The temperature has dropped and the party season is over, so to spread a bit of winter warmth we’re giving away our new Wessenden 360° Merino Neck Warmer with every off the peg shirt sold in the next ten days. The neck warmer is made using the finest worsted-spun merino wool from Yorkshire. It’s very warm, […]
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That’s right, we’re launching a new custom tailoring service that allows you to not only order your McNair shirt to your exact fit, but also customise it. As well as being able to pick the weight of the fabric, colour and length, over the coming weeks we’ll be offering the opportunity to also choose the […]
It’s been quite a year at McNair: we’ve made more shirts than ever before, introduced new styles, new colours and also accessories. So we wanted to say a huge thank you to all of our customers, partners and friends who have helped make 2015 so special. We’ll be dimming the lights and turning off the […]
Rebecca Marshall, also known as The Bee Chick, is one of the youngest beekeepers in the country, a buy British advocate, and also a very keen snowboarder. We love what she is doing, so for a recent boarding trip to Canada, she took her Mid-Weight and Heavyweight McNair Shirts to compare. Read what she had […]
McNair Shirts will be joining friends including Hiut Denim, Millican Bags, Solid Wood and Do Books (full list below) at a pop-up Christmas market taking place in Borough SE1 on Saturday 28th November. It is a rare opportunity to come and try on a McNair Shirt 100% made in Yorkshire, including the new streamlined Fell Shirt, two […]
Another Escape is one of our favourite magazines, so we were delighted when they came to our home in Slaithwaite, Yorkshire, to document the unique process involved in making our shirts. The article is entitled ‘It Takes A Town to Make a Shirt’. It is particularly apt; we couldn’t have produced it anywhere else. For […]
It’s time for our hard working mill to take a Summer production break. The machines will stop on 31st July and production will begin again on August 17th. (This won’t affect our estimated despatch times for all current orders). We’ll still be picking up emails, shirt orders and of course any customer enquiries. Whatever you’re […]
This Saturday (21st February) we’re opening our mill doors. We’re a proud part of the Handmade trail in our home town of Slaithwaite, Yorkshire. Here’s what the event blurb says: “The Handmade Trail will be a showcase of art, crafts and culinary delights, featuring local artists, businesses and all that is wonderfully creative about the […]
We’ve had an amazingly busy year. A huge thank you to all our customers, suppliers and friends. As we’ve said before, we wouldn’t be here without you. The machines and cutting table have been constantly busy, so the mill is taking a well earned rest. We’re downing tools at the end of the day on […]
Fancy trying on one of our shirts? Want to find out a bit more about us before the season really kicks off? Well we’re at the Ski and Snowboard show in London until this Sunday (2nd Nov). We’re on Stand B2 and B3 in the Drop Inn area. Come and say hello. Thanks. For more […]