The former President, who was forced to resign from his post after the country’s people staged a revolution last month, has had his name embroidered into the pinstripes of his suit.
But appears to have chosen the less common spelling of the 82-year-old’s name, and used the alternative ‘Hosny Mubarak’ in the tiny script.
What’s in a name? Hosni Mubarak, pictured in October 2009, wearing his personalised pinstripe suit to speak at a press conference
This is not something that appears to have bothered Mubarak, who was seen wearing the bespoke garment shortly before his resignation.
The fabric would have taken around three months to weave, with a two-piece costing in the region of £10,000, according to cloth manufacturer Holland & Sherry, which makes bespoke pinstripes.
While the company will not reveal any of its client’s names, it told MailOnline that its Signature Collection was popular with high-profile names.
Company director Lindsay Taylor said clients included ‘royalty and captains of industry, as well as champions of sport in boxing and riding.’
She explained that they make the fabrics on behalf of tailors from all over the world, including almost all from London’s prestigious Savile Row.
Attention to detail: The narrow pinstripe bears the script ‘Hosny Mubarak’, using an alternate spelling of the ousted Egyptian leader’s name
Though Mubarak’s personal pinstripe is relatively wide, she said that they have included names in spaces as narrow as 2mm wide – so small that even close-up one might not realise the designer detail.
Cloth commissions have included one using 18 carat gold thread, and another bearing a horse’s name from a trainer who turned it into a horse blanket.
She said they had even woven cloth with Russian script and company slogans.
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