The Best of British Cloth: A Tour of Harrisons of Edinburgh

Recently Mark Dunsford, CEO of Harrisons spoke with Thomas Mahon, Head Cutter of Redmayne for the series “Savile Row Tales” about the heritage of British cloth and the “brilliant portfolio” that Harrisons offers.

Here are some highlights from their conversation:

• What’s the difference between British cloth and Italian fabric
• How a cloth merchant operates differently from a mill
• The origins of Lear, Brown & Dunsford
• How the Porter & Harding Tweeds came into the collection.
• How the joining of LBD and Harrisons in the early 1990’s lead to the way of subsequent portfolio additions.

Also, in this video interview Mark and TK look at some of their favorites in the collections. Here are some they shared: 

• Porter & Harding: Glorious Twelfth
• Harrisons: Moonbeam (“poor man’s cashmere”)
• W. Bill: Classic Shetland
• H. Lesser: Lum Goldenbale (lightweight suitings)
• Smith Woolens: Solaro
• Harrisons: Spring Ram
• Smith Woolens: Finmeresco
• Harrisons: Archive Cashmere (Andrew Carnegie’s favorite)
• Harrisons: Premier Grand Cru

Enjoy this behind-the-scenes look at the historic and stylish Harrisons collections. Let us know which is your favorite book.