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- FAIR ISLE
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- This is a big guide on where to get fair isle stuff (knitwear, scarves and gloves), the guide is focused on the european market and for 100% wool items. At the end I'll list some places where you could also get them in the US. The stuff will be listed from lower to higher prices. 99% of the stuff listed is made in Europe. You could also find some other items on Rakuten, Amazon, Nordstrom and big retailers.
- KNITWEAR:
- Janes Meade: Prices range from 60 to 80€, available at their official store
- -Janes Meade website (https://www.jamesmeade.com/Search/fairisle)
- Peter Christian: Available at their website for around 80€:
- -Peter Christian website (https://www.peterchristian.co.uk/mens-knitwear)
- Gents Clothing: available through this stockist at 85€, they have few designs:
- -Balmoral Mill (https://www.balmoralmill.com/product-category/gents-clothing/?filter_style=heritage-range)
- Darcy Clothing: available at their site from 60 to 110€, mostly all of what they offer are slipovers:
- -Darcy Clothing website (https://www.darcyclothing.com/shop/knitwear/)
- We are Rushworth: available through their sites, makes slipovers with prices between 80-115€:
- -We are Rushworth website (https://www.wearerushworth.com/shop/for-him/tanktops-for-him/)
- -Etsy (https://www.etsy.com/es/shop/WeAreRushworth?page=1#items)
- Guernsey Woolens: They have a fair isle model in a guernsey sweater shape for 110€:
- -Guernsey Woolens website (https://www.guernseywoollens.com/collections/jumpers)
- Brora: available at their site for around 115€:
- -Brora website (https://www.brora.co.uk/men/knitwear)
- Barbour: They usually release different models each year annd the prices range from 50€ in sale up to 120€, I´ll list some websites where you can usually find them:
- -Endclothing (https://www.endclothing.com/gb/brands/barbour?department=Knitwear)
- -Idleman (https://theidleman.com/collections/barbour)
- -Country attire (https://www.countryattire.com/shop-by-brand/barbour-790.html?gender=2)
- -Outdoor and Country (https://www.outdoorandcountry.co.uk/shop-by-brand/barbour/barbour-sweaters-cardigans-jumpers-knitwear/barbour-fairisle-sweaters.sub)
- -Stuarts London (https://www.stuartslondon.com/knitwear-c4/crew-neck-jumpers-c12/barbour-m5)
- -JulesB (https://www.julesb.co.uk/menswear-c1/mens-knitwear-c9/barbour-m819)
- Charles Tyrwitt: they usually release 2 models per year with prices in sales at around 60€ and up to 120€.
- -Charles Tyrwitt website (https://www.ctshirts.com/eu/mens-knitwear/?prefn1=season&prefn2=status¤tPageNum=4&prefv1=SS19|AW18|SS18|AW17|SS17|AW16|SS16&prefv2=new|continuity|terminal&sz=83&start=0)
- Far a Field: they have some for 140€ which it might not be 100% wool:
- -Farafield website (https://www.farafield.uk/category/knitwear)
- -Trouva (https://www.trouva.com/category/mens/menswear/jumpers-and-cardigans)
- Scotweb/Clan: they usually have slipovers at prices around 120€, available directly through their site:
- -Scotweb/Clan website (https://clan.com/products/men/knitwear)
- Joseph Turner: Vests and crewnecks for 120€:
- -Joseph Turner website (https://www.josephturner.co.uk/clothing/knitwear-2?showall=1)
- Campbells of Beauly: they are releasing more models every year in different formats, prices are around 110-150€:
- -Campbells of beauly website (https://www.campbellsofbeauly.com/shop/?swoof=1&product_cat=knitwear)
- Harley of Scotland: They are harder to find, they usually release their stuff for JCrew, prices depend on the item and the stockist (35-250€), some places where you might find them:
- -JCrew (https://www.jcrew.com/es/r/search/?N=0&Nloc=en&Ntrm=fair%20isle&Nsrt=&Npge=1&Nrpp=60)
- -Bosie (https://www.bosie.co/january-stock-sale)
- -The Corner Gallery (https://www.thecornergallery.co.uk/men)
- -Hansen's Clothing (https://hansensclothing.com/sweaters/?_bc_fsnf=1&brand=214)
- -Dicks Edimburg (https://dicks-edinburgh.co.uk/collections/harley-of-scotland/men)
- -Oldbyre (https://www.oldbyre.co.uk/men-knitwear.irc?brand=3000166)
- Beams Plus: Available sometimes at some european stockists, they are harder to find and some items may be Made in Japan, price may vary between 80€ in sales and 160€:
- -Endclothing (https://www.endclothing.com/gb/brands/beams-plus?department=Knitwear)
- -Morrison (https://www.morrison.be/brands/beams.html)
- Oldfield Clothing: Mostly all are slipovers and the price range is 120-160€:
- -Oldfield Clothing website (https://www.oldfieldclothing.com/collections/fair-isle)
- AeroLeather Clothing: you can get slipovers and sweaters for 120-140€:
- -Aeroleather website (http://www.aeroleatherclothing.com/products.php?cat=aerocloth&sub=aknit)
- Jamieson's of Shetland: You can find their sweaters in the following stockists for around 120-160€, they re-stock like twice a year
- -Endclothing (https://www.endclothing.com/gb/brands/jamieson-s-of-shetland)
- -Dicks Edimburg (https://dicks-edinburgh.co.uk/collections/jamiesons-of-shetland)
- -Great English (https://www.greatenglish.co.uk/product-category/clothing/mens/)
- -The Corner Gallery (https://www.thecornergallery.co.uk/men)
- -They usually get released by Cordings and Sierra1940 with their own label.
- Howlin: You can find it at the following places and they dont release fair isles every year, the prices range from 120€ to 200€:
- -Endclothing (https://www.endclothing.com/gb/brands/howlin-by-morrison?department=Knitwear)
- -Morrison (https://www.morrison.be/brands/howlin.html)
- Shetland Knitwear: they seem to offer a single model for 140€ but if you contact them they might also make these patterns (http://www.shetland-knitwear.co.uk/page20.htm)
- -Shetland Knitwear website (http://www.shetland-knitwear.co.uk/page11.htm)
- William Lockie: Available at different stockists with prices ranging from 150 to 200€:
- -Quality Shop (https://www.quality-shop.com/en/brands/william-lockie/)
- -A.Hume (https://www.ahume.co.uk/william-lockie-m10/mens-c4/lambswool-merino-wool-and-camelhair-t578)
- -JulesB (https://www.julesb.co.uk/william-lockie-m924)
- -They usually get released by Cordings and Sierra1940 with their own label.
- Michael Ross: They have lots of patterns and you´ll only find them in the following places, prices range from 140 to 200€:
- -Etsy (https://www.etsy.com/es/shop/michaelrossknitwear?section_id=22265994)
- -Original Blues (https://www.originalblues.co.uk/michael-ross-mens-409-c.asp)
- Orkney Knitwear: various designs at around 150-160€ in their website
- -Judith Glue (https://www.judithglue.com/search?q=fair+isle)
- Bellerose: some designs for 160€:
- -Bellerose website (https://www.bellerose.be/collections/men-knitwear)
- The Crofthouse of Scotland: they have a bunch of shawl collar fair isles at about 180€:
- -Crofthouse website (https://www.thecrofthouse.com/mens-knitwear/knitwear-scottish-wool-mens.html)
- -Etsy (https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheCroftHouse?section_id=20163853)
- Eribe: available at their website and others for around 230€, waistcoasts are around half the price:
- -Eribe website (http://www.eribe.com/uk/shop/mens)
- -Iona Craft Shop (https://www.ionacraftshop.com/collections/menswear)
- Anderson&Co: available at their website for 230 to 350€:
- -ShetlandKnitwear (https://www.shetlandknitwear.com/product-category/all-over-fair-isle-jumpers/)
- Mati Ventrillon: available at their websites for more than 350€:
- -Mati Ventrillon website (https://www.mativentrillon.co.uk/artisans/round-neck-jumper)
- US MARKET: You can usually find fair isle sweaters in the following providers, many times they are imported from Europe:
- -LandsEnd (30-120€)
- -Jcrew (40-190€)
- -Abercrombie (40-120€)
- -Original Penguin (50-150€)
- -Vineyard Vines (90-150€)
- -KJP (100-200€, probably not 100% wool)
- -Brooks Brothers (90-250€)
- -Polo Ralph Lauren (100-400€)
- -Gant (100-250€)
- -Ben Silver (100-200€)
- -O'Connels Clothing (200-300€)
- GLOVES
- Jamieson's of Shetland: they release leather gloves through some stockists at around 70-115€:
- -Sierra1940 (https://www.sierra1940.com/index.php/id/90/)
- -Chester Jefferies (https://www.chesterjefferies.co.uk/mens-leather-gloves/mens-casual-gloves/)
- -Great English (https://www.greatenglish.co.uk/product-category/clothing/accessories/)
- SCARVES
- Robert Mackie of Scotland: You can find some items at amazon, prices are around 20-40€
- -Heritage of Scotland (https://www.heritageofscotland.com/shop/men/scarves)
- -Amazon (various links)
- Louise Wedderburn: you can get them at their website for 35-40€:
- -Louise Wedderburn website (http://www.louisewedderburn.co.uk/product-category/knits/scarves/)
- Oldbyre: available at their website for around 40€:
- -Oldbyre website (https://www.oldbyre.co.uk/men-gloves-and-scarves.irc)
- Alan Santry: you can obtain them through their website and through some other stockists, prices range from 40 to 70€:
- -Alan Santry website (http://www.alansantry.co.uk/browse/c-Scarves-1/)
- -Amazon (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Alan-Santry/b/ref=w_bl_sl_ap_ap_web_12107027031?ie=UTF8&node=12107027031&field-lbr_brands_browse-bin=Alan+Santry)
- -Old Scholl Beauly (https://oldschoolbeauly.com/collections/alan-santry-knitwear)
- Gilbert Wilson of Hawick: harder to obtain online, you might need to contact the following stockists, prices are 40-80€:
- -CaledoniaLifestyle (http://caledonialifestyle.com/product-category/mens/)
- -LuxuryScarfShop (https://www.luxuryscarfshop.co.uk/index.php?route=product/category&path=12)
- -Highland store (https://www.highlandstore.com/shop/mens-wear/mens-scarves)
- The Great English Outdoors: they offer sometimes some scarves for around 50€:
- -Great English (https://www.greatenglish.co.uk/product-category/clothing/accessories/)
- Orkney Knitwear: various designs at around 50-60€ in their website
- -Judith Glue (https://www.judithglue.com/search?q=fair+isle)
- The Crofthouse of Scotland: many scarves available, but the pattern doesnt cover the full scarf, most of them at around 60€:
- -Crofthouse website: https://www.thecrofthouse.com/mens-knitwear/accessories-gloves-hat-scarf-socks-fairisle-wool/scarves.html
- -Etsy (https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheCroftHouse?section_id=20081539)
- Howlin: they release fair isle scarfs for 85€ many winters:
- -Endclothing (https://www.endclothing.com/us/brands/howlin-by-morrison?department=Scarves)
- Scotweb/Clan: you can get them at their website for around 60-90€:
- -Scotweb/Clan website (https://clan.com/products/men/scarves)
- Fairisleroma: its an etsy creator which offers a couple of designs for 70-100€:
- -Etsy (https://www.etsy.com/es/shop/fairisleRona?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=646955553)
- Jamieson's of Shetland: you can get them through different stockists at around 100-140€:
- -Sierra1940 (https://www.sierra1940.com/web.php/inicio/shop and https://www.sierra1940.com/web.php/inicio/shop)
- -Endclothing (https://www.endclothing.com/gb/brands/jamieson-s-of-shetland)
- Beams Plus: you can obtain them for 70-150€:
- -Endclothing (https://www.endclothing.com/gb/brands/beams-plus?department=Scarves)
- Hukaru Noguchi: you can obtain them for 150€:
- -Hikaru Noguchi website (http://hikarunoguchi.bigcartel.com/products?page=1)
- -Burrows&Hare (https://www.burrowsandhare.co.uk/collections/knitwear)
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- NORWEGIAN FISHERMAN SWEATERS
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- This kind of sweater was made popular in the US by LLBean with the release of the Norwegian Sweater, its inspired by norwegian fishermen sweaters which have a solid color background and a pattern on top called Birdseye. Since availability and shipping/tariffs might be difficult in Europe, here is a list of places and brands where you can get them:
- AranSweaterMarket: The famous aran sweater knitwear manufacturer also makes a norwegian sweater, available at their website for around 60-80€:
- -Aransweatermarket website: https://www.aransweatermarket.com/norwegian-sweater
- -Glenaran: https://www.glenaran.com/gents-sweaters?sort=featured&page=3
- Paul James Knitwear: they have a smaller pattern for 85€:
- -Paul James Knitwear website (https://www.pauljamesknitwear.com/collections/mens-midweight-knitwear-and-accessories)
- Sigfred: they have a white one for 85€:
- -The Union Project (https://www.theunionproject.co.uk/collections/layers/products/noraw1864?variant=13635816521833)
- Balmoral Mill Knitwear: Available for around 90-100€:
- -Balmoral Mill (https://www.balmoralmill.com/product/lerwick-fishermans-knit-pullover/)
- Outdoor Knitwear: Available for 100€ in different forms such as crew neck, roll neck or shawl cardigan:
- -Outdoor knitwear website (https://www.outdoorknitwear.com/13-crew-neck)
- Peter Christian: available through their own website for 110€, the pattern is slightly different to the original ones:
- -Peter Christian website (https://www.peterchristian.co.uk/mens-knitwear?cat=344)
- Joseph Turner: Various colours for 120€:
- -Joseph Turner website (https://www.josephturner.co.uk/clothing/knitwear-2?showall=1)
- Scotweb/Clan: they have a model for 120€:
- -Scotweb/Clan website (https://clan.com/products/men/knitwear)
- Far a Field: they have a rollneck for 140€ which it might not be 100% wool:
- -Farafield website (https://www.farafield.uk/category/knitwear)
- Norlender: A norwegian brand which offers these sweaters for around 190€, available at many stockists:
- -Norlender website (https://norlender.no/shop-men/svalbard-374)
- -Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Norlender-Norwegian-Svalbard-Fisherman-Sweater/dp/B01994XNVK)
- -Bosuns Locker Chandlery (https://bosunslockerchandlery.co.uk/products/norlender-svalbard-men-s-jumper-traditional-norwegian-knitwear-100-wool)
- -Norwegian Sweaters (https://www.norwegiansweaters.com/traditional-fishermans-wool-pullover.html)
- -Bosuns (https://bosunslockerchandlery.co.uk/collections/jumpers)
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- SHAGGY DOG
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- These sweaters were originally made by JPress in the US, by brushing a shetland sweater with thistles. JPress shaggy dogs and their collabs with other brands such as Rowing Blazers, are always above 200$ and when you include shipping and tariffs, you are close to the 300€. You can obtain this soft sweaters for cheaper in the EU and elsewhere.
- Shetland Woolen Co: brand from Scotland, has a big variety for around 100-125€, you can find them on sale easily for around 70€, available through this stockists:
- -Northern Fells (https://www.northern-fells.com/collections/shetland-woollen-co)
- -Idleman (https://theidleman.com/collections/shetland-woollen-co)
- -AlwaysinColour (https://alwaysincolour.com/collections/shetland-woollen-co)
- Harley of Scotland: available through Bosie for around 110€, some other retailers might have some shaggy style sweaters, but it is not common:
- -Bosie (https://www.bosie.co/harley-of-scotland-shetland-shop You need to add this to your cart: https://www.bosie.co/brushing)
- -Hansen's Clothing (https://hansensclothing.com/sweaters/?_bc_fsnf=1&brand=214)
- Howlin: They make sometimes brushed shaggy dogs under the name "shaggy bear" for around 125€.
- -Morrison website (https://www.morrison.be/categories/shaggy-bear.html)
- -Endclothing (https://www.endclothing.com/gb/brands/howlin-by-morrison?department=Knitwear)
- Last of England: They have a couple colours available for 125€:
- -Last of England website (https://lastofengland.co.uk/shop/)
- YMC Clothing: they make shaggy sweaters in some colours for 155€:
- -YMC website (https://www.youmustcreate.com/products/menswear/knitwear/)
- -Trouva (https://www.trouva.com/category/mens/menswear/jumpers-and-cardigans)
- In Rakuten you can also find others made by brands that seem to operate in the japanese market such as James Charlotte and Peter Blance. You can find the first 2 brands listed too.
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- SANQUHAR
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- This pattern was popularized by Edward VII at the beginning of last century, its a rare geometrical pattern which is fully white/black/grey. You can read its history here: https://www.sanquharknits.com/the-patterns
- Sanquhar Knits: they make a scarf for 90€, if you contact them they might make you a sweater too because they have many photos of them on their Facebook:
- -Sanquhar knits (https://www.sanquharknits.com/shop?category=Scarves)
- Shetland Knitwear: they offer a crew neck for 110€ through their website, website is a bit bad:
- -Shetland Knitwear website (http://www.shetland-knitwear.co.uk/page22.htm)
- AeroLeather Clothing: they offer a v-neck which is nearly the same as Edward's one for 150€:
- -Aeroleather Clothing website (http://www.aeroleatherclothing.com/product-detail.php?id=3998)
- Jennifer Kent: its offers a rollneck for 400€:
- -Jennifer Kent website (https://jenniferkent.com/collections/sanquhar)
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- GUERNSEY SWEATERS
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- These sweaters have their origin in the Channel Islands, they have mock necks and straight cuts, with a detail in the shoulders.
- Nauticalia: they make some in a small variety of colours for 70€:
- -Nauticalia website (https://www.nauticalia.com/mens-sweaters/)
- Aran Sweater Market: they have some colours available for 80€:
- -Aran sweater market website (https://www.aransweatermarket.com/mens-crew-neck-guernsey-sweater)
- Channel Jumper: they make sweaters in Alderney for 90€:
- -Channel jumper website (https://www.channeljumper.com/gb/12-our-knitwear)
- -Amazon (https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/node/17678042031?_encoding=UTF8&field-lbr_brands_browse-bin=Channel%20Jumper&ref_=w_bl_sl_ap_ap_web_17678042031)
- Guernsey Wollens: traditional stockist which offers many for 90€:
- -Guernsey wollens website (https://www.guernseywoollens.com/collections/traditonal-guernsey-jumpers)
- Le Tricoteur: they release their guernseys through a variety of stockists usually for 90€, they also offer cable knitted ones:
- -Guernsey Jumpers (https://guernseyjumpers.com/shop/?categoryid=6)
- -Flamborought Marine (https://www.flamboroughmanor.co.uk/flamboroughmarine/)
- -Bosuns (https://bosunslockerchandlery.co.uk/collections/jumpers)
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