Sunspel
(http://www.sunspel.com/us) will always be a keen student of the past - of its
own past, as well as how Americans and other fans of the finest designer menswear across the
world have long chosen and shopped for such items. After all, Thomas Hill
founded the company in the first place to realize his vision of underwear being
made and sold in a way unheard of in 1860, and with every subsequent
development in clothing design and manufacture, Sunspel has been there to
integrate it into its traditional approach.
One might
consider the Internet, for example. Sunspel is used to its designer mens clothing
inhabiting some of the most exclusive stores and boutiques, and this is one
tradition that certainly remains, with stockists being present across the
world. American visitors to the firm's native England can find a series of
dedicated Sunspel stores in London, including in Marylebone, Soho and
Spitalfields. But now, the brand's products, message and values are being
spread in ways that even Thomas Hill could surely never have imagined.
Sunspel always
was an internationally-oriented clothing manufacturer, with 'Old Thom' seeing
for himself how the revolutions in steam, telecommunications and the media that
defined the Victorian age increased the appetite for the discovery of new
markets far beyond the British Isles. It was only a matter of time before the fledgling Sunspel
was to embrace the Far East, with garments bearing the name of Thomas Hill soon
being exported to China, India and Malaya. Having imported the finest grade of
cotton to produce its earliest underwear, Sunspel was now finally presenting it
back to the world.
Naturally,
markets rise and fall over time, with the Chinese market suffering come the
early 20th century, but Sunspel never lost its knack for instinctively
realizing what its international customers wanted - and this more than remains
the case today. Having been purchased by Nicholas Brooke and Dominic Hazlehurst
in 2005, Sunspel was to truly seize on the benefits of ecommerce in the early
21st century, with its current fully-featured site comprising the brand's
complete range of luxury mens
clothing, including icon products like T-shirts, polo shirts and boxer
shorts, as well as knitwear, sleepwear, swimwear, sportswear and more.
However, the modern
day website also showcases the highly rated womenswear range for which the
brand has gained enviable renown in recent years, as well as sections detailing
the venerable company's history and the principles of scrupulous craftsmanship,
everyday luxury and aesthetic timelessness that it espouses. Finally, there are
contact details and a journal highlighting aspects of Sunspel's operations,
products, collaborations and associations - to say nothing of the online
shopping functionality that brings the widest range of people within closer
vicinity of the brand's heritage
clothing than ever before.
It is an online
presence befitting a company - Sunspel (http://www.sunspel.com/us) - that has
long had a profound effect on the way the world sees and wears the finest luxury clothing.
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