Westminster Menswear Archive news and archive

Umbro celebrates 100 years of sportswear with new exhibition

The Westminster Menswear Archive, part of University of Westminster in London, has opened a new exhibition exploring 100 years of the Manchester-founded brand Umbro, and its influence on British sportswear. The free ‘Umbro 100: Sportswear x Fashion’ exhibition is open until April 28 and features more than 120 archive Umbro styles drawn from the...

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New research project ‘Locating Menswear’ launches

A new international menswear research project ‘Locating Menswear’ is launching to investigate the connections between British and Italian Menswear. The international research network will investigate the cultural and industrial connections between London, Liverpool, Manchester, and Milan, Italy, and how they have influenced the production,...

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Westminster Menswear Archive to stage exhibition on face coverings

Westminster Menswear Archive at the University of Westminster has announced a new exhibition revealing how face coverings have evolved in response to Covid-19 over the last 12 months. ‘Undercover – From Necessity to Luxury: The Evolution of Face Coverings during Covid-19’, opens on May 11, one year on from when the UK government first advised...

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Westminster Menswear Archive to stage largest menswear exhibition

The Westminster Menswear Archive has announced the launch of its autumn ‘Invisible Men' exhibition, which will be the largest exhibition of menswear to be staged in the UK. Drawing exclusively from the Westminster Menswear Archive, which was founded in 2016 to “collect, conserve, document, exhibit, and interpret menswear”, the ‘Invisible Men’...