Holmes Bespoke is announced as a Walpole Brand of Tomorrow 2023

Walpole Brands of Tomorrow is a unique programme that has looked after over 140 emerging luxury brands, many of which are now household names. Last night, at a ceremony at The Ned in the City of London, Holmes Bespoke was announced as one of this year's 12 inductees that Walpole “believe are set to take the luxury sector by storm.”

Now in its 16th year, Walpole’s flagship development programme continues to support the success and growth of the British luxury industry by passing on skills, experience and practical knowledge to ensure the continued dynamism and prosperity of the sector. It creates mutually beneficial relationships between established and up-and-coming luxury brands and individuals, which not only ensures a pipeline of new British brands, but keeps driving the innovation and entrepreneurship at the heart of one of the UK’s fastest growing business sectors.

At Holmes Bespoke, we are extremely excited to have been selected to be part of the official sector body for UK luxury which has been dedicated to creating a pipeline of growth for Britains luxury brands. We are proud to sit alongside 11 other extremely talented innovators in this year’s selection, whilst looking to follow in the footsteps of the UK’s most prestigious luxury brands.

Helen Brocklebank, Walpole CEO commented: ‘Walpole’s Brands of Tomorrow programme was launched with the goal of ensuring long-term growth for the UK’s luxury sector by supporting and mentoring early-stage British luxury brands. Fast forward sixteen years and over 140 brands - Bremont, Orlebar Brown and Emilia Wickstead to name but three - have benefitted from the programme’s unique combination of mentoring, masterclasses and immersion in the world of British luxury and I’m incredibly excited to see the twelve who join us in 2023 follow in their footsteps.

During the selection process, I was struck not only by the ‘Class of ‘23’s creativity and entrepreneurship but also by their strong sense of purpose – without exception the defining philosophy was one of doing well by doing good. As we look at the brands of the future, it’s a fundamental principle that tomorrow’s customer likes beautiful brands to buy, but they must also be brands to believe in.’