• Fleeces piled up ready for sorting and grading at the British Wool depot

    at the depot

    A photographic journey inside a British wool grading depot, documenting the sorting and classification of raw fleece at one of the earliest stages of its transformation into cloth.

  • Rob Charnock and Ennis Finnerty Mackay in conversation

    talent in focus: ennis finnerty mackay

    In conversation with Dugdale Bros. & Co. Chairman Robert Charnock, emerging designer Ennis Finnerty Mackay discusses his award-winning graduate collection, exploring themes of addiction and inheritance through an unconventional combination of traditional British woollen cloth and latex.

  • The bay of Naples

    in italy. a love song to the old ways.

    Our man in the field, Arran Cross, travels to Naples to meet some of the city's legendary tailors, discover their enduring affection for English cloth, and indulge in a little pasta and wine along the way.

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