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Tuesday, May 28th, 2013

Super Soft Sea Island Cotton Sportswear from John Smedley

John Smedley, best known for their sleek knitwear, turn their attention to Sports clothing for a moment with this Summer collection. Not particularly one for the techwear fans, the label employs good old-fashioned cotton to do the job – cool,…

Limited Edition Cherchbi Accesories for John Smedley

Returning to British bag maker Cherchbi, here we see them team up with John Smedley knitwear to produce a very limited run of bags and accessories. Looking back into the Smedley archives, a time when each item was marked with an ink…

John Smedley for Umbro Tailored – Team GB ‘Vintage’ Knitwear

Back in 1948 London hosted the Olympics through the austerity of a post-war Britain. We were skint then and we’re pretty skint now, but the kits worn by Team GB athletes were most definitely something to be proud of. Knitwear…

John Smedley for Comme des Garçons Knitwear Collection

A collaboration that recently landed on our doorstep, two labels we’re more than happy to see join forces. John Smedley has being creating fine knitwear for over 225 years so to say they’re experts in the field is a bit…

John Smedley ‘Isis’ Polo Shirt

We’re (back) on our polo shirts this summer and we’ve only got one requirement: no logos. A lot of companies tend to fall down at this point, with just about everyone failing to resist the urge to turn you into…

John Smedley ‘Brennan’ Purple Trousers

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We’re sure this will rile up a few comments. For the record, we heartily back roll ups and will continue to keep posting them. We’re the 1% who can rock them with flair (and that percentage includes plenty of our…

John Smedley Men’s Sweaters for Autumn 2009

Renowned knit maker John Smedley unveils their fall ’09 line ofhand-linked sweaters. And with clout in the sweater game since 1784, its clear these gents know exactly what needs to be done. The fall line shows great work and detailing…

John Smedley’s Mode Collection

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Classic knitwear makers John Smedley have been making moves silently for a while now and this trend looks set to continue as they release their Mode collection. Already available and with next to no fanfare, the Mode collection is a…

Luxury Redefined by John Smedley

Knitwear company John Smedley has an interesting project on the horizon for 2008 – Luxury Redefined. They joined forces with Better Thinking ltd. to create a new sustainable luxury t-shirt. The t-shirt has been developed in London, materials grown in…

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Tuesday, May 28th, 2013

Super Soft Sea Island Cotton Sportswear from John Smedley

Thursday, September 27th, 2012

Limited Edition Cherchbi Accesories for John Smedley

Thursday, July 19th, 2012

John Smedley for Umbro Tailored – Team GB ‘Vintage’ Knitwear

Monday, March 26th, 2012

John Smedley for Comme des Garçons Knitwear Collection

Tuesday, April 13th, 2010

John Smedley ‘Isis’ Polo Shirt

Friday, November 20th, 2009

John Smedley ‘Brennan’ Purple Trousers

Wednesday, August 12th, 2009

John Smedley Men’s Sweaters for Autumn 2009

Friday, October 17th, 2008

John Smedley’s Mode Collection

Thursday, December 27th, 2007

Luxury Redefined by John Smedley