i�m putting my manolo blahnik fund to better use.



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