Sporty yet sophisticated, the English Laundry Men’s English Collection Stainless Steel Chronograph Watch #EN002 offers a new kind of elegance for men. Made with fine leather, stainless steel, and a subtle Union Jack emblem, this English Laundry watch compensate tribute to tradition with a in a unique manner progressed design. Crafted from solid stainless steel, the bold round case is joined to your wrist with a high-grade, crocodile-grained Italian calf leather strap. The white dial includes luminous hands and indexes, as well as two sameness round chronograph subdials. Powered by quality Japanese-quartz movement, this timepiece is water immune to 165 feet (50 M).
The English Laundry Story
Christopher Wicks, the architect and creator of all things English Laundry®, was born a child of the Sixties in Manchester, England–The Centre of the Universe. In his very early years, he found console sketching what he remembers mainly to be shirts, shoes & guitars.
His coalminer father often times remarked to his mum, “there’s something faulty with that kid, he must be outside kicking a ball.” What begun as a preteen past time, however, became a life long career in the designing of men’s & women’s apparel.
His basi full time architect position came at the early age of 22, when he was the architect of men’s formal shirts for one of England’s greatest gentlemen’s shirt manufacturers. The passion for stripes, collar shapes, pearl bu ons and French cuffs that he gained for the duration of these years stayed with him allround his career which finally led him away from gentlemen’s apparel to the more in-demand realm of Sportswear.
He then went on to design such sport wear brands as a Licensee as L.A. Gear, Ocean Pacific and Hang Ten. Wicks’ design career is ever evolving, moving with the fashions of today while staying unfeigned to his rigorously specified and refined and tasteful shirt making roots.
Since leaving his Home land of England a heap of 22 years ago, Mr. Wicks has resided in Hong Kong and the U.S. and presently lives in Los Angeles where he pursues his passions for rock ‘n’ roll, open top cars, motorcycles and, of course, fashion.
Under his company banner, Defiance USA Inc and Rock & Roll Religion, Wicks now designs and makers all the costume for the world famous guitar company, Fender®; as well as Jimi Hendrix “The Experience”, A Clothing Collection; Da Vinci, the firstborn men’s wear collection since 1952; and what is now the jewel in the his Defiance crown, English Laundry® with it is now synonymous tag line, Elegant ARROGANT and English™.
Wicks is obsessed with Fashion, Music and his hometown of Manchester, passions that are apparent all around the collection of graphic t-shirts such as “Manchester—the Centre of the Universe”.
The English Laundry® shirts and designs are based on chosen English Stripes, Plaids and Solid Poplins from the1960s and1970s the era in which the when he grew up. His style ranges from Mod Hip to Hippie Floral and beyond. His designs are embellished, embroidered, hand-laundered and hand-sewn. The hand laundering is a key feature in the fit and ease of the garment.
Mr. Wicks remunerate outstanding homage to both his hometown and country by incorporating the Official Manchester Crest and images of the lions from the Manchester Town Hall awning in his designs.
A day without music is a day without inspiration. The soundtrack playing in the backdrop of all Mr. Wicks’ endeavors includes music from The Small Faces, The Who, The Stones and, most importantly, the clean-cut elegance of the early Beatles.
The Brand English Laundry® was launched 7 years ago and became an prompt cult success in America and has now become one of the leading fashion trends in the U.S., and is just in regards to to enter the Global Market.
The collection, which started out as an elaborated shirt line, has grown into a selection of suits, jackets, headwear, cufflinks and accessaries and an spacious range of fine timepieces, his signature Fragrance “Arrogant” and the Women’s Line: ER II by English Laundry.
