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The Hepworth Wakefield and the Tileyard, formerly Rutland Mills, may be the most eye-catching buildings lining the River Calder on the edge of Wakefield City Centre.
In their shadow, across the water, however, is a pioneering shirt company that put Wakefield and the whole of Yorkshire on the map.
Wakefield may be synonymous with its sculpture trail and being an integral part of the Rhubarb Triangle
People often forget that Wakefield is steeped in textile history , but it is steeped in textile history.
Double TWO, formerly Wakefield Shirt Company, has been a key part of this industry for the past 85 years.
It is the trailblazing company behind two-collar shirts and the world’s first shirt made entirely of man-made fibres.
Double TWO was also pioneering in how well it treated its employees during the 1940s and 50s.
The company launched amid the Second World War when conscription meant that women had to replace many men in the workplace who'd been sent to fight.
While most places paid women less than…
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Rumours of the post-pandemic death of the shirt have been greatly exaggerated. Witness Double Two, the Wakefield-based brand making shirts since 1940, and still going strong.
“One of the things I've noticed since working here is that you realise, if you look around, that there are so many men that wear shirts, many more than you think,” says Noreen Allen, head of marketing for Double Two’s parent, Wakefield Shirt Company.
At the brand’s HQ at Thornes Lane Wharf in the city, Noreen, who joined the company a year ago, is sitting alongside Judith Waring, group designer, who has been with WSC for nearly 30 years. Both, coincidentally, are from Derry, also famous for shirt making.
“Blues always sell for men,” says Judith. Double Two sells a range of menswear including tees and polos, chinos and knits, but it is its shirting that has made its name. It makes a range from formal and workwear through to casual, country…