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Encyclopedia > Crombie (brand)

Formed in 1805 in Scotland, Crombie produce woollen and tweed clothing to a very high standard. From the 1960s, Crombie-style three-quarter length fly-fronted wool overcoats were popular with the Skinhead subculture, although very few would have been able to afford the real thing.


External links

  • Crombie website (http://www.crombie.co.uk/)

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EXPO21XX - CROMBIE (182 words)
It was at this very earliest stage that John Crombie laid the foundation stones for what has today become a world-renowned brand, synonymous with excellence.
Crombie became part of the Illingworth Morris Group in 1923, now one of the largest vertically integrated woollen textile company of its type in Europe.
Crombie has supplied European and British Royalty since the days of Queen Victoria, the Vatican and such leading political figures as the ex-US President Ronald Reagan and the Baroness Margaret Thatcher.
Skinhead - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (2208 words)
Men: fitted Ben Sherman, Fred Perry, Brutus, Jaytex, Arnold Palmer or other brands of button-up or polo shirts; Lonsdale shirts or sweatshirts; V-neck sweaters; cardigan sweaters; sweater vests; T-shirts; fitted blazers.
MA-1 type Flight Jackets (popular brands include Warrior and Alpha) in fl or sage green; blue denim jackets (Levi or Wrangler); Harrington jackets; Monkey jackets; Crombie-style overcoats; sheepskin 3/4 length coats; Donkey jackets.
Grinders and other brand boots have now become popular, partly because Dr. Martens boots are no longer made in England.
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