Nigel Cabourn (born 1949) is a British fashion designer known for his outerwear and vintage inspired clothing. He studied fashion design at
Northumbria University
, mottoeng = A lifetime of learning
, established = 1877 - Rutherford College of Technology1969 - Newcastle Polytechnic1992 - gained university status
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between 1967 and 1971 and his studio and business is still based in the
North East of England
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He began his eponymous label in the 1970s, and is known for his menswear collections that are influenced by military clothing and
vintage clothing
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, using fabrics such as
Harris Tweed
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and
Ventile
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In 2013 he launched his first womenswear collection.
The Army Gym is the Japanese shop for the Nigel Cabourn brands. In August 2008, Nigel Cabourn Marketing Ltd., was set up as a joint venture with Abahouse Holdings Co. Ltd., the joint owner of Outer Limits Co. Ltd., that makes the Nigel Cabourn ‘Mainline’ collection.
In September 2014 he opened his first standalone UK flagship store at 28 Henrietta Street,
Covent Garden
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London
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There are 26 Nigel Cabourn stores across the globe, 16 in Japan 7 in China and 1 in Hong Kong, China.
See also
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Street fashion
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Ura-Harajuku
is a district in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan.
Ura-Harajuku, or Ura-Hara, is the common name given to the network of smaller Harajuku backstreets spreading perpendicular to Omotesando, corresponding on official maps of Shibuya ward as Jingūmae 3 chōm ...
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Hiroshi Fujiwara
(born 1964) is a Japanese musician, producer, and designer.
Life
Fujiwara was born in Ise, Mie. He moved to Tokyo at eighteen and became a standout in the Harajuku Japanese street fashion, street fashion scene. During a trip to New York City in ...
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Jun Takahashi
is a Japanese fashion designer who created the brand Undercover.
Early life and education
Takahashi was born in Kiryū, Gunma. He attended Gunma Kiryu Nishi High School. In 1988, he enrolled in Fashion Education at Bunka Fashion College. In ...
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English businesspeople in fashion
English fashion designers
High fashion brands
Living people
1949 births
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