Sibling

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Sibling

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  • SIBLING

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      2008-2017

      History

      Sibling was founded by Sid Bryan (b. 1974), Joe Bates (1967–2015) and Cozette McCreery (b. 1968) in 2008. They showed their first menswear collection for Spring Summer 2008, and their first womenswear collection, Sister by Sibling, was introduced in 2012. Sibling received NEWGEN support from the British Fashion Council (BFC) for both their menswear and womenswear presentations at London Fashion Week and London Collections: Men, from Spring Summer 2012 until Autumn Winter 2013. In 2013 they were announced as one of the recipients of the BFC’s Fashion Forward initiative to support menswear companies to show during London Collections: Men. In 2013 Sibling were selected to represent Europe at the International Woolmark Prize held during Milan Fashion Week in February 2014. In 2015 founding member Joe Bates died after a lengthy illness. Sibling was forced to withdraw from London Fashion Week in September 2016 due to financial difficulties, including rising costs, a declining exchange rate and uncertainty surrounding the UK’s decision to exit the EU. They merged their menswear and womenswear presentations at London Fashion Week Men’s in January 2017, but the company filed for voluntary liquidation in March 2017. The brand collaborated with several companies including Brora, River Island, Swarovski, Barbie, G-SHOCK, Fred Perry, Topman and PUMA.
      Sources: Telegraph Magazine; WWD.

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      Westminster Menswear Archive

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          V&A catalogue http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1318643/tracksuit-joe-bates/
          V&A Fashion in Motion https://www.vam.ac.uk/articles/fashion-in-motion-sibling
          SHOWStudio http://showstudio.com/contributor/sibling
          Women's Wear Daily online https://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-features/london-sibling-shuts-down-operations-10842587/

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