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As some of you may be aware, we decided to pretty much close our shirt production in March and shift production to personal protective equipment as there appeared to be an impending shortage. Like many other companies we tried to contact the Covid-19 response team to be of assistance but unsurprisingly in hindsight they were […]

Thanks to everyone who has entered our ‘Of nature, not against it’ competition in 2019. We weren’t sure if we should change the competition for 2020, but have decided that since so many of you have continued to send entries, we are running the competition again in 2020. Good luck! Inspired by our ethos –  […]

Sometimes we get asked, “but you don’t really wear them in the mountains, do you?” Let’s hand it over to some of our customers to answer that…

Visit the mill in Slaithwaite (we can’t guarantee snow). We have special Saturday openings on 30th November and 7th December. You can either book an appointment for a measuring or simply drop in to browse or try on. On Saturday 30th November, it’s a big day for the village. Combine your visit with the Christmas […]

We know you’ll be fed up of hearing poll results very soon, but hopefully this is one poll result you will be interested in. Our Technicolor Dreamshirt Poll. We asked for your help in choosing a new colour for our merino shirts. A big thank you to everyone who commented on the colour choices over […]

We’ll be at the Telegraph Ski & Snowboard Festival at Battersea Evolution, Battersea Park in London Thursday 24th until Sunday 27th October. We’ll have on show our complete range of shirts and jackets. Both off-the-peg and made-to-measure options will be available to order. Come along, try them out and get measured up in time for […]

To mark the Dalesman’s 80th anniversary, we are offering our biggest prize ever worth £460. Win any McNair made to measure shirt, plus a merino neck warmer and hat. If you’re not familiar with this Yorkshire institution, it was founded in 1939 to celebrate Yorkshire’s countryside. Over the years great writers such as J.B. Priestley […]

*** Update: 22nd November, 2019 *** The cloth finally landed this week and the shirts are now in production. In collaboration with the Colne Valley Museum in Huddersfield, we have hand-woven a beautiful new lining material for the collar, cuff, baffle and pockets. This is slow fashion, just 20 metres produced over 3 months. Woven by […]

We’ve really enjoyed seeing so many of you out and about over the last few months. Next week we will be at the Chatsworth Country Fair for our last show of the summer. If you’ve never been, it’s a lovely relaxed event set on the beautiful Chatsworth Estate in the spectacular Peak District. There’s a […]

Our summer events are in full swing. Thanks to everyone who came to Made Beautifully Here in June. It was an amazing day with 1800 people travelling from near and far to join us in this mini festival of making. Next up is The Great Yorkshire Show.