DeWalt the original company was started in 1923 by Raymond E. DeWalt. Raymond E. DeWalt was the inventor of the radial arm saw. From much success the company grew quickly and was reorganized and re incorporated in 1947 as DeWalt Inc. The company was then sold to Black & Decker in 1960. Black & Decker diverted itself off the…

Brutus Jeans is a British clothing company founded in 1966 by two brothers Keith and Alan Freedman, who were 18 and 17 years old at the time. The company started with one style of sweater and kept adding to the range, which eventually included shirts and jeans (for both men and women). The brand was very popular in the 1960s and 1970s with skinheads, Mod’s and the football crowds….

Fred Perry – the greatest British tennis player of all time – wore Green Flash plimsoles to win Wimbledon three times running, in 1934, ’35 and ’36. The Green Flash is a classic design that has stood the test of time. Its distinctive grass-green emblem is etched on the collective memory of school days. Our…

Solovair is a brand of British-made boots and footwear, produced by NPS Shoes Ltd., which was established in 1881. The NPS factory is based in Wollaston, Northamptonshire, an area known for its shoe industry. NPS shoes are known for their Goodyear welt technology and use it in all their shoe production. This particular technique is needed to fix the Solovair sole onto “Soft Sole Suspension” boots…

The first Harrington-style jackets were made in the 1930s.   The jacket got the nickname “Harrington” from a character in the 1960s prime time soap opera, Peyton Place. The character in question, Rodney Harrington (played by Ryan O’Neal), is often depicted in a Harrington jacket. Steve McQueen and Frank Sinatra were photographed wearing Harrington-style jackets in films and their personal lives.   The jacket became fashionable…

A Donkey Jacket is a medium-length work wear jacket for men, typically made of unlined black or dark blue thick Melton woolen material, with the shoulders back and front reinforced and protected from rain with leather or PVC panels. In 1888 George Key designed a new type of coat made of a hard-wearing material developed for those who were working on the construction of the Manchester…