Sunday, December 14, 2008

English Laundry Clothing Puts a New Spin on British Fashion

By Hannah Charleston

English Laundry Clothing is a prestigious label produced by Christopher Wicks. It includes clothing lines for men and women, with tops, bottoms, accessories, and dress shirts. English Laundry, as the name divulges, features a particularly British feeling and theme. The clothes are styled according to traditional British attire and often sport designs such as the Union Jack Flag as well as English crests.

The male line of tops include such designs as: short sleeve woven shirts, short sleeve tees, jackets and blazers, long sleeve tees, long sleeve woven shirts, vests, sweaters, and hoodies. The short sleeve tees feature designs like the Thomas of Ardwick Tee in off-white, Lions Crown in light blue, British Blue Legs in off-white and black, and the Union Crest tee in off-white. The short sleeve woven shirts include Cotton City in white and black, Dot in black and white, Village in white with grey, Rylands in navy and white, and Flanders in tan and white. The sweater and hoodies section features just two designs: the light blue and white striped Ribble Hoodie, and the sleeveless Old Cricket sweater in brown, navy, and off-white.

The women's line of English Laundry clothing is called English Rose and features the clothing lines of Long Sleeve Woven Shirts, Jackets and Sweaters, and vests. The Long Sleeve Woven Shirts line contains many different patterns to suit different occasions. There is the dressy Luton in black, the cute Lady Barn in either pink or grey, the country-side themed Virginia in Red plaid, the Kearsley in Black, and the Title II in either pink or grey. There are four designs in the jackets & sweaters department which include the sleeveless Heywod Sweater, the Lord Strange belted and embroidered jacket, the Withington Trench Coat Dress, and the Northended Trench Coat Dress. There are also 5 vests featured in the English Rose line of clothing including the Black Rose Vest and the Burnage Vest.

English Laundry features bottoms for men only as English laundry caters mostly to men, with the women's English Rose section being a side project. Bottoms include jeans, slacks, and shorts. There are two different designs of jeans to choose from: the crest jeans which, as the name implies, feature an English crest on the pant leg, and the Red Selvege jeans which are navy blue with light blue pockets. There are two types of cargo shorts available as well: the Tameside Cargo Short, and the Peterloo Cargo Short. The Tameside Cargo Short features a traditional style in different colours such as black, brown, and cream. The Peterloo Cargo shorts feature stripes and come only in grey or olive. Slacks include the traditional North Slacker in black Herringbone, and the wide legged, pin striped Hathersage Slack.

Besides the tops, bottoms, and dress shirts which English Laundry offers, there are accessories such as wallets, ties, scarves, and belts as well. Each sports images that are uniquely English, such as: the Union Jack British Flag, the lion from the English crest, and the royal crown. English Laundry brings true sophistication back to fashion. - 16083

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