"I wanted one wardrobe — not one for looking good and one for the weather. I wanted clothes that could do both without compromise. So I built them."
The five-step journey from frustrated customer to founder.
I shopped them all for years. Every year the prices went up. The quality never followed. I got good at recognising premium-sounding copy for what it was: the same standard materials, better marketing.
Made from the same basic materials a £40 one was. Luxury prices. Entry-level fabric. Repeat across every category I needed.
Tailored pieces that fell apart in the rain. Technical gear that was functional but never fashionable — worn reluctantly, never with confidence. I wanted a jacket that's snowproof and looks right at dinner. A hoodie soft enough to live in and sharp enough to leave the house in. Garments that work across every part of your life without asking you to compromise on any of them.
I'd had enough of waiting for someone else to fix it. Done paying high prices for mediocre quality. Done choosing between looking good and staying dry. I started sketching what Tenebres would be on the way back to Paris.
Custom Lyocell-Cotton-Elastane blends, direct from mills in China and Japan. We charge what it costs to make, plus a margin we reinvest. No retail markup. No shareholders. One wardrobe. Every part of your life. Shop AW26 →
I'm a Sales Director in engineering. A dad. A keen golfer. I've always loved fashion — and I never accepted the idea that you had to choose between looking good, being comfortable, and having a great fit.
The polo is as sharp on the golf course as it is at the office. The jacket performs on a ridge and looks right at dinner. That's not an accident — it's the whole point.
I want to help you be more fashionable — and to stop having your partner buy your clothes for you at Next.
Every Tenebres piece begins life in the UK — designed with intention, then handed to specialist manufacturers who are the best at what they do. We never compromise on the maker.
Every collection starts in the UK. Concept, silhouette, fabric specification, and technical brief are developed here before anything goes to production.
Our technical outerwear — including the Pelliot collaboration — is produced by specialists in China with decades of alpine and performance outerwear experience. We brief the design, they bring the craft.
Hoodies and sweatshirts produced direct with mills in Guangzhou, China. Polo shirts crafted in Osaka, Japan. Custom Lyocell-Cotton-Elastane blends designed exclusively for Ténèbres — bespoke fabric, not off-the-shelf.
AW26 is shipping now — and the first 100 members to vote and order £150+ lock in 15% off Ténèbres for life.