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Westminster Menswear Archive
Vollebak
团体 · 2015-
Vollebak is a London-based technical outerwear and sportswear brand founded in 2015 by twin brothers Nick and Steve Tidball (b. 1979). They previously worked together in advertising as an art director and copywriter team. This experience has informed the brand’s emphasis on single product launches rather than collections, and garments designed with specific functions or material properties. Designs have included the world’s first graphene jacket, a carbon fibre T-shirt, a solar-charged jacket that stores and re-emits light, a 100-year hoodie and a full metal jacket woven from over 11 kilometres of copper yarn. Time magazine named Vollebak’s solar-charged jacket one of the best inventions of 2018 and their full metal jacket one of the best inventions of 2020. In 2019 Satish Tailor (b. 1972) was appointed head of design, and in 2022 Vollebak received an undisclosed amount from the BFC Venrex Fashion Fund.
Sources: Wired UK.
Globe
团体 · 1887-
Globe Manufacturing Inc. was founded in 1887 in Lynn, Massachusetts by J.D. Cleaver (d. 1901) who was a manufacturer of leather harnesses and fire suits. In 1901 Cleaver’s brother-in-law Courtland F.H. Freese acquired the business, relocating it to Pittsfield, New Hampshire. In 1918 Globe obtained a patent for a waterproof coat that incorporated an outer shell, a waterproof barrier and a thermal lining, and began selling the world’s first firefighter suit (known as turnout gear in the United States). This system of layers is still used by manufacturers of personal protective equipment (PPE) for firefighters today. In 1953 the company began to use 3M Scotchlite reflective trim on its PPE to aid visibility. They introduced the flame-resistant fabric DuPont Nomex into their PPE in 1966, the performance fabrics PBI for outer shells and waterproofs, and breathable Gore-Tex for moisture barriers, in 1985. In 2007 the company produced more than 114,000 suits, making Globe the largest manufacturer of structural fire suits in the world. By 2008 the company had 400 employees and more than 100,000 square feet of manufacturing and distribution facilities. Globe acquired Cairns Protective Clothing in 1995, and MSA Safety, Inc. acquired Globe in 2017. The company continues to manufacture PPE, including firefighter suits.
Sources: Congressional Documents and Publications; globe. msasafety.com; US Fed News.
Dainese S.p.A.
团体 · 1968-

The idea for the business began in 1968 when Lino Dainese was inspired by seeing the leathers motorcyclists wore in London. He founded the company in Molvena, Vincenza, Italy to design and make protection for motorbike riders. The first piece manufactured was a pair of motocross trousers in 1972.

They have since developed a wide range of innovative protective products including back protectors, knee sliders, helmets and air-bag protection for motorcyclists. In the 1990s they moved into designing for mountain biking, snowboarding and alpine skiing and in 2011, horse riding. Their air-bag technology has been further developed under the D-air® trademark for motorcycling and skiing.

With the Massachusetts Institute of Technology they developed Biosuit®, prototype pressure suit for astronauts. In collaboration with the European Space Agency they have designed the SkinSuit® for astronauts to wear inside the International Space Station.
La Martina
团体 · 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.
Hanes
团体 · 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.
Richmond-Cornejo
团体 · 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.
The Old Curiosity Shop
团体 · 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.
W. & L.T.
团体 · 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.
Lanvin
团体 · 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).