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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nPerformance: A new direction for Readywear<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n After many years\nof sourcing off-the-peg trouser options for Back of House teams, we felt it was\nhigh time to put our experience in creating bespoke performance wear into our\nReadywear range \u2013 and in November this year, the first prototype of our own\nperformance trouser arrived in the studio. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt\u2019s been a\nreally interesting process, working into the design, looking at the technical\nproperties and seeing how we can improve this to meet our clients\u2019 needs\u201d says\nAlice, our Product and Production Manager.<\/p>\n\n\n\n With tweaks still to be made on the fit and finish, we\u2019ll be continuing to develop the Readywear performance trouser into the New Year. It\u2019s an exciting new direction for the range and we can\u2019t wait to start supplying our clients with our own performance trouser.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Readywear does neo-Japonism<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s been a great\nyear for Readywear, with another upcoming addition to the range developed in\n2021 \u00adbeing our male and female wrap jackets. The first samples arrived just in\ntime for The Independent Hotel Show and HIX Event, where they immediately attracted\nplenty of attention from visitors to our stand. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Henry, our Design Assistant says \u2013 \u201cI love the wrap jacket because it bridges the gap between casual and formal wear. In contrast to many of our existing pieces which were influenced by utilitarian workwear classics, the wrap jacket is reminiscent of a Japanese kimono, giving it an elegant look and feel that can lend itself to a more formal setting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Launching SH\u014cT\u014c and AKED\u014c<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n A much anticipated launch sadly delayed due to the pandemic, we\u2019ve continued to work with Arman Naqi this year to complete the double collection for two new restaurant and nightlife concepts in Washington D.C, SH\u014cT\u014c and AKED\u014c. <\/p>\n\n\n\n For Abigail, our Production Assistant who recently joined Field Grey, getting the SH\u014cT\u014c wrap dress into production was a highlight this year. \u201cIt was the first project I worked on, so it was great to see this stage complete, and one step closer to reaching our client for their opening.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Antillean: bringing the Caribbean to the South Bank<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Our first clients to visit the studio in-person after lockdown, Antillean were looking for a clean and crisp look to compliment the bright interiors of their brand new pan-Caribbean restaurant on London\u2019s South Bank. In response to their brief, we created a bespoke bib-shirt in a blue micro stripe to be paired with sleeve garters, bib and waist aprons from our Readywear range. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Their Chef Patron, Michael Hanbury, aims to bring something new to London\u2019s culinary tapestry and it\u2019s safe to say Antillean is doing just that. Back in August, we booked a table and tasted a delicious selection of their diverse and creative tapas-style menu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe Antillean project was my highlight of the year,\u201d says Amie, our Junior Designer. \u201cWe were working to a short lead time and delivered, which I am very proud of \u2013 but also, it was uniquely rewarding to be able to visit the restaurant in person as a team, to meet the staff and see the uniforms being worn in the space.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Face covering innovation: in collaboration with Priestman Goode<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n For Janice, our Creative Director & Founder, a highlight of the year was a project that was a great example of Field Grey innovation on a new kind of product. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe collaborated with Priestman Goode amidst the pandemic to develop a face visor that had a smaller environmental footprint, could be folded and stored hygienically, and had the same impressive aesthetics as say, an Apple product. Many industries within the service sector have struggled to find face coverings meeting these criteria and still do.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n As funding didn\u2019t come through on this occasion, the project didn\u2019t progress past the development stage \u2013 however Janice says, \u201cwatch this space!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Our first ever sock collection, Made in England<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Our socks have been created with quality, durability and continuity between male and female styles in mind, and we can\u2019t wait to start supplying both our Readywear and bespoke clients with a sock option that we\u2019ve cultivated ourselves in 2022. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Izzy, our Studio Assistant, visited Peper Harow\u2019s factory in early November to see our socks go down the production line and film the process. \u201cFrom knitting, washing, boarding and pairing to finally printing and attaching riders, I really enjoyed learning about and capturing each of these intricate production processes on film.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" After the unprecedented challenges of 2020, Field Grey started 2021 full of optimism. 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