It’s 1966.  In downtown Auckland, Grandpa started making clothing.  Back then we were known as Banbury Cross.

The centre of our world was a tiny warehouse, upstairs on Queen Street.  Room was tight. There was a cutting table, some racking for fabric and a few shelves for finished garments.  Luxury was a kettle and jar of instant coffee. There was no fridge for the milk, so it didn’t really matter how you liked it.  If you visited, your coffee was served black and strong.

We may have been tight on space.  We may have been surrounded by more mess than we liked.  But creativity and quality was never stifled. Pretty soon we began to build a reputation for high quality childrenswear.

Over the next few decades, the clothing industry underwent an unprecedented change.  We tried to keep up. Sometimes we got ahead. Sometimes we fell behind. But we adapted and we’re still here.