Design classics: lessons from cult icon Nigel Cabourn

Military clothing and history: enduring influences

Nigel Cabourn was born in 1949 to a father who laid signal lines in Burma and India during the Second World War. He discovered his father’s field service book in a drawer, kindling an enduring fascination for 20^th century history – a world of military men, mythic sports stars, and brave mountaineers.
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Cabourn’s first label was Cricket Clothing Ltd, which took inspiration from The Who and other popular Mod bands. Read more at The Drum.