What is "sunspel"

Sunspel is a British clothing company, founded in 1860. Sunspel introduced the first t-shirt style tops and boxer shorts to the British market. It was owned by the Hill family until 2005, when it was sold to Nicholas Brooke and Dominic Hazlehurst. The company had a menswear line only, until 2011 when Sunspel produced its first womenswear line.