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Tailored for Scotland Deirdre Kinloch Anderson

Tailored for Scotland By Deirdre Kinloch Anderson

Tailored for Scotland by Deirdre Kinloch Anderson


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Summary

A historic memoir story of Highland Dress and Scottish clothing told through 6 generations of Kinloch Anderson, Scotland, the family company renowned for tailoring and kiltmaking. For over 150 years they have succeeded in business, design and Scottish fashion, and played a key role in the story of tartan.

Tailored for Scotland Summary

Tailored for Scotland: The stories and events of 150 years that shaped six generations of the Kinloch Anderson company, renowned as Tailors and Kiltmakers by Deirdre Kinloch Anderson

'Tailored for Scotland' is a historic memoir story of Highland Dress and Scottish clothing told through 6 generations of Kinloch Anderson, Scotland, the family company renowned for tailoring and kiltmaking. For over 150 years they have succeeded in business, design and Scottish fashion, and played a key role in the story of tartan. They hold three Royal Warrants of Appointment. Based in Edinburgh, and holders of Royal Warrants for Highland Dress, Kinloch Anderson won an export award for exporting 100,000 tartan skirts a year in the '70s and '80s. They were instrumental in setting up the Scottish Register of Tartans.

Table of Contents

Contents About the Author: Deirdre Kinloch Anderson. Foreword. Introduction: Edinburgh during the time of William Anderson. First Generation: William Anderson and the foundation of the company. Uniforms for the Militia and Volunteers. Second Generation: William and Andrew Anderson. Military tartans and uniforms. Third Generation: William Joseph Kinloch Anderson. Off-the-peg tailoring. Fourth Generation: W J Kinloch Anderson. Tailoring during wartime. Fifth Generation: Douglas Kinloch Anderson. Ladies' Highland dress and the expansion of branding. By Royal Appointment: Royal Tartans and Kinloch Anderson's association with service to the Royal Family The Scottish Register of Tartans: Masterminded by Director Deirdre Kinloch Anderson. Sixth Generation: John Kinloch Anderson. A Celebration of 150 years of Kinloch Anderson: The Sundial and the Sundial Tartan.

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GOR012351941
9781849345316
1849345317
Tailored for Scotland: The stories and events of 150 years that shaped six generations of the Kinloch Anderson company, renowned as Tailors and Kiltmakers by Deirdre Kinloch Anderson
Used - Very Good
Hardback
The Gresham Publishing Co. Ltd
20200910
192
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