Home / #BritishTextileWeek20 / Tailoring and Outerwear Fabrics

British Tailoring and Outerwear Fabrics

The UK is known for producing the world’s most luxurious, iconic suiting and outerwear fabrics that stand the test of time.

View the latest collections and read more about British specialists in their fields, including John Foster, William Halstead, Escorial, Standeven, Kynoch 1788, Joshua Ellis, Fox Brothers, County Brook, Taylor and Lodge, British Millerain, Holland and Sherry and Alfred Brown.

WATCH: UKFT speaks to...

FIND OUT MORE

Guy Hills - Dashing Tweeds

Guy explains his passion for creating tweed for the 21st century, giving men and women a greater choice of fabrics while bringing colour and texture to the forefront of fashion

FIND OUT MORE

Kathryn Sargent Bespoke Tailoring

Kathryn discusses why cloth is so important in the tailoring process. She explains how fabrics need to have a great handle and perform well and why she loves working with British wool fabrics

FIND OUT MORE

James Keeble - British Millerain

James talks about British Millerain's 140 year anniversary and its extensive expertise in waxed cotton fabrics, as well as sustainability and investment in R&D

FIND OUT MORE

Discover British Tailoring and Outerwear Fabrics

Find out more

John Foster

Discover iconic suit fabrics with over 200 years of John Foster history, heritage and tradition, in stock supported bunches and seasonal collections

Find out more

William Halstead

William Halstead has been weaving fine mohair and worsted fabrics since 1875 in the historic textile city of Bradford, offering luxury suiting fabrics for top fashion houses

Find out more

Escorial

West Yorkshire-based Luxury Fabrics is the exclusive global partner for luxury Escorial worsted suitings, jacketings and coatings.

Find out more

Standeven

Standeven is the merchanting division of Luxury Fabrics Group and supplies fabrics from the John Foster, Kynoch, William Halstead and Escorial brands to tailors around the world

Find out more

FIND OUT MORE

Kynoch 1788

Established in 1788, Kynoch is a Scottish manufacturer of produces fine woollen jacketing, suiting and coating fabrics made from the highest quality woollen yarns.

FIND OUT MORE

Joshua Ellis

Yorkshire-based Joshua Ellis is renowned for producing the finest handcrafted cashmere and woollen cloth, and is a fashion leader in luxury accessories.

FIND OUT MORE

Fox Brothers

Fox Brothers has produced woollen and worsted fabric in Wellington, Somerset for nearly 250 years and is officially credited as the original creators of flannel.

FIND OUT MORE

County Brook

Heritage runs deep at County Brook Mill. Textiles have been woven on this site for over 200 years with the Mitchell family, now in its fourth generation, weaving since 1907

FIND OUT MORE

Taylor and Lodge

Taylor and Lodge designs and manufactures exquisite worsted textiles for fashion houses and luxury brands internationally, all woven on site at the original Huddersfield mill

FIND OUT MORE

British Millerain

British Millerain is the original manufacturer of waxed cotton for outerwear and the world’s leading specialist in waxed cotton fabrics

FIND OUT MORE

Holland and Sherry

Holland & Sherry supplies luxurious and quality cloths worldwide, creating the finest fabrics to supply the finest tailors with the finest service, imparting passion and knowledge along the way

FIND OUT MORE

Alfred Brown

Alfred Brown specialises in weaving worsted fabrics from merino wool, the properties of which are good drape, soft texture, strength and versatility

FIND OUT MORE