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T H E I C O N S

I n Ho l l ywood and beyond , t h o s e w i t h d i s c e r n i ng s t y l e r e l y o n J o hn Smed l e y f o r i n im i t ab l e p i e c e s t h a t l a s t t h e t e s t o f t ime .

F r om Aud r e y Hepbu r n t o T h e Bea t l e s , Ma r i l y n Mon roe and e v e r y J ame s Bond on f i lm t o t oday ’s i c on i c a c t o r s , c r ea t i v e s and mu s i c i a n s , J o hn Smed l e y ’s f a s h i o n h i s t o r y i s u npa ra l l e l e d . I t i s t h e

b r and o f c ho i c e f o r i n no va t i v e , s oph i s t i c a t ed and con f i d en t s t y l e .

T h e p i e c e s i n t h e I c on s c o l l e c t i o n a r e a s t ime l e s s a s t h e l e gend s who wea r t h em , ea ch p i e c e i s u nwave r i ng l y mode r n , w i t h an i r r e s i s t i b l y c l a s s i c edge – s ymbo l s o f J o hn ’s Smed l e y ’s

l o ng s t a nd i ng r epu t a t i o n f o r mode r n y e t t ime l e s s s t y l e .

F r om de s i g n t o f i r s t s t i t c h , ea ch s i ng l e J o hn Smed l e y p i e c e i s made i n E ng l and . E v e r y ga r men t i s b r o ugh t t o l i f e i n t h e J o hn Smed l e y f a c t o r y i n De rby s h i r e , f o unded i n 1784 , p r odu c i ng k n i t s

f o r 230 y ea r s . T h i s i s B r i t i s h f a s h i o n w i t h an u nequa l l e d h e r i t age and qua l i t y.

Mo r e t han 50 B r i t i s h c r a f t smen wo r k on ea ch s i ng l e J o hn Smed l e y p i e c e . Co t t o n , s i l k s a nd woo l s o f t h e h i g he s t q ua l i t y a r e ca r e f u l l y s e l e c t ed , b e f o r e ea ch ga r men t i s c r ea t ed w i t h mo r e

t han 20 be spoke de s i g n p r o ce s s e s , 1 .5 k i l ome t r e s o f t h e f i n e s t y a r n s , 1 .2 m i l l i o n pe r f e c t s t i t c h e s , a nd t h e s k i l l e d hand s o f 50 B r i t i s h c r a f t smen .

J o hn Smed l e y ’s r epu t a t i o n a s t h e c r ea t o r o f t h e Wo r l d ’s F i n e s t K n i twea r can be a s c r i b ed t o i t s c omm i tmen t t o t h i s q ua l i t y. T h e b r and ’s d ed i ca t i o n t o c r a f t sman sh i p i s wha t ma r k s i t o u t a nd i s why He r Ma j e s t y Queen E l i z abe t h I I g r an t ed J o hn Smed l e y t h e Roya l Wa r r an t o f appo i n tmen t

a s a ‘Manu f a c t u r e r o f F i n e Kn i twea r. ’

Qu i n t e s s e n t i a l l y E ng l i s h , i n na t e l y i n no va t i v e and beau t i f u l l y c l a s s i c , w i t h t h e I c on s c o l l e c t i o n , J o hn Smed l e y ma i n t a i n s i t s s t a t u s a s o ne o f t h e mo s t i c on i c

B r i t i s h c l o t h i ng b r and s i n t h e wo r l d .

T h e Wo r l d ’s F i n e s t K n i t w e a r

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