Leaving Scotland without souvenirs is impossible, no matter how hard you try. Although the prices are biting! But paying a lot of money for local scarves, sweaters, pullovers and blankets, you will not regret for a second.
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Fantastic quality, only natural ingredients and impeccable classic style - that is what buyers are happy to see in Scotland. Scottish products made from the finest wool, worn for decades might even be inherited. The secret of this quality is in the old technology, which is protected as the apple of an eye.
Scottish checked tartan – is not just the traditional pattern, but national treasure. In the XV century, the checked clothes of specific colors were present on local men – or so-called "kilt". For blunders with colors you could be deprived of life: warriors determined if there are strangers in front of them or not. Rich families were putting on several tartans - one casual and one festive output. In fact, at the beginning the tartan was a warm blanket, in which the soldiers wrapped themselves in bad weather. Over time, the blanket turned into a skirt "kilt" - clothes for real tough guys (not a drop of irony!). The Scots are still happy to wear traditional clothes.
Brands guide: Alex Begg
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Products of this brand are made of cashmere - scarves, shawls, capes and blankets - despite the outside premises, they refer to the "luxury" category. Begg has been producing cashmere products since 1902! Many well-known class "luxury" brands buy fabrics for their collections exactly from Begg. The very same company has 30 own collections of different fabrics - a combination of cashmere, silk, wool and angora.
Eribe
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Scottish knitwear fashion house located in the Borders area. For more than 25 years he gives modern look to the traditional Scottish knitwear. The founder of the fashion house Rosemary Eribe graduated from the Scottish College of Textiles and dug a small workshop in 1986. In the 90's fashion collections were sold in the United States, Japan and Germany. He uses camel wool, mohair, and other natural materials.
Hawick Knitwear
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The Scottish town of Hawick for more than 100 years is the center of the textile industry, and Hawick Knitwear is its flagship and trendsetter. 250 artists working to create chic sweaters and pullovers. Quality of Hawick Knitwear - is beyond praise.
Lochcarron
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Lochcarron is a small village in the mountains in the north-west of Scotland. The word "Loch" - translated from Gaelic as a lake, and "Carron" - settlement. In 1947, Maurice Buchan opened a weaving workshop, and then changed the name to Lochcarron, by name of the place where the production of the "plaid" began. Now Lochcarron produces 700 types of tissue, and Vivienne Westwood and Calvin Klein buy it for their fashion collections.