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The creation of the Legendary Norsewear Brand

The creation of the Legendary Norsewear Brand

Posted by Phil Grant on 28th Sep 2017

Norsewear a collection of articles on the historyWelcome to my little collection of gathered stories on the foundation of Norsewear and about the man who founded it and helped put Norsewood and NZ made Apparel on the map! enjoy. by, Phil Grant owner NZ Natural Clothing LTDNORSEWEAR HISTORYNorsewear was created by Ola Rian in 1964 as a home knitting business in Wellington with 20 women making …
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Hard Working Wool! Do you remember the Woolmark?

Hard Working Wool! Do you remember the Woolmark?

Posted by Phil Grant with copy from Woolmark 1970's on 3rd Mar 2017

I was scanning old catalogue's and photos in preparation for our celebration in May, when "Norsewear is 50 years old!" Reading through the information looking at the styles and times of Five decades of New Zealand Knitwear Manufacturing, I was recalled to when I was a boy in Gore NZ. Taken back to the 60's/70's standing by my dad in Wright Stephensons (could have been Wrightson NMA, Stock and …
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