America’s oldest clothing company turned a sports shirt into a national symbol and a global sensation. This is the history of the button-down.
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Jazz up your tie game with the neckwear staple from the 1920s that looks even better a century on.
Read here about the history and invention of the multifunctional king of sports- and loungewear: the crew neck sweatshirt.
Striped ties (rep and regimental) have a colourful history, which includes the military, a visit from a prince, and some pranks taken all too seriously.
When Paul Sperry invented the Top-Sider, he took a penknife to a rubber sole, resulting in a design he would eventually patent. But did he get there first?