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Kangol: Born in England, Raised on the Streets of New York.
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It all began in 1935 when the Mattson brothers, from the small village of Resteröd, invested their savings in a pair of used circular knitting machines from G.”Stibbe”Ltd in England. The brothers then designed a collection of men’s and women’s underwear, long underpants and linen. A shed in the backyard became the first factory building. That is how Resteröds Trikåfabrik was born. Due to the incomparable quality of the tricot their clothes became so loved by the Swedish people that the brothers needed to expand their business.
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Continuing with our feature on Blue Bell, here’s part 2 of our brief history on this iconic brand.
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Realstore is the exclusive stockist of the Blue Bell range in Adelaide and one of the select few in Australia. To bring you up to speed, here’s part 1 of a short history on the story behind Blue Bell.
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René LACOSTE entered the legend of tennis when he and his team-mates “The Musketeers”, stole the Davis Cup away from the Americans for the first time, in 1927. Not forgetting his 3 French Open victories (1925, 1927 and the ROLAND-GARROS stadium in 1929), his two victories in Great Britain (WIMBLEDON 1925 and 1928) and two U.S. OPEN titles at Forest Hills (1926 and 1927).
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1897 – 20 year old C.C. Hudson leaves Spring Hill Farm in Williamson County, Tennessee, and makes his way to North Carolina, seeking his fortune in the emerging textile industry. He finds work in a factory making overalls, where he earns 25 cents a day sewing on buttons.
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