Working Class Hero

As soon as you set foot inside the factory in Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany, the circular knitting machines from the 1920's instantly reveal the company's passion for man and machine. In 2011, under the name Merz b. Schwanen, the brand was awoken from its deep slumber with a small collection centred around workers' undershirts designs from the 1920s to the 1940s. The shirt for summer 2018 in subtle green is traditionally finished with a colour-contrasting button placket and knitted edging.