[1] The band released a number of singles and debut album Nuisance in 1996, on the short-lived London Records subsidiary label Laurel.

In 2013, frontman Johnny Dean reformed the band with himself as the only original member involved proclaiming that "as long as the singer's singing, it doesn't really matter who's playing the instruments".

The band were managed by Adrian Webb, who ran the Club Smashing nights at the Good Mixer in Camden.

[4] Thanks to their newly acquired connections with the local music scene, the band landed a front cover feature in Melody Maker and mentioned in Select magazine before they had released their debut single.

Initially, the band's fashion was mod in style and as part of their record deal all had suits made by iconic Soho tailor Mark Powell.

[9] The album spawned five singles, with the last, "Being Brave" gave the band their first and only top ten hit.

"[12] A stand-alone single, "We Love You", was released in late 1996 and stalled at number 22 on the UK charts and marked a change in the band's musical direction.

By this point, drummer Matt Everett had been sacked and replaced by his drum tech Darren Tudgay and keyboard player Paul Fletcher was added to the lineup.

Commenting on the split, frontman Johnny Dean stated that "most bands are mentally damaged or indeed deficient.

[16] Following his departure from the band, original drummer Todd Parmenter performed with Heck, Lungleg, The Beal, Evan Dando and The Beatings.

Lead singer Johnny Dean was diagnosed with Asperger syndrome in 2008 and has started campaigning on behalf of the National Autistic Society.

[18] In recent interviews Dean has expressed the torment he experienced before his diagnosis and his desire to raise awareness of the Autistic syndrome spectrum.

On Friday 7 June 2013 Dean made his first sold out live appearance in 15 years with the Nuis@nce Band performing the songs of David Bowie which raised thousands of pounds for The National Autistic Society in London.

[22] The band played their first show in 15 years on 16 August 2013 in aid of the mental health charity PMA Sport's Academy and #TimeToChange campaign.

[23][24] On 26 March 2014, the new lineup of Menswear performed their first headline gig at London's Bush Hall, debuting the new single "Crash '14".

This was to be the last gig the revamped line-up played, celebrating 20 years since the release of debut album Nuisance.

In May 2016, Dean praised the then-current lineup of the band stating that "they’re good boys and so far working with them has been very pleasant indeed.

In 2020, Dean disowned the new lineup of Menswear, claiming "I was manipulated into something I wasn’t comfortable with by people who were being opportunistic.