John Smedley: stylish British excellence endures

1991

Awarded the Queen’s Award for Export Achievement. Today, almost two thirds of production is exported to more than 30 countries on five continents. Japan is the biggest market; John Smedley has been available there since 1912.

1993

New machinery at Lea Mills allows the craftsmen and women to incorporate innovative design and patterns into the production process of merino, cashmere and sea island cotton knitwear.

2000

No longer just the best reason to visit the great menswear shops and department stores: John Smedley opens its first independent London retail space on Brook Street in Mayfair.

2012

In June, at the inaugural London Collections: Men, John Smedley shows its spring/summer 2012 collection to great acclaim.

2016

A new London flagship store opens on Jermyn Street, with maple flooring matching the original Lea Mills factory floor and the Wall of Colour: iconic knitwear in every shade of the season.