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John Smedley * Comme des Garcons

26th March 2012 | Design, Press, Retail, Style | Leave a comment

John Smedley * Comme des Garcons

John Smedley is proud to announce a limited edition capsule collaboration with Comme des  Garçons. Limited to  just 33 garments at Brook Street, each of the three Spring styles are colour-dyed in Japan by Comme des Garçons and spun in super-fine merino wool at John Smedley’s Derbyshire mill.

The range includes a deep v-neck cardigan and short-sleeved shirt, alongside John Smedley’s iconic three-button ‘Dorset’ shirt. The three styles are each available in three shades of blue; midnight, royal and azure. A light contrast stitching creates subtle detailing.

Long sleeve cardigan

Style Dorset

Short sleeve shirt

Launching today, the John Smedley x Junya Watanabe Comme des Garçons Man range will be exclusively available through Dover Street Market and John Smedley’s Brook Street store.

John Smedley Ltd
24 Brook Street
London
W1K 5DG
Tel: +44 (0)207 495 2222

Launch of John Smedley Care Products

14th March 2012 | Design, General, Retail | Leave a comment

To celebrate the launch of John Smedley’s line of care products, The Lift Agency fitted a beautiful window at our Flagship store, Brook Street. Consisting of four products, the range is designed to maintain and care for your John Smedley knitwear. Natural ingredients cedar and lavender help combat pilling and act as a moth/bug repellent.

Brook Street window courtesy of the Lift Agency.

Shop the range at our Flagship store, 24 Brook Street, London W1K 5DG and our online store today:  http://www.johnsmedley.com/uk/thelaundress/

2012 – Olympic Fever

14th March 2012 | Fun, General | Leave a comment

I was watching Daybreak yesterday and absolutely loved the feature on the Olympic themed yarnbombing in Saltburn by the Sea. We’ve spoken on the blog before about ‘yarnbombing’ but for those unfamiliar with the concept, knitters will take over areas of towns and knit undercover, often at night. The knitters who have created this masterpiece remain unknown, however it is thought to have been carried out by a group of yarnbombers. You can find this visual feast in Saltburn by the Sea and it is a must see for everyone visiting the area.

London 2012

Celebrating the Olympics - 2012

Celebrating the Olympics - 2012

Photo’s courtesy of the http://www.saltburnbysea.com/

Meet the Team

06th March 2012 | Fun, General, Style | Leave a comment

Jamie Austin - Planning Manager

Meet Jamie, our planning manager who ensures all the knitwear manufactured in the factory is on time and runs smoothly. Seen here wearing style Havant in Navy, Jamie loves to wear his favourite Smedley’s with a classic shirt.

Jamie has worked around the factory at his time at John Smedley including a period in the knitting department. He is the ultimate knitwear guru and is integral to the running of the business.

I asked Jamie what are his 3 favourite things to do in his spare time:

1. Cycling
2. Walking
3. Making Beer

Save the Date

06th March 2012 | General, Retail | Leave a comment

Friday 30th and 31st March 2012

I Spy Smedley

01st March 2012 | Colour, Press, Style | Leave a comment

Joey Essex and James 'Diags' Bennewith

Saw this photo taken at last night’s TOWIE wrap party and spotted James wearing style Milne in Caramel.

Shop James’s look today – http://www.johnsmedley.com/uk/mens/ss12-milne

Read what else the TOWIE cast got up to at the party: http://bit.ly/ynDuvo