| 词条 | Kangol |
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|name = Kangol |logo = Kangol.svg |logo_size = 200px |founder = Jacques Spreiregen |type = Subsidiary |foundation = 1938 |location_city = Cleator, Cumbria |location_country = England |locations = |key_people = |area_served = |industry = Textile |products = Headwear |services = |revenue = |operating_income = |net_income = |num_employees = |parent = Sports Direct |divisions = |subsid = |caption = |homepage = {{URL|kangol.com}} |dissolved = |footnotes = |intl = }}Kangol is an English clothing company famous for its headwear. The name Kangol reflects the original production where the K was for knitting,[1] the ANG was for angora, and the OL was for wool. Although no Kangol hat has ever actually been manufactured in Australia, the Kangaroo logo was adopted by Kangol in 1983 because Americans commonly asked where they could get "the Kangaroo hat." [2] Early HistoryFounded in the 1920s,[3] by Jewish Polish[4][5] World War I veteran Jacques Spreiregen, Kangol produced hats for workers, golfers, and especially soldiers. In 1938, Spreiregen, who was working in London as an importer, opened a factory at Cleator, Cumbria, England, which he ran with his nephew Joseph Meisner. A second factory was opened at nearby Frizington, and later, under the direction of Spreiregen's younger nephew Sylvain Meisner, a third factory, manufacturing motorcycle helmets and seat belts in Carlisle. They were the major beret suppliers to the armed forces during World War II. Recent HistoryKangol has been owned by Sports Direct since 2006, when they acquired the brand from private equity fund August Equity Trust. Licences to manufacture and sell Kangol apparel have been sold to many different companies including D2 and Topshop. In 2002, the Kangol apparel brand was acquired by Kangol Clothing North America LLC, a subsidiary of Chesterfield Manufacturing Corp in Charlotte North Carolina. In 2003, Chesterfield was acquired by Tomasello Inc., which was wholly owned and led by David W. Tomasello. The global rights to Kangol hats have been held by American hatmakers Bollman Hat Company since 2002.[6] It was announced in February 2009 that Bollman were reviewing their worldwide operations, putting 33 jobs and the future of the Kangol head office in Cleator in doubt.[7] On 6 April 2009, it was announced that the original factory would be converted to a warehouse with the loss of 25 jobs. Only seven employees now remain employed at the company's original site and the outlet shop closed at the end of August 2009. However, hats will continue to be made at their sites in Eastern Europe and the United States.[8] Pop FashionDuring WWII, the signature Kangol beret was worn famously by British Field Marshal Montgomery.[5] In the 1960s, designers Mary Quant and Pierre Cardin worked with the company, whose products graced the heads of the rich and famous, including the Beatles and Arnold Palmer, and later Diana, Princess of Wales. The company also supplied uniformed organisations such as the Scout Association.[5] In the 1980s Kangol berets entered a new phase of fashion history with their adoption by members of the hip-hop community, such as Grandmaster Flash, Run-DMC, LL Cool J, Slick Rick, Kangol Kid of UTFO, and The Notorious B.I.G. The brand was popularised even more by the 1991 movie New Jack City. The release of more consciously stylish products in the 1990s such as the furgora (angora-wool mix) Spitfire, was helped by its presence upon the head of Samuel L. Jackson in 1997.[5] Kevin Eubanks, bandleader for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, sported a Kangol beret on an almost nightly basis. In 2009, Eminem wore the Cotton Twill Army Cap Kangol hat on his Beautiful video.[9] Trivia
References1. ^{{cite web |url=http://blog.kangol.com/tagged/retrospective |title=Retrospective |website=Kangol.com |accessdate=27 December 2017}} 2. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.bollmanhats.com/brands/kangol.html |title=Kangol |website=Bollman Hat Company |access-date=6 March 2019}} 3. ^{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/03/28/style/c-corrections-702093.html |title=Corrections |date=28 March 1993 |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=6 March 2019}} 4. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.kangol.fr/en/galerie.html |title=Kangol: Born in England, Raised on the Streets of New York |last=McCormick |first=Carlo |date=2010 |website=Kangol |accessdate=8 July 2013}} 5. ^1 2 3 {{Cite news |url=http://www.scotsman.com/news/a-beret-good-show-70-years-of-kangol-1-1148612 |title=A beret good show: 70 years of Kangol |date=26 November 2008 |newspaper=The Scotsman |location=Edinburgh |accessdate=19 August 2015}} 6. ^{{cite news |url=http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/retailing/article660042.ece |title=Sports World owner sees right fit for Kangol hats |first=Sarah |last=Butler |date=5 December 2006 |newspaper=The Times |location=London, UK |accessdate=6 April 2009 |dead-url=yes |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110612173443/http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/retailing/article660042.ece |archive-date=12 June 2011}} 7. ^{{cite news |url=https://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/business/16781563.kangol-jobs-at-risk-as-cleator-hat-factory-faces-closure/ |title=Kangol jobs at risk as Cleator hat factory faces closure |first=Matthew |last=Legg |date=9 February 2009 |newspaper=News and Star |location=Carlisle, Cumbria, England |accessdate=19 August 2015}} 8. ^{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cumbria/7985058.stm |title=Further blow to textile industry |date=6 April 2009 |website=BBC News |accessdate=6 April 2009}} 9. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgT1AidzRWM |title=Eminem - Beautiful (Official Music Video) |author=EminemMusic |date=25 November 2009 |website=YouTube |accessdate=6 January 2019}} External links
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