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1976-
Cemoto was founded in 1976 (company registered from 1986) by Eugenio Cinelli to make and supply road and off-road motorcycle parts and accessories.
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1990-1997
John Richmond launched Destroy, a lower-priced range influenced by sportswear, in 1990. The line was originally called 'New Deli Cowboys Destroy in 3-D' but was abbreviated to Destroy. In October 1992 he opened a Destory boutique in Neal Street, Covent Garden in London selling both Destroy and his Denim line for men and women. Kenneth MacBeth worked as a designer on both Destroy and Denim.
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1915-1970
Luvisca was a type of rayon cotton fabric made by Courtaulds (British manufacturer of textiles, clothing, artificial fibres and chemicals). The Luvisca label was used by Courtaulds from 1914 as part of their developments in making cellulose viscose fabrics. Initially it was used to describe fabrics with mixtures of cotton and rayon, and cotton and silk. Luvisca Limited was a wholly owned subsidiary of Courtaulds and dissolved in 1970.
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St Margaret was the trademark of N. Corah & Sons of Leicester. They registered the trademark in 1875 but had been using it earlier for knitwear goods they manufactured at their St Margaret Works factory which was opened in 1865. In the 1870s they added football and rugby jerseys to the range of hosiery and garments they produced. In 1927 they signed an agreement with Marks & Spencer to make St Margaret knitwear to be sold in M&S stores. In 1977 M&S celebrated 50 years of their use of the label. It is unclear exactly when it was phased out by M&S but N. Corah & Sons was acquired by Coats Viyella in 1994, the company was soon broken up and St Margaret Works was closed in about 2004.
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1927-
Excelled Sheepskin & Leather Coat Corp. was founded in 1927. In 1940 their Excelled logo with a shield and crown, and the line ‘It Sells Because It Excels’, was trademarked with the US Patent Office for use in leather, suede and sheepskin coats and jackets. They have manufactured and sold licensed collections for companies such as CHAPS, Columbia Sportswear and Stacy Adams, and had a joint venture with leather company Reilly Olmes.Sources: Official Gazette of the US Patent Office; excelled.com.
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2007-
Martine Rose was founded in 2007 by designer Martine Rose (b. 1980), who launched the brand with a collection of ten shirts at Blacks private members club in London’s Soho. Martine Rose developed a distinct aesthetic inspired by 1990s South London subcultures, which drew the attention of Lulu Kennedy of Fashion East. Kennedy assisted Martine Rose in creating an installation for the first menswear day of London Fashion Week in September 2010. The label’s collections were then exhibited as part of the collective MAN shows until September 2012, when the brand debuted its first solo runway show. In 2012 Martine Rose was awarded NEWGEN sponsorship by the British Fashion Council for four seasons. Martine Rose was nominated for the ANDAM Award for emerging designers in 2017 and shortlisted for the LVMH Prize. She served as a consultant for Balenciaga’s menswear line from 2017 to 2019, collaborating with creative director Demna Gvasalia. Tomorrow London Ltd, an international fashion distribution and sales company, acquired a 60 per cent stake in the label in October 2021. Martine Rose received an undisclosed equity stake in the Tomorrow business as part of the deal. The label has collaborated with Gucci Vault, Tommy Hilfiger, Timberland, Nike, Caterpillar and Napapijri.Sources: Drapers; Business of Fashion.
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Advertisement from the 1877 India Office and Burma List: Sandilands & Son / Tailors, Habit Makers, and / Military Outfitters / By Appointment to / The Queen, / And their Royal Highnesses / The Prince of Wales / Duke of Edinburgh, and / Duke of Connaught. / 12 Conduit Street, London. W.The company appears in the 1891 and 1921 Kelly's Post Office London Directory.
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1846-1953
Hat manufacturer founded in London. The company was bought by Christys in 1953.
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1994-present
The label was established by Hussein Chalayan (1970-) after he graduated from Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in 1993. Menswear was added in 2002 with the exclusive rights then sold to Yoox.com in 2007. Sportswear company Puma AG acquired a majority stake in 2008, but this was bought back by Chalayan in 2010. The label was relaunched in 2016 as 'Chalayan'.
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2016-present
Ethical streetwear clothing brand founded by brothers Sean and Andrew Geaney in Manchester as We Are What We Are. They registered their company as WAWWA in 2018.