Some in the small world of bespoke suit-making, who are reliant on wealthy clients from the US or Middle East, were rocked by the closure of international travel. Others have benefited from a stash of lockdown savings, and customers' willingness to splash out to treat themselves after a gruelling year. But all agree that the reopening of the High Street has sparked a boom. Customers have flooded back in preparation for warmer weather, a summer of events and a year-long backlog of weddings, leading some tailors to report record sales. 'Of course I expect there to be Roaring Twenties styles,' said Eddie Rowland, 72, who has owned a small shop called Redwood & Feller in Pimlico, London, since 1974 and made suits for billionaire businessmen, 'a few' James Bonds, six prime ministers and one premier's partner – Denis Thatcher.