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1985-
La Martina was started in 1985 by Lando Simonetti in Buenos Aires, Argentina. They make technical products for the sport of polo as well as leisure clothing. They are official suppliers of polo equipment and uniforms to national, university and club teams internationally.
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1900-
Hanes was founded by John Wesley Hanes in 1900 as Shamrock Knitting Mills in North Carolina to make knitted hosiery and underwear. It was named Hanes Hosiery Mills Company in 1914. The company has had many changes of ownership, since 2006 the label has been part of HanesBrands Inc.
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1984-1987
Richmond-Cornejo was formed by John Richmond and Maria Cornejo in 1984 after they had completed their fashion studies. Both were originally from Manchester and moved to London to study fashion design - Richmond at Kingston and Cornejo at Ravensbourne. They initially designed a collection for Joseph and were backed by an Italian company. The label was successful, especially in Japan, and regularly featured in style magazines such as The Face and i-D. They also opened a shop at 2 Newburgh Street in London's Soho. They ended their personal and business relationship in 1987 both going on to design individually.
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1991-
London shop at 13-14 Portsmouth St London WC2A 2ES, near Lincoln's Inn Fields. It was opened as a shoe shop by shoemaker and designer Ian Reid in around 1991 after he had served his apprenticeship under shoe designer John Moore. Some of Reid's well known designs included the 'Fat Shoe' and the 'Hog's Toe Shoe'.
From at least 2005 it has housed Japanese shoe designer Daita Kimura's showroom and workshop and he has been a director of Curiosity UK Limited since 2003. Kimura has designed shoes for Alexander McQueen and Buddahood.
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1993-1999
W. & L.T. (acronym for Wild and Lethal Trash) succeeded Walter Van Beirendonck's Walter Worldwide label. The last collection he designed for it was 'Hi Sci Fi', Spring Summer 1999.
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1966-1996
Italian textile manufacturing company, and later fashion label, established by Umberto Ginocchietti (1940-2014) in Perugia, Italy. The company was known particularly for cashmere and knitwear and producing for other fashion labels.
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1889-present
Jeanne Lanvin began her business as a milliner and opened her first shop in Paris in 1889. She became a member of the Chambre Syndicale de la Couture in 1909. The menswear department opened in 1926 with the launch of a made-to-measure clothing line. It included tailoring alongside men's outfitting (shirts, ties, pyjamas, day and sports clothes).
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1957-
Cycling shop founded by Harry Hall (1929-2007) in Manchester between 1955-1957 (depending on source). Hall was a well respected mechanic and in the 1960s through his race contacts in Europe he sourced Continental cycling gear including wool clothing from Moa, Santini, De Marchi and Beelen Sport, and shoes by Giochotti. The shop provided race support to cycling events across Britain from the late 1960s to the 1980s, also sponsoring professional British riders.
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1976-[1981]
Aikido is a Japanese form of self defence which focuses on the coordination of the mind and body. The first mention of the Aikido Society was through a list of the sports societies in the McGarel in January 1976. The society had training on Mondays at 8pm-9.30pm, and occasionally on Sunday mornings at the Renown Aikido Society in West Drayton. They are also listed in 1980's Gen: Welcome to the Target Zone
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1970-1992