Montague Burton blue plaque

This blue commemorative plaque records: Montague Burton. "The Tailor of Taste" Making good quality, made-to-measure suits for a week's wages, Burton created a mass market. This Hudson Road headquarters, begun in 1921, was by 1925, the largest clothing factory in the world, eventually employing 10,500 people. Recorded plaque organisation: Leeds Civic Trust.

Montague Burton was a Lithuanian-born British tailor who revolutionized men's fashion by making high-quality, made-to-measure suits affordable and accessible to the masses, significantly impacting the ready-to-wear clothing industry.