TURN IT OUT! SHIRTMAKERS Turnbull & Asser

Turnbull & Asser is a British clothier established in 1885. In addition to its flagship store on Jermyn Street in London, England, it also has two American locations, one in New York City and one in Beverly Hills, California.
Turnbull & Asser is regarded as an exclusive store and has dressed such people as Prince Charles, Sir Winston Churchill, Ronald Reagan, and George H.W. Bush.[1]. Today, Turnbull & Asser also manufactures some women's clothing. Although extremely traditional outfitters, the company is known for its particularly vivid colours in shirts, knitwear, socks and ties.

In the 1974 film The Great Gatsby, the famous scene where Daisy Buchanan collapses in tears after seeing Jay Gatsby's shirt collection used Turnbull & Asser shirts (with the boxes and name clearly visible), despite the fact that designer Ralph Lauren had made all the other men's clothes in the film.

GENERIC MAN

This is m y man Nitedog(Black Disco) Kevin Carney's line. A talented dude that also produces the ACID HAUS t-shirt line. Vey tasteful dude across the board. He really inspires me. Check his pedigree
the generic story

Originally founded in 1997 in a NYC loft by Kevin Carney, the generic man collection came about in 2006, as Brandon Day and Kevin Carney began what they call “a case study in adultism”, a journey to define what it means to be an “adult” these days. Through a process of research, experience and discussion ‘the generic man’ lifestyle of the “Newdult” took shape.

The Newdult is tiring of streetwear and the high price of luxury. In response, ‘the generic man’ has created thoughtfully priced luxury for this new modern adult.



who is the generic man?

The generic man doesn’t need branding and logos to make him feel confident or stylish. He understand the significance of quality construction and clean, simple, refined lines.

The generic man is confident enough in himself to accept simplicity.

CAPITAL PUNISHMENT

“If you have an interest in fashion and want to know about London Fashion Week and the British fashion industry, then you must read Style City – you will find everything you need in this book.”
Paul Smith

STYLE CITY
How London Became A Fashion Capital
by Robert O’Byrne
Price: £35
Publication date: 24th September 2009
Consultant: Annette Worsley-Taylor


Chosen by the British Fashion Council as its book of the year as it celebrates its’ 25th anniversary
The definitive book on London Fashion since the 1970s

STYLE CITY is the first book to tell the inside story of how fashion developed in Britain from the early 1970s to the present day when London ranks alongside Paris, New York and Milan as a global fashion capital. London has produced many outstanding designers such as John Galliano, Alexander McQueen, Hussein Chalayan and Stella McCartney. The book describes and shows – through 200 stunning photographs and illustrations – the key players in the fashion industry over this period, and the influences that went to shape British fashion: the music, the clubs, the parties, the tradition of dressing-up; but above all, the designers and their clothes.

The story is told largely through interviews with the designers and opinion-shapers of the period. Among those who talk about their experiences are Paul Smith, Philip Treacy, Jasper Conran, Bruce Oldfield, Betty Jackson, Rifat Ozbek, Katharine Hamnett, Antonio Berardi, Wendy Dagworthy, Body Map, Vogue editor Alexandra Shulman, Anna Harvey – the Vogue fashion editor who dressed the Princess of Wales for many years – and PR Lynne Franks.

Robert O’Byrne, previously Fashion Correspondent of The Irish Times, has spent many years at the heart of the fashion world, close to the people and events covered by this book. He is a frequent contributor to newspapers and journals in Britain, Ireland and the United States. Previous books include After A Fashion: A History of Fashion in Ireland.

Ever since consultant Annette Worsley-Taylor founded the London Designer Collections in 1975 she has been involved in all aspects of the promotion of British designers, and of London Fashion Week. She was Creative and Marketing Director and Consultant to the British Fashion Council for Fashion Week from 1993 to 2006. In 2002 she was made an MBE for services to British fashion.

For further information please contact:
Emma O’Bryen
Frances Lincoln Publicity on 020 7619 0098