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Ben Sherman
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| Ben Sherman | |
| Full name | Ben Sherman Group Limited |
| Founded | 1963 |
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| Founder | Ben Sherman (born Arthur Bernard Sugarman) |
| Director(s) | Miles Gray, Michael Lamont |
| Clothing Style | Mod, Skinhead & various contemporary styles |
| Place of Origin | Brighton, United Kingdom |
Ben Sherman is a British clothing company, producing shirts, suits, shoes and other items.
Ben Sherman clothing designs sometimes feature the roundel and colours of the British Royal Air Force, often called the mod target. More recent Ben Sherman shirts are often identified with unusual and complex designs, and the so-called Carnaby-style of fitted shirts. The company has four ranges of clothing: Women's, Men's, Youth and Kids.
The company was founded in 1963 by Arthur Bernard Sugarman (1925-1987), who was born in Brighton as a son of a Jewish salesman. He emigrated to the United States in 1946 via Canada and changed his nationality to American. He married the daughter of a Californian clothes producer and went back to Brighton later where he bought a concourse shirt factory. The brand became famous for being sported by several well-known musicians and singers. It was the first company to produce the famous Oxford button-down shirt, which became a fashion staple for mods, skinheads and suedeheads. The brand has been the fourth largest men's casual wear brand in the United Kingdom.
- Paolo Hewitt & Terry Rawlings (2004). My Favourite Shirt: A History of Ben Sherman Style.
- Official Ben Sherman website
- US Ben Sherman website
- Australian Ben Sherman website
- Review of a Ben Sherman museum exhibition.
| Mods |
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| 1960s - Blowup - Casuals - United Kingdom - Lambretta - Pete Meaden - Mods & Rockers - Pop art - Quadrophenia (film) - Roundel - Scooter - Scooterboy - Sharpies - Skinhead - Suedehead - Swinging London - Speed (drug) - Twisted Wheel - Union Jack - Youth subculture - Vespa |
| Music |
| 2 Tone - Acid Jazz - Beat music - Blue-eyed soul - Blue Beat - British Invasion - Britpop - Freakbeat - Garage rock - Jazz - Mod revival - Modern soul - Motown - Northern Soul - Power Pop - Psychedelic rock - Reggae - R&B - Rocksteady - Soul - Ska - Stax Records - Trojan Records |
| Clothing |
| Ben Sherman - Bespoke tailoring - Brogues - Carnaby Street - Chelsea boot - Fishtail parka - Fred Perry - Harrington - Levi's - Loafers - Parka - Sta-Prest - Suit |
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| Related subcultures | Casuals - Gay skinhead - Hammerskins - Mod - White power skinhead - RASH - Redskin - Rude boy - Scooterboy - SHARP - Sharpies - Suedehead - Trojan skinhead |
| Music & Culture | 2 Tone - Blue Beat - Caribbean music in the UK - Football hooliganism - Hardcore - Mod revival - Motown - Northern soul - Oi! - Punk rock - Reggae - Rock Against Communism - Rocksteady - Ska - Skanking - Skinhead books - Skinhead films - Soul music - Stax - Studio One - Trojan Records |
| Clothing & Scooters | Alpha - Ben Sherman - Brogues - Brutus - Crombie - Cutdown - Donkey jacket - Dr. Martens - Flat cap - Flight jacket - Fred Perry - Grinders - Harrington - Lambretta - Levi's - Loafers - Lonsdale - MA-1 - Scooter - Sleeveless sweater - Sta-Prest - Solovair - Suit - Trilby - Vespa |