<P> During and after the war, Kangol berets were the height of fashion . In the 1960s, designers Mary Quant and Pierre Cardin worked with the company, whose products graced the heads of the rich and famous, including the Beatles and Arnold Palmer, and later Diana, Princess of Wales . The company also supplied uniformed organizations such as the Scout Association . </P> <P> The Kangaroo logo was adopted by Kangol in 1983 because Americans were always asking where "they could get the Kangaroo hat ..." (http://www.bollmanhats.com/brands/kangol.html). No Kangol hat has ever actually been manufactured in Australia . </P> <P> In the 1980s Kangol berets entered a new phase of fashion history with their adoption by members of the hip - hop community, such as Grandmaster Flash, Run - DMC, LL Cool J, Slick Rick, Kangol Kid of UTFO, and The Notorious B.I.G. The brand was popularized even more by the 1991 movie New Jack City . The release of more consciously stylish products in the 1990s such as the furgora (angora - wool mix) Spitfire, was helped by its presence upon the head of Samuel L. Jackson in 1997 . Kevin Eubanks, bandleader for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, sported a Kangol beret on an almost nightly basis . In 2009, Eminem wore the Cotton Twill Army Cap Kangol hat on his Beautiful video . </P> <P> Kangol has been owned by Sports Direct since 2006, when they acquired the brand from private equity fund August Equity Trust . Licences to manufacture and sell Kangol apparel have been sold to many different companies including D2 and Topshop . The global rights to Kangol hats have been held by American hatmakers Bollman Hat Company since 2002 . </P>

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