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...“The hegemony of crewnecks has been going on for so long that the younger generations think the V-neck is a recent invention,” says menswear designer Oliver Spencer....
...“When the big retailers such as Marks & Spencer and Laura Ashley started to do off-shore sourcing in the ’80s and early ’90s, that was the death of a lot of textile companies in the UK,” Woodhouse says....
...Brioni has also amped up the polo shirt’s texture, weaving polos in a thick ribbed cotton and wool blend, while Zegna’s have a slouchy, oversized fit and dramatic scooped V-necks....
...She didn’t finish her degree, cutting her design teeth at Diesel in the 1990s, followed by Marks & Spencer, where she designed shirts and chinos....
...In 1969, Collingwood became the first living weaver to show at the V&A when a series of his rugs and wall hangings went on display alongside the work of potter Hans Coper....
...In her final year of study, she was also awarded the Young Masters Maylis grand ceramic prize and has since shown at the V&A, Christie’s and Collect at the Saatchi Gallery....
...On TikTok, #grandpacore — a trend describing clobber synonymous with seniors, such as V-neck novelty knits, pleat-front trousers and tweed blazers — has had almost 16mn views....
...The exhibition Africa Fashion at the V&A in London was a barometer of this shift....
...Gainsborough was born and grew up here, the son of a weaver. As a successful artist he lived in Ipswich, then fashionable Bath and, finally, London....
...He graduated in engineering then showed a flair for entrepreneurship, sourcing and distributing T-shirts and Teletubbies merchandise to retailers such as Marks and Spencer....
...It was when Prince Charles married Lady Diana Spencer in 1981 that media attention snowballed. The ceremony was watched by 750mn people around the world....
...It shows a bit of guts, it would seem to me, that Sunak has not let it drop that he buys his suits at Marks and Spencer or someplace similar....
...Lady Diana Spencer, who married Prince Charles in 1981 to become Princess of Wales, would quickly become an international celebrity who outshone her husband and mother-in-law....
...Let us know what fintech predictions you have for the rest of the year at imani.moise@ft.com and sid.v@ft.com....
...Marks and Spencer’s Cool Comfort polyamide slip (£20, marksandspencer.com) comes in seven shades and up to seven lengths....
...And finally . . . it’s the last chance to see three of only four existing textiles spun from the naturally golden silk of millions of orb-weaver spiders, at Oliver Hoare Limited in London’s Cromwell Place...
...Henry V would blush. If your truck is capable of more than 56 miles an hour, regardless of what speed you are doing, they can fine you. They love to check your tacho....
...Even Oliver Spencer, proprietor of Favourbrook, a brand built on the flamboyance of the velvet jacket, sounds a note of caution....
...What really interests both designers is reinterpreting classic menswear staples such as varsity jackets, skinny jeans, pea coats and V-neck sweaters through craft and manipulation....
...The emergence of Diana Spencer in 1981 caused a storm of media interest in her clothes (velvet knee breeches, piecrust collars), her attitudes and her language — in fact, in everything about her....
...“I hate to say it, but he flaunted the facts and ouch,” Ms Spencer said. Additional reporting by Kiran Stacey Follow Demetri Sevastopulo and Courtney Weaver on Twitter...
...Dan Eberhart, a Republican donor to Mr Trump, said while the GDP numbers appeared to validate the president’s promise of a “V-shaped recovery”, they may have come too late in the campaign to help Mr Trump...
...Deborah Spencer, a Republican voter in Blacksburg, Virginia, who voted for Mr Trump in 2016, said she was still torn about which way to vote in November, a feeling that she has not had before....
...More loans were allegedly given by Cox & Kings to V Hotels, a struggling beachfront property bought by Peter and Urrshila’s father, Ajit, in 2001....
...years ago, couldn’t get approved for anything since, ‘begged’ me for a non Senate approved job, which I gave him despite many saying ‘Don’t do it, sir,’ takes the job, mistakenly says ‘Libyan Model on T.V....
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