We both love Scotland so we thought we’d dedicate an entire issue to one of our favorite places.
The cover sets the tone with a photo of a lovely Highland cow taken by our friend, James Harvey-Kelly. Coggins was on that trip with James, one of many Scotland visits where he’s failed to catch an Atlantic salmon. He writes about that failure and how it doesn’t stop him from returning.
Michael has a story about the enduring appeal of the small town of Machrihanish. We include requisite consideration of kilts, by Scottish native son Ruaridh Nicoll, the curious case of the ghillie shoe, from our own Nathan King.
We love Scotland and go heavy on the tweed, but we’re not ready to go fully kilted just yet.
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THE PRINT EDITION TWEED
Everyone needs a good tweed. This is our first collaboration and what better place to begin than aHarris? We partnered with our friends, Campbell’s of Beauly, the great Highland outfitters, on our own custom cloth, hand-woven in the Outer Hebrides.
The design is based on an original Hunters of Brora pattern, a house founded in 1901 and renowned for its traditional sporting and estate tweeds, perfectly suited to the Scottish Highlands. We love the rich colors and classic look. The pattern is interesting but not exhausting. The specs: 100% pure new wool. 470-500g weight—substantial, but not too heavy—and 150cm wide.
So what do you do now? In a perfect world, you’d head to Campbell’s and have the owner, John Sugden, cut a length of cloth for your coat. That’s a long commute, it’s easier to have your tailor—on Savile Row, at J. Mueser or wherever you go—arrange it.
When we see you this winter, I will be in my grey version, which you might remember my cloth that made the perfect coat. David will be sporting the olive, as he’s an earth-tone devotee. We’ll raise a glass to a tweed you’ll have for many years.
Order the grey tweed or the olive tweed.
