As the new generation of Ben Nevis Clothing/ Kamp Kit/ Wearite/Urban country, we still love to appreciate our roots and events that have taken place during our reign over the 60 years. We have seen musicians come and go, over the years we have supplied the likes of Stormzy with his Alpha Industries bomber jacket…
As the temperature rises so does the Hottest show in town. A new bread of 360-degree theatre experience is due to take place from the 24th June @ the Camden Garrison, Following the rise of the Shelby family for all to see in the Camden market, the very stomping ground of the real life gangster…
In the week that Camden market has been put up for sale we thought it would be fitting to appreciate the roots. Childhood friends and business partners Dr. Bill Fulford and Peter Wheeler are the original market founders. In early 1972 they bought what was then a run-down timber yard belonging to T. E. Dingwalls,…
Punk Subculture
May 31
Emerging in the 70’s the punk ethos was made up of beliefs such as non-conformity, anti-authoritarianism, anti-corporatism, a Do-It-Yourself ethic, anti corporate greed, direct action and not selling out attitude, Which are all very relevant still in 2022 with many issues within the UK and world. This subculture was a diverse unique form of expression…
Dickies Workwear has been a huge part brand within agriculture since 1922, then being brought by Texas-based Williamson-Dickie in the 1980s, they created the workwear brand which offered waterproof winter clothing, reflective and high-visibility garments, Jeans, Trousers, shoes and hats for real workers to do their jobs in comfort and style all with great quality…
#DRMARTENSAIRWAIR
May 16
We have sold Dr Martens ever since we can remember. The beginning of an icon was born 1901 with the Griggs family who were known for making boots in Wollaston, Northamptonshire, this was the very heart of the English shoe industry. Years later post war 1945 a soldier named Dr. Klaus Martens who had a…
Origins Of Ska Music
May 09
To follow on from our last blog about skins here is a small read about Ska which was music for the British mods and skinheads. If you didn’t know Ska is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 50’s and early 60’s and was precursor to rock steady and reggae, combining elements…
This may take you down memory or if you don’t know and have lived under a rock your whole life the original Skinhead was a member of a sub culture among the working class youth of the 60s in London. Within a few years this spread though out the rest of the UK. Over a…
On this day we’re all British for 24 hours. Within that English flag of the red and white cross holds a symbol of legends and the national identity of pride, The legend of St George and the dragon describes the Saint taming & slaying a dragon that brought hell to us with the demands of…
It’s nearly that time where we need to press that refresh button, a little F5 goes along way. Sun Sea and S.. can be very important to our mental health and some might say that it’s as important as breathing or putting one foot in front of the other or even just being up right….