Sunspel offers nothing new under the sun. Classic white T-shirt. Check. Fine gauge polo shirt. Check. Lightweight cotton boxer shorts and fine cotton briefs. Check again. Yet, when I discovered the pleasure of wearing Sunspel Egyptian cotton T-shirts a few years ago, I could no longer bring myself to pull on any other brand…
Press Coverage
GQ.com – Sunspel launches website
GQ.com, 29th October 2009
“Here’s a ray of sartorial light to brighten your day: Sunspel, maker of some of the finest white T-shirts available to buy anywhere, has launched a new transactional website, meaning that its fine white T-shirts are now available to buy everywhere. Having been making tees, polos and underwear in its Derbyshire factory since 1860, Sunspel’s…
FT – How to spend it
The Reconnoisseur: Daily Intelligence
FT How to spend it, 14th October 2009
There is an expectation in fashion that anything manufactured west of Turkey will automatically carry a hefty price tag. So it’s completely refreshing to find a label such as Sunspel which makes everything in Britain but doesn’t penalise you for the privilege…
Harpers Bazaar featuring Sunspel (Oct. issue)
Harpers Bazaar, 1st October 2009
Harpers Bazaar featuring our white cotton boxers…
Telegraph Men’s Style
Autumn/Winter Style Guide ‘09
The Telegraph, 16th September 2009
Essentials – All you need to get you through the season, by Clare Richardson (The Telegraph, Mens Style Magazine, Sept’ 09)…
Mutton dressed as lad:
Here comes the new model army
The Times Newspaper, 24th June 2009
‘I have seen two fashion photographs recently promoting collections which feature, shall we say, the kind of men you see in the real world, and not the unnaturally scrubbed, wrinkle-free, boy-men male models who tend to populate magazines, billboards and bus shelters these days’…
Gethin Jones, Attitude
Attitude, 20th April 2009
TV presenter and Strictly Come Dancing star Gethin Jones poses in Attitude magazine wearing some rather fine boxers (OK, you can only glimpse them but they look damn good)…
Sunspel featured in GQ
GQ Magazine, 6th March 2009
Our classic white t-shirt makes a double appearance in GQ magazine…
i-D The Artisan Issue
i-D, 10th August 2008
Kris Van Assche is the latest designer to collaborate with English heritage brand Sunspel on a slick range of men’s underwear. Following collaborations by Thom Browne and Paul Smith, the 100% superfine cotton collection comprises of a tank top and matching briefs, and is faithful to the Paris-based Belgian designer’s elegantly nonchalant aesthetic…
Kris Van Assche launches underwear with Sunspel
MF fashion
MF fashion, 16th April 2008
Kris Van Assche’s menswear collection is getting stronger. The Belgian designer, who has been the creative director at Dior Homme for two seasons, has signed an agreement with the British company Sunspel to launch a men’s underwear collection which will arrive in the shops in July, as the designer explained to MFF…