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Really looking forward to speaking at this event exploring Umbro's part in football kit history in Manchester next Wednesday with Alex Ireland @jeanolafc has left the building Professor Andrew Groves @sprecher_d Jacqui McAssey (GIRLFANS/FEMORABILIA) & Dr Liza Betts. Do come along if you can. #umbro eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-century-of…

Two events held last night examined clubs as sites of creativity and cultural exchange: one focused on the 1980s nightclub Taboo, and the other on Arsenal FC. At first glance, these events may appear disparate; however, both illuminated how the industrialisation of

Great to speak with Jacob Gallagher at The New York Times this week to share my thoughts on Mark Zuckerberg’s latest venture into T-shirt design. His range of shirts, developed in collaboration with Mike Amiri immediately presents two key design elements: the garment itself and

Tailored by Umbro, Tailored by England: Constructing Englishness Through Cut, Fit, and Style Excited to be presenting our paper on Wednesday at the free one-day symposium, A Century of Umbro and the Aesthetic of Sporting Englishness, hosted by the Institute of Sport at Manchester

Looking forward to presenting our paper later today at the Institute of Sport, at Manchester Metropolitan University. Tailored by Umbro, Tailored by England: Constructing Englishness Through Cut, Fit, and Style explores how Umbro utilised the language of tailoring to reposition

Great afternoon yesterday at The Manchester Metropolitan University's Institute of Sport, discussing ‘A Century of Umbro and the Aesthetic of Sporting Englishness.’ Our paper delved into the 2009/10 England home shirt, examining how Umbro employed tailoring and fashion

Exciting to see our book, "Inside the Westminster Menswear Archive," available in some of the most iconic bookshops around London—Foyles, Waterstones, and Hatchards. Whether you're exploring the fascinating history of menswear or discovering the hidden stories behind some of

Just Released! The Westminster Menswear Archive Annual Review 2023/24 We are excited to announce the publication of the Westminster Menswear Archive's Annual Review for 2023/24. This has been a pivotal year for the Archive, marked by significant milestones, from landmark

In 2000 Levi’s formed a design research label, the Industrial Clothing Division+ (ICD+) in collaboration with Philips Electronics and Italian designer Massimo Osti. Philips had been focusing their research and development on a project called Philips Wearable Electronics, and the

Last week, while researching Umbro at the British Library, I was struck by how, by the 1950s, sportswear brands were already competing intensely to have teams wear their kits—a practice we often think of as a more modern strategy. For example, during the 1955 FA Cup final at

Great evening at Stone Island, Soho, celebrating the launch of the revised and updated Storia book. Fantastic to catch up with Carlo and spot some serious archival jackets worn by familiar faces. A fantastic celebration of Stone Island’s heritage, innovation and passion.

Just published in Fashion Theory. I am excited to share my latest article, co-authored with Dr Danielle Sprecher. It explores how the visionary work of Massimo Osti influenced the development and direction of the Westminster Menswear Archive. Osti’s approach to archiving - a

I am excited to share my latest article, co-authored with Dr Danielle Sprecher, which explores how Massimo Osti's visionary work influenced the development and direction of the Westminster Menswear Archive. Osti’s approach to archiving—a detailed collection of technical,

I spoke to @lanre_bakare at The Guardian this week about the rise of Stone Island in the UK and its historical precedents. “The football casuals of the 1980s were, in many ways, the modern-day equivalents of the young men embarking on the Grand Tour in the 18th century, rather

Thrilled to have made it into Private Eye's Pseuds Corner for a record third time! #PrivateEye #PseudsCorner #Humour #Satire #keepitcasual #Milestone #RecordAchievement #BritishHumour #ThirdTimeLucky #Publications #MediaMentions

Last Friday at the 4th Artefacta2025 Conference at the University of Helsinki, we explored a fundamental question: should archives focus solely on collecting finished garments, or should they also document the processes that shape them? Traditionally, museums acquire objects

To mark the launch of his new collaboration with Clarks, I spoke to Esquire magazine about the unexpected thread linking Liam Gallagher, Charles Baudelaire, and Manchester’s 19th-century Monkey Parades. “The figure of the flâneur, the idle urban wanderer immortalised by

Before the Internet, This Was How Gay Men Found Style, and Themselves In 1968, Vince Man’s Shop in Soho offered a pair of boldly striped swim trunks called ‘Pearl Divers', designed “for swimming or walking,” made from stretch fabric with a nylon zip, and advertised for their

Why Vince Garments Are So Rare - and So Important These swim briefs by Vince Green, now on display in the Splash! exhibition at the Design Museum, offer a rare glimpse into a pivotal moment in British menswear. Originally a photographer for postwar physique magazines, Bill