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    HOUSE OFWARNER

    Sep 28, 2021 3 minutes
    WORDS JANET GLEESON
    INTERFOTO/Alamy Stock

    What do the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, the Titanic and covert SOE operations in the Second World War have in common? The answer is that they’ve all employed fabrics produced by the same company – Warner. Given its illustrious clientele and a history reaching back 150 years, it seems remarkable that two years ago this once pre-eminent name was in the doldrums.

    Enter entrepreneur Lee

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