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Kangol
{{Infobox_Unternehmen
| Name             = Kangol
| Logo             = 
| Unternehmensform =
| ISIN             = 
| Gründungsdatum   = 1938
| Sitz             = [[Cleator]], [[Cumbria]], [[Vereinigtes Königreich|Großbritannien]]
| Leitung          = 
| Mitarbeiterzahl  = 
| Umsatz           = 
| Branche          = Kopfbedeckung
| Homepage         = www.kangol.com
}}

'''Kangol''' ist eine [[Vereinigtes Königreich|britische]] Firma, die für ihre Kopfbedeckungen bekannt ist.

== Geschichte ==

Gegründet in [[Cleator]], [[Cumbria]], [[England]] im Jahr 1938 von Jaques Spreiregen, Kangol (das K aus ''Sil'''k''''' (englisch für [[Seide]]), das ANG aus [[Angora]], das OL aus [[Wolle]]) produzierte die Firma von Beginn an Kopfbedeckungen für Arbeiter, Golfer und insbesondere Soldaten. 
Sie waren Hauptlieferant für die [[Barett]]s der britischen Arme währen des [[Zweiter Weltkrieg|Zweiten Weltkriegs]]. Auch [[Bernard Montgomery]], britischer Feldmarshall im Zweiten Weltkrieg, trug deren Barett.

[[Image:Bernard Law Montgomery.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Bernard Montgomery]], mit seinem Barett]]

==Trivia==
[[Samuel L. Jackson]] in seiner Rolle als ''Jules Winnfield'' trug eine [[Schlägermütze]] von Kangol verkehrtherum im Film [[Pulp Fiction]].

== Weblinks ==
[http://www.kangol.com Offizielle Website]

[[Kategorie:Unternehmen (Textilindustrie)]]
[[Kategorie:Produzierendes Unternehmen (Textilbekleidung)]]

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'''Kangol''' is a clothing [[corporation|company]] famous for its [[headwear]].

Founded in [[Cleator]], [[Cumbria]], [[England]] in 1938 by Jaques Spreiregen, Kangol (the K from [[silk]], the ANG from [[angora wool|angora]], the OL from [[wool]]) produced hats for workers, golfers, and especially soldiers. They were the major [[beret]] suppliers to the armed forces during [[World War II]], including famously [[Bernard Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein|Field Marshal Montgomery]].<ref name=scotsman>{{cite news |url=http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/features/A-beret-good-show-70.4735803.jp |title=A beret good show: 70 years of Kangol |publisher=[[The Scotsman]] |date=27 November 2008 |accessdate=2009-04-06}}</ref>

[[Image:Bernard Law Montgomery.jpg|thumb|left|150px|[[Bernard Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein|General Montgomery]], wearing his iconic Kangol beret]]

During and after the war, Kangol berets were the height of fashion. 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 [[Princess Diana]]. The company also supplied uniformed organisations such as the [[Scout Association]].<ref name=scotsman/>

In the 1980s Kangol berets entered a new phase of fashion history with their adoption by members of the [[Hip hop music|hip-hop]] community, such as [[Grandmaster Flash]], [[Run-DMC]], [[LL Cool J]], [[Eminem]], [[Kangol Kid]] of [[UTFO]], and [[The Notorius B.I.G.]]. 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.<ref name=scotsman/> [[Kevin Eubanks]], bandleader for [[The Tonight Show with Jay Leno]], sports a Kangol beret on an almost nightly basis. In 2009, Eminem wore the Cotton Twill Army Cap Kangol hat on his Beautiful video. 

Kangol has been owned by [[Sports Direct|Sports World]] since 2006, when they acquired the brand from [[private equity fund]], August Equity Trust. Licenses to manufacture and sell Kangol apparel have been sold to many different companies including [[D2 (clothing)|D2]] and [[Topshop]]. The global rights to Kangol hats have been held by [[United States|American]] hatmakers Bollman Headwear since 2002.<ref>{{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 |publisher=[[The Times]] |date=5 December 2006 |accessdate=2009=04=06}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.whitehaven-news.co.uk/1.510908 |title=Kangol jobs at risk as Cleator hat factory faces closure |publisher=The Whitehaven News |date=9 February 2009 |accessdate=2009-04-06}}</ref> On 6 April 2009, it was announced that the original factory would be converted to a warehouse with the loss of 25 jobs. Only 7 employees now remain employed at the company's original site and the outlet shop will close at the end of August 2009. However, hats will continue to be made at their sites in [[Eastern Europe]] & the [[United States]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cumbria/7985058.stm |title=Further blow to textile industry |publisher=[[BBC News]] |date=6 April 2009 |accessdate=2009-04-06}}</ref>.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.kangol.com/ Kangol] &ndash; official site
*[http://www.bollmanhats.com/index.cfm Bollman Hats] &ndash; official site

[[Category:Clothing companies of the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Companies established in 1938]]⏎

[[fr:Kangol]]