Until the 1870’s, cashmere fibre was arduously hand-separated in India by locals. Joseph Dawson saw an opportunity and invented a machine that could perform this delicate work without damaging the soft fibres.

From the time of his success, Scotland has been synonymous with the highest quality cashmere. However, we know past history is no guarantee of quality today. What continues to set Cashmere Made in Scotland® apart is an ongoing tradition of commitment to always deliver the best, whatever it takes.

This tradition of commitment has lodged itself deep within the soul of the Scots. There are many families with members from two or three generations who all work in the industry, passing down an almost instinctive understanding of the materials and traditional skills necessary to produce the best. In such a tight knit community, outsourcing - and its lack of quality control - is just not acceptable. The closest thing to outsourcing here is working with the village down the road.

In this kind of community, whose reputation is built on the quality of its work, there is a culture of invention and adaptation. After all, finding new and better ways to do things didn’t stop with Joseph Dawson. That’s why we’ve invested in the latest state-of-the-art technologies allowing us to deliver the most intricate designs created in a wide range of gauges and weights, including WholeGarment® machinery that eliminates side, shoulder and underarm seams.

We’ve heard there’s an attitude in New York best summed up by the phrase: “Get out of my way, this is New York!” Well, we get it, and the best way we can sum up how we feel is: “Don’t let anything get in the way of the best, this is Cashmere Made In Scotland®!”