Menswe@r were a short-lived Britpop band in the mid 1990s from Camden in London. They signed their record deal after their fifth gig, appearing on the cover of Melody Maker (in an article about Camden club night Blow Up) before they had recorded a note. Their dress sense was Mod (tight fitting suits etc) whilst their music was influenced by both Blur's second album Modern Life Is Rubbish and Elastica.

They generated so much publicity that they appeared on Top of the Pops a week before their first single had even been released. This made them the first band to appear on the show without releasing a record. Their first single I'll Manage Somehow was a minor hit, and their second single Daydreamer peaked at number 14 in the UK charts.

On the one hand, the band was criticised by the British music press for allegedly having success based on good-looks and charm rather than musical talent. On the other, this helped Menwear appeal to readers of both the NME and Smash Hits.

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@nicolalalalala Come into John Lewis Menswear tomorrow! We've got a bunch of cool gadget type gifts in. And I'm workin til 9pm so cum c me!!
AdamOnYourRadar (Adam Jennings) Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:29:54 -0000
@nicolalalalala Come into John Lewis Menswear tomorrow! We've got a bunch of cool gadget type gifts in. And I'm workin til 9pm so cum c me!!
LookBook Fantastico! da Candy & Caviar coleção 2010 menswear. http://www.candyandcaviar.com/men/index.html#
Deivid_araujo (Deivid Araujo) Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:25:43 -0000
LookBook Fantastico! da Candy & Caviar coleção 2010 menswear. http://www.candyandcaviar.com/men/index.html#
Writing article on dress & gender, if nebody knows anyone who wears androgynous fashions i.e. girl pants or eyeliner or menswear message me
reenazoid (Rene Smith) Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:21:33 -0000
Writing article on dress & gender, if nebody knows anyone who wears androgynous fashions i.e. girl pants or eyeliner or menswear message me
Boyswear is the new menswear, which is to say it's the new womenswear: Carla Bruni wears Stella for GapKids http://is.gd/58exa via @cutblog
TheAnthology (Kelsey) Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:51:52 -0000
Boyswear is the new menswear, which is to say it's the new womenswear: Carla Bruni wears Stella for GapKids http://is.gd/58exa via @cutblog
@Oh_So_Coco can you please make menswear? Womenswear is overrated anyway.
ericgranwehr (Eric Granwehr) Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:40:50 -0000
@Oh_So_Coco can you please make menswear? Womenswear is overrated anyway.
News rag: Harvard launches its own line of menswear « Mens rag http://tinyurl.com/yheq34r
helen_c8qil (Helen Shah) Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:29:12 -0000
News rag: Harvard launches its own line of menswear « Mens rag http://tinyurl.com/yheq34r

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