Independent British menswear label Realm & Empire has joined forces with Imperial War Museums (IWM) to launch a pop up store in Covent Garden’s Seven Dials in the heart of London.
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| Hand-painted A2 leather flying jacket (image of the back below) |
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| Hamble parachute jacket |
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| Wool peacoat |
Realm & Empire base their designs on outdoor and military clothing, often using the IWM archives to select robust and practical garments suitable for wear today in town or country. This collaboration with IWM has been central to Realm & Empire's design approach since the company started in 2011, but the pop-up shop is a new departure for them.
The shop will sell products from IWM, such as the Spitfire model shown below, cufflinks made from the metal from a Spitfire, and bulldog salt and pepper pots showing true British spirit. The Realm & Empire collection includes a hand-painted leather A2 flying jacket and British-made knitwear.
Open dates: 17 November - 31 December 2015
Where: 5 Earlham Street, WC2H 9LL
Opening times: Monday - Saturday 10am - 7pm; Sunday 12 pm - 6pm
Realm & Empire are a blog sponsor, advertising here on Grey Fox Blog. Please support them by visiting the pop-up or their website here.
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| Spitfire model - one of the IWM gifts on sale in the shop |
