For us, everything starts with fabric. Each season, we head out on our team travels to fairs, mills and makers across the world, to source the best fabric for each of our designs. This could be the ideal Denim for a pair of Duke Pants; the next batch of our Wool Fleece; a tweed that is a clever twist on a classic; or the perfect cotton for a shirt (a few of which we have picked out below). And that doesn’t even touch the surface!

We know you might not be able to pop into one of our stockists or stores, so we have created our Fabric Guide to give you a closer look and a deeper dive into each one.

THE FABRICS. THE FABRICS.

FLEECE FABRICS.

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Wool Fleece.

A long-time favourite at UW, Wool Fleece is a popular and practical knitted wool blend often seen in sport and outdoor styles. Ideal for layering, and offers style, comfort and unparalleled warmth-to-lightness ratio.

Weight: 290gsm.

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SIX WOOL FLEECE.

A midweight, high wool content, sherpa fleece. A knitted jacquard to produce the marled effect.

Weight: 206-213gsm.

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Telepass Fleece.

A midweight, subtle two-colour broken check, more dense than our Wool Fleece.

Weight: 333gsm.

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DOLCE FLEECE.

If we could call a fabric 'fun', it would be this... Dolce Fleece is a fluffy, hairy fabric in a charcoal colourway.

Weight: 303gsm.

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Alvar Fleece.

Made from recycled fibres, this has a richly textured look and feel, thanks to its looped weave and brushed pile.

Weight: 347gsm.

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UIST FLEECE

A two-colour shadow check tech fabric, almost identical in weight and feel to our Wool Fleece.

Weight: 266gsm.

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Galaxy Fleece.

A sherpa-style fleece, knitted to mimic sheepskin, the fluffy side!

Weight: 340gsm.

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MOH CHECK FLEECE.

A mid-weight two-colour check in our exclusive colours. This is a knitted fabric with a heavily brushed, napped surface, which creates a soft check and hand-feel.

Weight: 213gsm.

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NIGHT LEOPARD.

A knitted leopard pattern designed and coloured especially for us, in a midweight, great-for-layering blend.

Weight: 287gsm.

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ARGYLL FLEECE.

Our own colourway in-house designed exploded Argyll pattern, in a boucle yarn creating a bobbly surface texture.

Weight: 233gsm.

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SWEDE CAMO FLEECE.

A denser and heavier weight than our Wool Fleece with a smooth, felted surface. This is a knitted tech fabric in our exclusively designed camo pattern, inspired by the Swedish military.

Weight: 333gsm.

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MARBLE FLEECE.

A two colour, subtle broken check, giving a rich visual texture in this knitted tech fabric with a high wool content.

Weight: 250gsm.

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STUDIO FLEECE.

An abstracted, floral pattern, on this tech fabric almost identical in weight and feel to our Wool Fleece.

Weight: 266gsm.

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LIGHTERWEIGHT SUITING.

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UPCYCLED ITALIAN TWEED.

A lighter-weight, subtle herringbone tweed made in Italy using upcycled wool yarns blended with cotton. A popular winter fabric due to its versatility.

Weight: 200-213gsm.

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TRAVEL SUITING.

Light but practical and durable, a winter version of our popular Travel Suiting. Easy-to-wear, with a clean, minimal look. It looks just as crisp straight out of your weekend bag as when it went in.

Weight: 200gsm.

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SALT 'N' PEPPER TWEED.

A midweight, speckled herringbone woven wool blend suiting.

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CEDAR CHECK.

Giving seersucker the winter treatment. A midweight, puckered textured fabric in a subtle blend of earthy colours, creating the graphpaper like check.

Weight: 229-252gsm.

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BRUSHED BARI.

A lightweight blend using upcycled wool fibres, woven in a mini dogtooth check with a blue marl base, bringing extra visual texture.

Weight: 193-200gsm.

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BRUSHED MOLESKIN.

A compact canvas woven in a durable 100% cotton with a brushed surface to create a soft hand feel and warmth.

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DOT PRINT FLANNEL.

A soft twill-weave lightish flannel with the subtle all-over dot print.

Weight: 187gsm.

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MIDWEIGHT SUITING.

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LUCCA SUITING.

A medium-weight, predominantly cotton blend, Lucca Suiting has a clean finish and a slightly two-tone look.

Weight: 233-240gsm.

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CORD.

Our regular autumn-winter, 8-wale, 100% cotton corduroy. The perfect winter fabric, combining texture and rich colour.

Weight: 300gsm.

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BRUSHED POLYTECH.

A tightly woven fabric, for a clean, utilitarian look. Durable and hard wearing, it holds its shape, in a blend of 65% cotton and 35% recycled polyester fibres. The brushed surface creates a matte, peachy hand-feel.

Weight: 260gsm.

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ANDERS WOOL UPCYCLED.

A medium-weight suiting using a mix of upcycled, tonal fibres in a birdseye weave, which creates a grey that is full of character and texture.

Weight: 280gsm.

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HOUNDSTOOTH WOOL MIX

A medium-weight, three-colour houndstooth in a wool mix.

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FLOWER PRINT FLANNEL.

An Italian upcycled medium-weight navy twill weave flannel, with a subtle all-over exclusive flower print.

Weight: 187gsm.

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SOFT RECYCLED WOOL.

A plain double-brushed winter wool mix, made from a blend that uses recycled fibres. This fabric has a very soft hand feel.

Weight: 253-267gsm.

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FABRICS WITH WOOL.

Although all wools are not the same, some people do have sensitivity to the fibres. Some of our fabrics might have a minimal wool content so we've only listed fabrics that have a content of 40% or more.

DOLCE FLEECE.

If we could call a fabric 'fun', it would be this... Dolce Fleece is a fluffy, hairy fabric in a charcoal colourway.

Weight: 303gsm.

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SALT 'N' PEPPER TWEED.

A midweight, speckled herringbone woven wool blend suiting.

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MERINO KNIT.

Italian yarn made of a fine merino mix, that is soft and warm for those winter months.

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HARRIS TWEED.

Harris Tweed has earned its place in many of our winter collections, a testament to its timeless appeal and craftsmanship. The pure virgin wool is dyed and then blended to create the subtle hues, and then handwoven in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.

Weight: 290-310gsm.

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LEOPARD FLOWER WOOL.

A funky jacquard weave, both playful and cool. The ideal weight for a coat; not too heavy, not too light.

Weight: 367gsm.

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DOT PRINT FLANNEL.

A soft twill-weave lightish flannel with the subtle all-over dot print.

Weight: 187gsm.

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PLAIN KNIT ARGYLL.

A wool blend made with recycled fibres, in a two-colour Argyll pattern.

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TEXTURED MERINO KNIT.

A heavily textured medium weight knit in a square waffle-like pattern in a merino blended yarn.

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UIST FLEECE.

A two-colour shadow check tech fabric, almost identical in weight and feel to our Wool Fleece.

Weight: 266gsm.

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WOOL FLEECE.

A long-time favourite at UW, Wool Fleece is a popular and practical knitted wool blend often seen in sport and outdoor styles. Ideal for layering, and offers style, comfort and unparalleled warmth-to-lightness ratio.

Weight: 290gsm.

VIEW.

HOUNDSTOOTH WOOL MIX.

A medium-weight, three-colour houndstooth in a wool mix.

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ECO WOOL

A 2-by-1 rib creates this classic knit structure using Eco Wool, one of our favourite yarns, created from mostly upcycled and recycled fibres.

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ALPACA KNIT.

A plain knit creating a light gauzy structure, but the high alpaca content of the yarn creates the lightness and warmth.

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MOWBRAY.

A mid-weight Melton, with a 75% wool content mix. A classic winter fabric.

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BRUSHED BARI.

A lightweight blend using upcycled wool fibres, woven in a mini dogtooth check with a blue marl base, bringing extra visual texture.

Weight: 193-200gsm.

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BRITISH WOOL.

100% British wool yarn knitted in 5-gauge single rib.

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BERLIN WOOL CHECK.

A soft, spongy fabric created from a mix of recycled fabrics. A bonded fabric with a brushed surface on both sides to create softness and warmth. With a colour block check.

Weight: 367gsm.

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TRAVEL SUITING.

Light but practical and durable, a winter version of our popular Travel Suiting. Easy-to-wear, with a clean, minimal look. It looks just as crisp straight out of your weekend bag as when it went in.

Weight: 200gsm.

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RECYCLED SHETLAND.

A predominantly recycled Shetland wool blend in a mid-weight plain knit.

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FLOWER PRINT FLANNEL.

An Italian upcycled medium-weight navy twill weave flannel, with a subtle all-over exclusive flower print.

Weight: 187gsm.

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CHUNKY KNIT STRIPE.

A very chunky, 3-gauge knit that intentionally mimics a hand-knitted look.

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LW HARRIS TWEED.

Harris Tweed has earned its place in many of our winter collections, a testament to its timeless appeal and craftsmanship. The pure virgin wool is dyed and then blended to create the subtle hues, and then handwoven in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.

Weight: 313-333gsm.

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SOFT RECYCLED WOOL

A plain double-brushed winter wool mix, made from a blend that uses recycled fibres. This fabric has a very soft hand feel.

Weight: 253-267gsm.

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STUDIO FLEECE.

An abstracted, floral pattern, on this tech fabric almost identical in weight and feel to our Wool Fleece.

Weight: 266gsm.

VIEW.

CEDAR CHECK.

Giving seersucker the winter treatment. A midweight, puckered textured fabric in a subtle blend of earthy colours, creating the graphpaper like check.

Weight: 229-252gsm.

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RECYCLED WOOL MIX SINGLE JERSEY.

A light, soft, single jersey knit that has been made using recycled yarns.

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SIX WOOL FLEECE.

A midweight, high wool content, sherpa fleece. A knitted jacquard to produce the marled effect.

Weight: 206-213gsm.

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HARRIS TWEED PLAID.

Harris Tweed has earned its place in many of our winter collections, a testament to its timeless appeal and craftsmanship. The pure virgin wool is dyed and then blended to create the subtle hues, and then handwoven in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.

Weight: 290-310gsm.

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MARBLE FLEECE.

A two colour, subtle broken check, giving a rich visual texture in this knitted tech fabric with a high wool content.

Weight: 250gsm.

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TECHNO MELTON CHECK.

A super heavyweight (great for outerwear), double-thickness, densely knitted fabric to give the appearance of Melton wool.

Weight: 456-480gsm.

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TECHNO MELTON PLAIN.

A super heavyweight (great for outerwear), double-thickness, densely knitted fabric to give the appearance of Melton wool.

Weight: 456-480gsm.

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FABRICS WITHOUT WOOL.

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FUTURE DENIM.

Future Denim is named for its organic and recycled cotton composition. The recycled cotton creates the neps, and a brushed surface creates a soft hand feel and a vintage look.

Weight: 9.75oz.

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RAHIM COTTON.

A medium-weight, large square ripstop cotton. Robust and durable, with a quilted look.

Weight: 330gsm

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RECYCLED CORD.

A 100% recycled cotton 8-wale corduroy. Chosen for its washed indigo denim look. This garment is dyed with indigo.

Weight: 295gsm

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OSCAR COTTON.

An eye-catching 100% cotton shirting. An exclusively designed woven jacquard creates the intricate pattern and rich texture.

Weight: 165gsm

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COTTON DENIM.

A black denim woven in a herringbone pattern.

Weight: 360gsm.

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NOT SHEARLING.

An imitation leather with a sherpa fleece on the reverse, like shearling, but not.

Weight: 726-785gsm

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FINE CORD.

An 18-wale, over-shirt weight corduroy that regularly makes its appearance in our autumn-winter collections. The lightest weight of all our cords, garment-dyed to produce the 'washed once' look, and rich colour.

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OFFLINE DENIM.

An innovative, robust fabric produced in Italy and woven in a blend of organic cotton and recycled post-consumer denim.

Weight: 380gsm

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LUCCA SUITING.

A medium-weight, predominantly cotton blend, Lucca Suiting has a clean finish and a slightly two-tone look.

Weight: 233-240gsm.

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MADISON CHECK.

A three colour check woven with different tensions to create a slight puckering. A lightweight shirting and brushed to create softness.

Weight: 173gsm.

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MADISON STRIPE.

A three colour stripe woven with different tensions to create a slight puckering. A lightweight shirting and brushed to create softness.

Weight: 173gsm.

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GALAXY FLEECE.

A sherpa-style fleece, knitted to mimic sheepskin, the fluffy side!

Weight: 340gsm.

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JAPANESE PATCHWORK.

A sherpa-style fleece, knitted to mimic sheepskin, the fluffy side!

Weight: 300gsm.

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DENIM HERRINGBONE.

This 100% cotton herringbone denim has a 40% recycled cotton content. Heavily washed to create the vintage look.

Weight: 11.5oz.

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FANTASY INTERLOCK.

A structured waffle jersey with a vintage feel.

Weight: 195gsm.

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COMFORT MOLESKIN.

A compact canvas woven in a durable 100% cotton with a brushed surface to create a soft hand feel and warmth.

Weight: 240gsm.

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CORD.

Our regular autumn-winter, 8-wale, 100% cotton corduroy. The perfect winter fabric, combining texture and rich colour.

Weight: 300gsm.

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BRUSHED MOLESKIN.

A compact canvas woven in a durable 100% cotton with a brushed surface to create a soft hand feel and warmth.

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BRUSHED POLYTECH.

A tightly woven fabric, for a clean, utilitarian look. Durable and hard wearing, it holds its shape, in a blend of 65% cotton and 35% recycled polyester fibres. The brushed surface creates a matte, peachy hand-feel.

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CANVAS.

Durable and hard-working but with a softness to it, canvas only gets better with age.

Weight: 280gsm.

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CANYON CHECK.

An exclusive-to-us window pane, shadow check. Brushed flannel for that soft hand feel.

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ALASKA COTTON.

A midweight flannel shirting, with a soft brushed surface in a 100% cotton.

Weight: 190gsm.

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BRUSH BACK SWEAT.

A 350g sweatshirting jersey, with a soft brush back pile on the inside.

Weight: 350gsm.

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NEPTUNE COTTON.

A twill weave brushed cotton with white warp threads and coloured weft threads to achieve the soft marled look.

Weight: 135gsm.

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BRUSHED FLANNEL.

A lightweight, brushed, cotton flannel with subtle yarn colours to create a marl effect. The brushed surface blends the colour and creates a soft hand-feel.

Weight: 145gsm.

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OUTERWEAR FABRICS.

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HARRIS TWEED PLAID.

Harris Tweed has earned its place in many of our winter collections, a testament to its timeless appeal and craftsmanship. The pure virgin wool is dyed and then blended to create the subtle hues, and then handwoven in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.

Weight: 290-310gsm.

VIEW.

LEOPARD FLOWER WOOL.

A funky jacquard weave, both playful and cool. The ideal weight for a coat; not too heavy, not too light.

Weight: 267gsm.

VIEW.

NOT SHEARLING.

An imitation leather with a sherpa fleece on the reverse, like shearling, but not.

Weight: 726-785gsm.

VIEW.

MOWBRAY.

A mid-weight Melton, with a 75% wool content mix. A classic winter fabric.

VIEW.

TECHNO MELTON CHECK.

A super heavyweight (great for outerwear), double-thickness, densely knitted fabric to give the appearance of Melton wool.

Weight: 456-480gsm

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SCOTTISH WAX COTTON.

Created by Halley Stevensons of Dundee using a combination of waxing and aero tumbling, for a light but weather-repellent finish.

Weight: 245gsm.

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TECHNO MELTON.

A super heavyweight (great for outerwear), double-thickness, densely knitted fabric to give the appearance of Melton wool.

Weight: 456-480gsm

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BERLIN WOOL CHECK.

A soft, spongy fabric created from a mix of recycled fabrics. A bonded fabric with a brushed surface on both sides to create softness and warmth. With a colour block check.

Weight: 367gsm.

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LIGHTER-WEIGHT SHIRTING.

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BANG CHECK.

A plain weave brushed flannel. The perfect shirt weight in an earthy coloured check.

Weight: 135gsm.

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MADISON STRIPE.

A three colour stripe woven with different tensions to create a slight puckering. A lightweight shirting and brushed to create softness.

Weight: 173gsm.

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SHIRO CHECK.

A small check on a crisp 100% cotton base.

Weight: 125gsm.

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MADISON CHECK.

A three colour check woven with different tensions to create a slight puckering. A lightweight shirting and brushed to create softness.

Weight: 173gsm.

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POP STRIPE ONE.

An exclusive in-house designed stripe on an ecru base. A soft, not crisp hand feel.

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CANYON CHECK.

An exclusive-to-us window pane, shadow check. Brushed flannel for that soft hand feel.

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VILA STRIPE NARROW.

A blue, narrow striped, cotton shirting.

Weight: 115gsm.

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NEPTUNE COTTON.

A twill weave brushed cotton with white warp threads and coloured weft threads to achieve the soft marled look.

Weight: 135gsm.

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POP STRIPE FOUR.

An exclusive in-house designed stripe on an blue base. A soft, not crisp hand feel.

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BRUSHED FLANNEL.

A lightweight, brushed, cotton flannel with subtle yarn colours to create a marl effect. The brushed surface blends the colour and creates a soft hand-feel.

Weight: 145gsm.

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VILA STRIPE WIDE.

A blue, narrow striped, cotton shirting.

Weight: 115gsm.

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MID-HEAVYWEIGHT SHIRTING.

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ALASKA COTTON.

A midweight flannel shirting, with a soft brushed surface in a 100% cotton.

Weight: 190gsm.

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FINE CORD.

An 18-wale, over-shirt weight corduroy that regularly makes its appearance in our autumn-winter collections. The lightest weight of all our cords, garment-dyed to produce the 'washed once' look, and rich colour.

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POLKA CHECK.

Woven in Portugal to our colour specification, this heavyweight overshirting fabric has a check pattern woven with coloured and raised threads, creating an intriguing surface mix of smooth and textured.

Weight: 270gsm.

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DAM CHECK.

A mid-weight two colour marled check. This is a knitted fabric with a heavily brushed, napped surface which creates a soft check and hand-feel.

Weight: 213gsm.

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CHANDLER PLAID.

A mid-weight, knitted fabric with a heavily brushed surface which obscures the construction and creates a napped surface which blends and softens the plaid, or tartan, call it what you will.

Weight: 213gsm.

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OSCAR COTTON.

An eye-catching 100% cotton shirting. An exclusively designed woven jacquard creates the intricate pattern and rich texture.

Weight: 165gsm.

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DAM MARL.

A mid-weight knitted fabric with a heavily brushed surface which obscures the construction and creates a napped surface, which also blends and softens the colours to produce a subtle marled effect.

Weight: 213gsm.

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WORK DENIM.

A midweight regular denim made with open-ended yarns, not overly finished, which creates a vintage look.

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JAPANESE PATCHWORK.

A 100% woven cotton to mimic patchwork, with a heavily brushed surface producing a soft hand feel.

Weight: 300gsm.

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SEDONA TWEED.

A blend of colours and fibres create this soft, speckled, tweed look fabric.

Weight: 317-343gsm.

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KNITS & HEAVIER JERSEY.

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ALPACA KNIT.

A plain knit creating a light gauzy structure, but the high alpaca content of the yarn creates the lightness and warmth.

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SHETLAND WILD.

A soft 100% Shetland wool. A dual-sided Purl knit, here using the reverse for the loop texture.

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TEXTURED MERINO KNIT.

A heavily textured medium weight knit in a square waffle-like pattern in a merino blended yarn.

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ALPACA KNIT.

An oversized Argyll pattern in a knitted double jacquard, which gives structure, but the high alpaca content of the yarn provides lightness and a soft surface.

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MERINO.

100% Merino wool, plain knit and lightweight.

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ECO WOOL.

A 2-by-1 rib creates this classic knit structure using Eco Wool, one of our favourite yarns, created from mostly upcycled and recycled fibres.

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RECYCLED SHETLAND.

A predominantly recycled Shetland wool blend in a mid-weight plain knit.

VIEW.

CHUNKY KNIT STRIPE.

A very chunky, 3-gauge knit that intentionally mimics a hand-knitted look.

VIEW.

PLAIN KNIT ARGYLL.

A wool blend made with recycled fibres, in a two-colour Argyll pattern.

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BRUSH BACK SWEAT.

A 350g sweatshirting jersey, with a soft brush back pile on the inside.

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FANTASY INTERLOCK.

A structured waffle jersey with a vintage feel.

RECYCLED COTTON BLEND JERSEY.

Exclusively knitted for us in Portugal, this classic sweatshirt fabric has been garment-dyed to achieve a marled effect, due to the cotton in this blend taking the colour, not the recycled polyester.

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EXCLUSIVELY UW.

Slide to see the fabrics exclusive to us.

OSCAR COTTON.

An eye-catching 100% cotton shirting. An exclusively designed woven jacquard creates the intricate pattern and rich texture.

Weight: 165gsm.

VIEW.

ALVAR FLEECE.

Made from recycled fibres, this has a richly textured look and feel, thanks to its looped weave and brushed pile.

Weight: 347gsm.

VIEW.

POP STRIPE ONE.

An exclusive in-house designed stripe on an ecru base. A soft, not crisp hand feel.

VIEW.

UIST FLEECE.

A two-colour shadow check tech fabric, almost identical in weight and feel to our Wool Fleece.

Weight: 266gsm.

VIEW.

POP STRIPE FOUR.

An exclusive in-house designed stripe on an blue base. A soft, not crisp hand feel.

VIEW.

SWEDE CAMO FLEECE.

A denser and heavier weight than our Wool Fleece with a smooth, felted surface. This is a knitted tech fabric in our exclusively designed camo pattern, inspired by the Swedish military.

Weight: 333gsm.

VIEW.

POLKA CHECK.

Woven in Portugal to our colour specification, this heavyweight overshirting fabric has a check pattern woven with coloured and raised threads, creating an intriguing surface mix of smooth and textured.

Weight: 270gsm.

VIEW.

STUDIO FLEECE.

An abstracted, floral pattern, on this tech fabric almost identical in weight and feel to our Wool Fleece.

Weight: 266gsm.

VIEW.

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