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KANGOL ORIGINAL

KANGOL ORIGINAL

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Country: Japan
Founded: 2025 2020s
Category: Clothing
Related brands: Clothing brands founded in the 2020s Clothing brands from Japan

Overview

KANGOL ORIGINAL is a Japan-exclusive original line by KANGOL, founded in 1938 by Jack Spreiregen in Creeter, Cumbria, UK. Drawing on KANGOL’s history, it offers apparel and related items for the Japanese market, and works on developing KANGOL standards with a focus on domestic production, as well as collaborations with artists and brands. The JAPAN ORIGINAL PROJECT, produced by KANGOL, handles planning and design development, and opened an e-commerce store in 2025 as KANGOL TOKYO PROJECT.

Concept

KANGOL’s Japan-exclusive original line.

Related brands

Parent brands and sub-brands, ordered by founding year.

Related brands: 1 brands
Founded: 1938

Year Brand Category Description

1938

Kangol

Parent brand

Clothing

A regionally derived line that expands into apparel through Japan-exclusive initiatives

KANGOL ORIGINAL is a limited original line that develops products for the Japanese market,

KANGOL ORIGINAL is a limited original line that develops products for the Japanese market, building on KANGOL’s history and recognition in headwear. While global KANGOL focuses primarily on hats, this line independently develops apparel and related items for Japan, presenting Japan-made KANGOL standards and collaborations with artists and brands. Rather than emphasizing function for specific uses, as KANGOL SPORT and KANGOL FIELD do, it serves to present KANGOL’s apparel range through a distinctively Japanese approach rooted in local planning and limited availability.

1938 Parent brand

Kangol

Clothing

A regionally derived line that expands into apparel through Japan-exclusive initiatives

KANGOL ORIGINAL is a limited original line that develops products for the Japanese market,