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  The Coverall

  Posted on March 26 2017

  The Coverall also known as the Boiler Suit sometimes a Jump Suit, first appeared in the Oxford English dictionary in 1928. It's first use was by Stokers and Boiler Engineers...

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  The Chino

  Posted on March 05 2017

  To all you budding Jack Kerouac's, Richie Cunningham's and Coach Calhoun's - it's Chino time! Here's the low down on the garment and it's origins... The Khaki colour emerged from...

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  Limited Edition Dawson Denim x Dry British Standard fit jeans

  Posted on February 21 2017

  We teamed up with our old mate Steve AKA Dry British Sheffield based Beat Illustrator and Signwriter on a brand new fit of jeans. We have known Steve from our days...

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  Terry Cryer - The Dean of Jazz and Blues Photography

  Posted on January 24 2017

  It's with sadness we heard of the departure of legendary British photographer Terry Cryer last week.  Cryer was born in Leeds in 1934, having survived a brain fracture from falling down some...

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  Bruce Davidson "The Jokers" A Brooklyn Gang

  Posted on January 19 2017

  Bruce Davidsons career started at just 10 years old when his Mum built him a dark room in their home at Oak Park, Illinois. Drafted into the army he met Henri...

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  Dawson Denim Day 2016 : The BBQ

  Posted on October 13 2016

   As we mentioned Sunday the 21st August saw a day of two halves. Back in April we'd met up with Jim Marsden, photographer and bandit. He'd come up with this master...

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  The First Dawson Denim Day 2016 : The Workshop

  Posted on September 21 2016

    Sunday the 21st August saw a day of two halves. Back in April we'd met up with Jim Marsden, photographer and bandit. He'd come up with this master plan...

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  Trip to Trickers

  Posted on September 18 2016

  Founded in 1829 by Joseph Baltrop and once called Baltrop the business was renamed in 1862 when James Caltrop married  Claire Louise Tricker. Today the business is one of only 5 surviving...

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  Dawson Denim : The Book of Denim by Code Magazine and Danny North.

  Posted on September 17 2016

    “CODE’s new Book Of Denim gives a directional, professional, and at the same personal perspective on the world of this fascinating fabric. It is dedicated to the science, industry,...

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  Knickerbocker Mfg Co x Dawson Denim Machinist Cap

  Posted on September 15 2016

  In 2012, the very same year we started Dawson Denim; Andrew Livingston was searching through an old factory directory, he came across Watman’s factory (which would eventually come to be...

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  Collaboration : Timothy Everest x Dawson Denim

  Posted on May 10 2016

  It's been 6 months in the planning but since Timothy Everest launched his first off the peg store on Redchurch Street in East London we've been working with the guys...

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  Dawson Denim at Goodwood Revival by Oliver Twitchett

  Posted on September 27 2015

  Camera : Early 1960′s Nikon F Film : Ilford HP5 For the past 8 years or more we have a date with Goodwood at the Revival with Scott Fraser Simpson and friends. Here are some...

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