Sir Francis Chichester completes world first single-handed world circumnavigation
226 days after setting off, Sir Francis Chichester arrives in Plymouth wearing a Henri Lloyd Consort jacket in the traditionally unlucky colour for sailors green - when asked why green and how difficult it would be to spot him in the water - his answer was "who would be there to see me?"
For over a decade "Henri Lloyd Suits The World" was the companies iconic 1960's advertising campaign. From the very early days Henri travelled extensively selling Henri Lloyd clothing all over the world.
Sir Robin Knox-Johnson circumnavigates the globe non-stop
From the very early days Mr Henri understood the significance of product endorsement and to be involved in the great sailing and exploration firsts. Sir Robin Knox-Johnson was one of the first and probably the longest association with the company. Sir Robin became the world's first non-stop circumnavigator of the globe.
Transglobe Expedition - first circumnavigation of the globe by the poles
Referred to as 'The world's last great adventure' by the New York Times, the Transglobe Expedition sees Sir Ranulph Fiennes - protected by Henri Lloyd foul weather gear - trek through 100,000 miles of demanding Arctic and Antarctic conditions. The expedition saw the first outing for a latex sealed dry suit - a piece of kit which saved the life of one of the team as he went overboard into the freezing Bering Strait.
Milan scooter society, the Panninari, adopts the Henri Lloyd Consort Original sailing jacket
As worn by Sir Francis Chichester on his epic voyage, the Henri Lloyd Consort Original sailing jacket becomes the 'look' of uber-cool Panninari and flips the company into the world of international fashion.
When the Whitbread Race authorities stipulated that crew members must wear one-piece survival suits, Henri-Lloyd co-developed the C02-insulated Sisstemair. Designed to allow upto 11 hours survival in 5 Degrees C water temperature.
Major film releases this year include Schindler's List, The Piano, Philadelphia and Six Degrees of Separation.
The Ocean Racer jacket brings GORE-TEX® technology to sailing
Henri Lloyd are one of only 3 brands from across the world to pioneer GORE-TEX® in sailing clothes where it went through over 22,000 of round the world testing at sea before coming to market.
Rugby union opens itself to professionalism after a century of amateurism.
Henri Lloyd supplies five out of the nine boats in the Whitbread Round the World Race
In order to protect the teams from ferocious seas and sub-zero climates in the Whitbread Round the World race, five out of the nine teams wore Henri Lloyd.
The first Harry Potter (and the Philosopher's Stone) hits book shops.
Henri Lloyd is recognised as fashion brand of the year
The appointment of Milan based designer and the creation of "Black Label" sees Henri Lloyd awarded Mens Fashion brand of the year. An ultra cool fusion of innovative Italian fabrics with Classic Henri Lloyd designs and manufacturing is an instant success and captures the mood of the time. The campaign "Same Planet Another World" is the Iconic advertising campaign.
Tiger Woods becomes the youngest golfer to win the Masters Tournament.
Emma Richards becomes the first British woman to complete 'Around Alone'
Emma Richards sailed into the record books by completing the prestigious round-the-world yacht race, Around Alone, and became the first British woman, and youngest ever competitor, to do so.
The Hubble telescope detected the oldest known planet. Nicknamed Methuselah after the aged biblical patriarch, the planet is 12.7 billion years old.
Henri Lloyd becomes Technology Partner of BMW Oracle racing in their challenge for the 32nd Amercicas Cup in Valencia
Supplying cutting-edge fabrics and innovative design solutions to BMW Oracle racing: official challenger for the 32nd America's Cup, Henri Lloyd embarks on a three-year partnership.
Henri Lloyd becomes official supplier to Sir Robin Knox-Johnson in the Velux 5 Oceans
Henri Lloyd becomes official supplier to Sir Robin Knox-Johnson in the Velux 5 Oceans. 37 years after supplying him on his record-breaking round the world circumnavigation.
Pluto loses its status as a planet and is reclassified as a dwarf planet.
Henri Lloyd becomes supplier and Sponsor of Brawn GP
Henri Lloyd becomes the first sponsor of the new Formula One Team BrawnGP. In their one and only season Ross Brawn leads his team to Constructors Title and with Jenson Button they have the World Champion Driver
