Belstaff at 100: How a Staffordshire outerwear brand became a British icon
By The Hoxton Trend | August 22, 2026Few British clothing companies can claim a history stretching back more than a century while still producing garments recognisably connected to those that established their reputation in the first place. Belstaff can. Founded in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, in 1924 by Eli Belovitch and his son-in-law Harry Grosberg, Belstaff began with a straightforward purpose: creating practical clothing