The life span of the typical umbrella is tragically short ... are the handmade umbrellas from England’s Swaine Adeney Brigg, which have shielded the heads of kings and queens, prime ministers ...

Brigg has since become an internationally-renowned symbol of great British umbrella-making. So much so, in fact, that it even made an appearance as the umbrella of choice for the Kingsman movies.

Left with a bisected umbrella catalogue and no lead in my pencil ... When I returned to London six weeks ago, I intended, finally, to make my Brigg pair whole again. But then I lost the remaining ...

Yours for $90 Credit: MAYBEYOUSHOULDNTBUYTHAT.COM The Brigg umbrella, which comes fitted with a screw-in glass flask, retails for about $725. The people who run the blog say: "The umbrella says ...

Umbrella makers are all around in London, but none are as atmospheric as Swaine Adeney Brigg, squeezed into an arcade off of Piccadilly near the rococo shop windows at Fortnum & Mason. First your ...

Swaine Adeney Brigg Men’s “Whangee” ($760) Considered rather pricey, this umbrella’s finishing is what makes it one of its kind. “Whangee” comes from the root of a certain type of bamb ...