On Madras

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Here in the UK, utter the word ‘Madras’ to most people and they’ll assume you’re talking about a rather spicy curry dish. Madras is the old colonial name for the Indian city of Chennai. But we’re not talking about food, we’re talking about that other Indian export, the lightweight checked cotton fabric also know as [...]

Gant Rugger SS12 launch event

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Tonight Gant Rugger hosted an event at the Elms Lesters Paintings Rooms here in London to show off their Spring/Summer ’12 collection. The Painting Rooms are historic studios, aged over the past hundred years, thick with paint-flecked walls, a setting perfectly in keeping with the Gant Rugger brand. On display, hooked on walls and hanging [...]

On Gant

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Gant is a brand with a great heritage – founded in 1949 in New Haven, Connecticut, Gant started as a shirtmaker, supplying fine shirts to labels such as J. Press and Brooks Brothers. It’s worth reiterating that it was Gant that supplied some of the shirts for which outfitters such as Brooks’ were famous. Maybe [...]

Gant A/W 11 store event, London

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Gant hosted a viewing of their fall/winter collection which is currently on sale in their Regent Street flagship store here in London. Now that temperatures are dropping, the collection is a welcome way to warm up for the coming winter months. Themes included Norwegian style knitwear with shawl collars and jaquard knits , as well [...]

Bleecker Street, NYC

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I recently returned from New York. During my trip I was away for the opening of the new London Ralph Lauren Rugby store. However, I later found out that on the same day Rugby had launched two new stores in New York, on Bleecker Street (both men and women’s). With a Brooks Brothers Black Fleece [...]

Gant Rugger striper sweater

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Gant Rugger striped sweater, diamond point bow tie

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