Estate tweeds are an important part of Scottish history, with their origin entrenched in the early 18th Century, when thousands of fiercely proud Scottish Highlanders dressed in clan tartans took part in the 1746 Battle of Culloden. The battle, which ended in defeat for the Highland warriors, led to Royal legislation banning Scottish men from wearing tartan and other Highland dress.
Over one hundred years later, the clan had dissolved, with new sportsmen taking over their lands in pursuit of the Highland’s incredible surroundings. These new estate owners wished to represent themselves and their workers with a new, alternative form of Highland dress, leading to the birth of estate tailoring and new estate tweed patterns.
Today, these traditional garments are still worn proudly by estate employees, gamekeepers, and stalkers across England and Scotland. Brocklehursts is proud to continue this legacy with our bespoke estate tailoring service.
With our esteemed estate tailoring service, nothing is out of the book, with each estate cloth beautifully crafted by our state-of-the-art mills like Lovat Mill. The mills we work with are renowned for excellence, ensuring the best quality estate tweeds full of charm, character, and class.
Once your tweed is ready, our highly-skilled team will get to work, combining your unique measurements with perfect precision to bring your estate tailoring suits to life.
