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Johnny Moke

  • Corporate body
  • 1984-2002
Johnny Moke was a label and shop at 396 King's Road, Chelsea which was started by Johnny Moke (John Joseph Rowley, 1945-2009). Moke had begun his career in fashion with Mick Oram selling antique clothes from the Granny Takes A Trip store on the King's Road in 1967. In the 1970s he began designing shoes and clothes, trading from different locations in Chelsea and Kensington Market before opening his eponymous shop in 1984 to sell his shoe designs. The store closed in 2002.

Highlander

  • Corporate body
  • 1985-
Highlander is an outdoor clothing company which was begun by Bahram Golzari in Edinburgh. He was a member of the university mountaineering club and took over an outdoor supply shop in the city when it was about to close down. Much of the gear supplied was military surplus but he began designing new gear under the name Highlander, reflecting Scottish mountaineering heritage. They have two main lines: outdoor for mountaineering, hiking and camping, and forces which is kit aimed at military force professionals.

Stovel & Mason Limited

  • Corporate body
  • nd [1927-2005]
Savile Row tailor Stovel & Mason was incorporated in 1927, but was in existence before that date (they advertised as a military tailor in 1914). It is unclear exactly when the company dissolved but in 2005 its premises at 32 Old Burlington Street were taken over by Anderson & Sheppard.

Meridian

  • Corporate body
  • 1815-2000
Meridian was the trade mark of J. B. Lewis Ltd which was founded in 1815 by James Blount Lewis in Nottingham. Between 1911 and 1929 they had the UK rights to produce a new interlock knitted fabric which established them as a major underwear manufacturer. Various versions of their 'Meridian' and 'Meridian Double Lock' trade marks were registered between 1911 and 1954. In 1951 the company changed its name to Meridian Ltd to take advantage of the popularity of the Meridian trade mark. They were known for underwear, knitwear, leisure-wear, swimwear and jersey. The company was purchased by Courtaulds in 1963.

Weaver to Wearer

  • Corporate body
  • 1932-1977
Weaver to Wearer Limited was a multiple tailoring label, the retail division of manufacturers Town Tailors Ltd, established by Hector Mackenzie Frazer in about 1932. They had tailoring stores across the United Kingdom while the suits were made in factories in Leeds and Castleford. They were the cheapest of the Leeds-based multiples, for example during the 1930s they sold suits for 30 shillings, with a pair of shoes included. In 1954 they were taken over by GUS (Great Universal Stores) who also owned men's tailoring firms John Temple and Neville Reed. From the mid-1960s GUS turned many of the Weaver to Wearer stores into Neville Reed shops and the company was dissolved in 1977.

Workers for Freedom

  • Corporate body
  • 1985-1998
Label founded by Graham Fraser and Richard Nott in London. They won the Designer of the Year award in 1989 and sold the business in 1998.

Stetson

  • Corporate body
  • 1865-1970
The company was formed by John B. Stetson in Philadelphia in 1865. It went out of business in 1970 but Stetson hats have continued to be made under licence by other companies since then.

Samuel Merry & Co.

  • Corporate body
  • nd [1862-1891]
Samuel Merry of 21 St James's Street, London is listed in the International Exhibition of 1862: The Illustrated Catalogue of the Industrial Department, Volume 2: British Division as suppliers of 'Harness, bridles, saddles, and horse clothing'. In the Kelly's Post Office London Directory of 1891, p. 1186, Samuel Merry & Co. are listed as saddlers, at 21 St James' St, S.W.

Supreme Creations Limited

  • Corporate body
  • 1999-present
Manufacturer of reusable bags and textile products which are made in their factory in Pondicherry, South India. They are suppliers of the Bags of Ethics™ label.

Skinwear Ltd

  • Corporate body
  • 2008-present
Skinwear Ltd was formed from a previous company, Davenport Knitwear Limited (1939-2011). They manufacture seamless knitwear using Shima 12 gg Wholegarment knitting machines for fashion and medical devices in their factory in Hinkley, Leicestershire.
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