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READY TO WEAR?

It’s a curious fact that while archery bows and bow accessories have continually improved in myriad ways for decades – even if a lot of improvements in the 20th century could very much be classed as incremental – clothing has remained almost defiantly unspecialised, despite archery’s essential need for forearm and chest protection. (Indeed, arm bracers may date back to the Bronze Age.)

In 2012 for the London Olympics, the much-praised Team GB kit was designed by Stella McCartney in partnership with Adidas.

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