Polarn O. Pyret
Polarn O. Pyret is a Swedish children's clothing brand, based in Stockholm. Polarn O. Pyret designs, produces and distributes baby and childrenswear, and operates a chain of shops in Europe and the US. The name means "Buddy and The Little One" in Swedish, although it is often shortened to "PO.P". The brand gained media attention when one of their garments was worn by Prince George of Cambridge, Prince George for his first official Christmas portrait in November 2014. History Polarn O. Pyret began by selling condoms. In the early 1900s, Nils Adamsson travelled around Västergötland in Sweden selling sewing machines. He was struck by the size of families – and how poor they were. He wanted to help them have fewer children. In 1909, Adamsson bought a tobacco shop in Falköping, where he began selling condoms imported from Germany. Nils and Karin Adamsson sold medical products alongside tobacco, which gave their business a certain legitimacy. In the early 1940s, they began selling ...
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