Jacket (Harrington)
A Harrington jacket is a lightweight waist-length jacket, made of cotton, polyester, wool or suede — usually with traditionally Fraser tartan or check-patterned lining.
Apparel
Jacket (leather)
Starting as a manufacturer of raincoats in a basement on the Lower East Side since 1913, Irving Schott…
Jacket (M65 Field)
Founded in 1959 as a contractor to the United States military, Alpha Industries is a manufacturer of clothing of American military style.
Jacket (motorcycle)
Founded in 1924 by Eli Belovitch and Harry Grosberg, Belstaff is a British garment manufacturer best known for producing waterproof jackets.
Jacket (parka)
Founded in 1947 by Roy and Alice Holubar, Holubar Mountaineering was a manufacturer of innovative mountaineering equipment.
Jacket (quilted)
Created in 1965 by Steve Gulyas, a retired American aviator, the quilted Husky jacket is a synonym for hunting jacket and one of the most copied jackets in the world.
Jacket (Suede)
Founded in 1911, after doing business under the name English Fashion Waterproof, Valstar was the first Italian manufacturer of rainwear, known for its high quality trimmings and finishing.
Jacket (unconstructed)
Founded in the 1900s as a simple tailor’s shop in Gambara, Boglioli is now a significant reference point in the contemporary fashion world.
Jacket (varsity)
Founded in 1920 by William Peter Dehen, Dehen Knitting Company is a manufacturer of classic heavyweight college apparel.
Jacket (waxed)
Established in 1894 by John Barbour in South Shields, J. Barbour & Sons Ltd. is a luxury fashion brand of weatherproofed outerwear.
Jeans
Founded in 1853 by Levi Strauss as a dry goods business, Levi Strauss & Co. is known worldwide for its denim jeans.
Jeans (Japanese denim)
Founded in 2005 as part of the Japan Blue Company, Momotaro is a jeans manufacturer with a focus on producing top quality denim.
Jeans (slim fit)
Founded in 1987 by Jean Touitou, A.P.C. (Atelier de Production et de Création) is known for its minimalist designs, clean lines and simple patterns with rarely visible logo’s.
Laptop briefcase (leather)
Founded in 1971 by Roger Saul and his mother Joan, Mulberry is a manufacturer of leather goods, specialized in bags and handbags.
Lighter (fuel)
Founded in 1907 by Julius Meister as a button factory, Imco is recognized as the first lighter company to have truly developed a modern cigarette lighter.
Lighter (gas)
Founded in 1872 by Simon Tissot Dupont, the firm initially created unique handmade travel cases for French aristocracy and nobility, such as Napoleon III and his wife Eugénie.
Lingerie
Founded in 1954 by corset-maker Ada Masotti, La Perla is an Italian luxury company, mostly known for redefining lingerie as a fashion accessory.
Loafers
Founded in 1891 by Édouard Blanchard, J.M. Weston is a French luxury leather goods company, renowned for its handmade shoes for men
Loafers (apron)
Founded in 1847 by Rebecca & Matthew Wildsmith in Piccadilly, London, Wildsmith is the manufacturer of the first ever slip-on loafer shoe, the Wildsmith loafer.
Loafers (horsebit)
Founded in 1921 by Guccio Gucci, Gucci is Italy’s biggest-selling manufacturer of high-end leather goods, clothing and other fashion products.
Loafers (penny)
Founded in 1876 by George Henry Bass, G.H. Bass & Co. is an American footwear brand, mostly known for inventing the Penny loafer.
Loafers (tassel)
In 1936, the Bass Shoe Co. already introduced the Weejun loafer, which also features on Wikiconic. The tassel loafer dates back to 1948 and can be seen as a typical postwar frivolity.
Men’s shoes (boat)
Founded in 1935 by Paul A. Sperry, Sperry Top-Sider is the original brand of boat shoes. Paul A. Sperry was an avid boater who wanted to tackle the problem of injuries while walking on the slippery deck of his boat.
Men’s shoes (car)
Founded in 1963 by Gianni Mostile, The Original Car Shoe is an Italian footwear company, mostly known for inventing the moccasin with rubber nubs on the soles.
Men’s shoes (double monk strap)
Founded in 1866 by John Lobb, John Lobb Bootmaker Ltd. is a manufacturer of luxury shoes and boots for men.
Men’s shoes (half brogue)
Founded in 1866 by John Lobb, John Lobb Bootmaker Ltd. is a manufacturer of luxury shoes and boots for men.
Men’s shoes (Oxfords)
Founded in 1873 by Thomas Church in Northampton, a town that has been known for its thriving leather and footwear industry, Church’s Shoes is a high-end footwear manufacturer.
Men’s Shoes (split toe derby)
Based in Northampton, England, and founded in 1890, Edward Green makes the finest shoes in the world ‘for the discerning few’.
Men’s shoes (wholecuts)
Founded in 1895 by Italian Alessandro Berluti, Berluti is a manufacturer of shoes and boots, especially known for its unique leather finishing of calfskin, kangaroo leather, alligator skin and other exotic leathers.
Messenger bag
Originally designed by Globe Canvas/De Martini in New York, the messenger bag originated in the 1950s
Necklace (diamond)
Founded in 1932, by gemologist Harry Winston, Harry Winstons sets the standard for the ultimate in fine jewelry.
Necklace (pearl)
Kokichi Mikimoto was the first in the world to successfully culture a pearl in 1893 and started the pearl industry with the establishment of his luxury pearl company Mikimoto.
Pants (Capri)
After attending business college in Breslau, Sonja de Lennart enrolled as a student at Erich Boehm Atelier and later at Herman Palm Atelier in Berlin.
Physicians bag
Founded in 1952 by Jan Mutsaers, Mutsaers is a manufacturer of handmade leather goods, best known for its iconic physicians bag.
Pocket square
Simonnot-Godard was founded in 1787 by handkerchieves salesman Beaurain. It started out as a small handkerchief shop in Paris, near the Palais Royal.
Push-up bra
Founded in 1939 by Moe Nadler as the Canadian Lady Corset Company, Wonderbra is a manufacturer of underwear, mostly known for having designed the push-up bra as we know it today.
Pyjamas
Founded in 1926 by Lou Rose, Derek Rose’s father, Derek Rose is a family business of three generations making the best nightwear, loungewear and underwear.
Ring (engagement)
Founded in 1837 by Charles Lewis Tiffany and John B. Young as a ‘stationery and fancy goods’ store, Tiffany & Co is a luxury jewelry retailer.
Sandals (capri)
Founded in 1946 by Amedeo Canfora, Canfora makes the most iconic strappy flat sandals, the so called ‘Capri sandals’, and is still run by the Canfora family today.
Sandals (gladiator)
Founded in 1933 by Jacques and Elise Keklikian, K. Jacques created the most elegant and iconic Tropezienne gladiator sandal.
Sandals (platform)
Born on 1 August 1936 in Oran, French Algeria, Yves Saint Laurent was one of the greatest names in fashion history.
Shirt (Breton)
In the 19th century, the Breton Fisherman Sweater was designed to protect fishermen from the elements during long days and nights at sea.
Shirt (button down)
Founded in 1818 by Henry Sands Brooks (1772–1833), Brooks Brothers is the oldest men’s clothier in the United States.
Shirt (French cuff)
The history of the French cuff shirt is unknown. Some claim it was born because Napoleon ordered extra-long sleeves for his soldiers to wipe their noses and to fold the excess back to hide the evidence.
Shirt (Hawaiian)
Founded in 1956 by Reyn McCullough as Reyns Men’s wear, Reyn Spooner is a fashion company, mostly known for its iconic Hawaiian shirts.
Shirt (Henley)
Around 1850, when the ground in the German Swabian Mountains became increasingly infertile, the government distributed hand knitting machines to farmers so that they could earn their money with knitting.
Shirt (patterned)
Founded in 1885 by Reginald Turnbull and Ernest Asser as a gentleman’s hosiery shop, Turnbull & Asser is a gentleman’s bespoke shirtmaker.
Shirt (plaid)
Founded in 1830 by John Rich and Daniel McCormick, Woolrich, Inc. is the oldest manufacturer of outdoor wear in the United States.
Shirt (polo)
Founded in 1933 by René Lacoste and André Gillier, Lacoste is a French clothing company that sells high-end clothing, footwear and most famously polo shirts.
Shirt (Tattersall)
The name Viyella is based on the Via Gellia, a valley road near Matlock, where in 1890 Hollins & Co acquired a spinning mill.