Angus Lloyd was a British businessman and fashion designer. In 1963, Lloyd and his business partner,

Henri Strzelecki Henryk Strzelecki (4 October 1925 – 26 December 2012), known as Henri Strzelecki, was a Polish fashion designer living a substantial part of his life in the United Kingdom. Strzelecki and Angus Lloyd co-founded the British clothing label, Henr ...

, founded the

Henri Lloyd Henri Lloyd is a British clothing brand that specialised in sailing apparel and fashion for men and women. Established in Manchester, England, Manchester in 1963, the company had 40 stores spanning the UK, Australia, the Middle East, and Europe ...

clothing line in

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. Under Lloyd and Strzelecki, the company became known for its pioneering use of new technologies and man-made materials in its apparel, including

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, and

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