Showing posts from category: Ventile
Wednesday, 10 February 2016

Lancashire Pike Ventile cycling jacket: a fifties classic reborn

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Last year I was approached by Stephen Ball of Lancashire Pike , a business that designs classic outdoor clothing, making it in Bolton, Lanc...
Tuesday, 7 April 2015

Country Attire - outdoor clothing made in Britain

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It's always a pleasure coming across a supplier of British-manufactured menswear. Country Attire sells a wide selection of brands which...
Sunday, 11 January 2015

Nigel Cabourn AW15 at London Collections:Men - 60th anniversary of crossing Antarctica

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Nigel Cabourn 's AW15 collection, exhibited at London Collections:Men, celebrates the 60th anniversary of Sir Vivian Fuchs/Sir Edmund H...
Wednesday, 24 April 2013

Cycling jacket nostalgia

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What did cyclists wear in the days before lightweight and breathable rain capes (or waterproof jackets as non-cyclists call them)? A common ...
Friday, 9 November 2012

British weatherproof fabrics 1 - Ventile

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I've mentioned British Millerain (a waxed cotton fabric) and Ventile (a closely woven water resistant cotton) before. No doubt as a ...
Friday, 12 October 2012

S.E.H.Kelly - Highest quality British design, fabrics and manufacture

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I visited S.E.H. Kelly yesterday and came away wishing I could have bought almost everything they had on display. In my hunt for style I fel...
Monday, 8 October 2012

Outdoor clothes - a very British heritage

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Traditional weatherproofs are made from natural materials; closely-woven cotton such as Ventile and Grenfell or the oiled cotton used or mad...