1918
Jacques Spreiregen returns to civilian life after WWI and enters into the headwear business in 1918 as an importer of Basque berets from France. A timeless classic, an incarnation of this beret has been in the Kangol line ever since.
Retrospective
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1918
Jacques Spreiregen returns to civilian life after WWI and enters into the headwear business in 1918 as an importer of...MORE
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1938
Marketing them as a must-have post-war fashion item, Jacques becomes increasingly involved in the production and distribution of berets over...MORE
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1954
The beret was re-designed into the first of the now famous Kangol caps by using stiffened materials to form a...MORE
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1964
The business did flirt with the Swinging Sixties. The most influential youth icons of the 1960s were the Beatles. In...MORE
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1981
In 1979 hats are still being produced in the UK, however, the focus was on the US market, particularly golf...MORE
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1983
Princess Diana appears in Vogue wearing one of his pieces in 1983. In 1983 it was recognized that Kangol needed a...MORE
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2012
Today Kangol produces a wide range of headwear, that crosses generations and cultures. It’s not just hip hop and it’s...MORE
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Janette Beckman
Already a respected veteran photographer of music and youth culture for her work with Melody Maker and The Face capturing...MORE
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Ricky Powell
In all the changes that have taken place since the rise of Hip Hop in New York, none can be...MORE
