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Clothing made in the UK – British clothes manufacturers and British Made Clothes – UK made clothes and accessories. Who made your clothes?

British made menswear, British made womenswear, British made children’s clothes.  Clothing made in the UK.

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I sense a revival of British clothes manufacturing. Much has gone, but there is still a fantastic choice of British made clothes out there, whether you want to spend a lot or not very much money.

Here you can find links and information, in no particular order, about British made clothes, for men, women and children. This article is ongoing and I will add to it when I discover more British clothes manufacturers and suppliers. Only companies that actually make or supply clothes made in the UK will be featured here, not simply companies that used to make clothes in the UK or are just selling clothes in the UK. The products I list here are genuinely made in the UK, not simply labelled to imply British heritage or manufacture.

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Farfield Clothing – Made in England

Farfield Clothing

Helping to preserve employment in rural areas, Farfield Clothing (Tough Customer) is manufactured at Sedbergh in Cumbria.

Ladies, mens and childrens outdoor clothing designed to provide warmth and protection.

Farfield provide a great quality British made product at a good price and give excellent customer service.  They specialise in British made fleeces and children’s jackets, smocks and rompers.

Farfied jackets are manufactured in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales, yet only a stone’s throw from the Lake District. Fabrics are made in a Yorkshire textile mill. Off the shelf or bespoke or altered to the customer’s size specifications. They can send swatches, offer special extras like additional pockets and a choice of linings. Order via the internet / telephone or visit the Farfield Factory Shop just off the Main Street in Sedbergh (with customer parking) to see their full range of ladies’, mens’ and children’s jackets, duffle coats, hats, gilets and headbands. Offered in a variety of colours and patterns, including plain and camouflage – http://www.farfield.co.uk

The Farfeld mens classic fibre pile jacket is a hard wearing jacket for workwear or sporting activity with elbow and shoulder patches and zipped inside pockets. Made in England.

The Farfeld mens classic fibre pile jacket is a hard wearing jacket for workwear or sporting activity with elbow and shoulder patches and zipped inside pockets. Made in England.

The Farfiled Mens Fleece Jackets are fully lined with zipped outer (and optional zipped inner) pockets. Made in England.

The Farfiled Mens Fleece Jackets are fully lined with zipped outer (and optional zipped inner) pockets. Made in England.

Farfield men’s grey fleece jacket, with a windproof lining and custom made extra inside pockets and extra body length and shortened sleeves. Made in the UK. Purchased in 2013. Size XL. Weight around 350g. Photograph by author 25 June 2019

Farfield men’s grey fleece jacket, with a windproof lining and custom made extra inside pockets and extra body length and shortened sleeves. Made in the UK. Purchased in 2013. Size XL. Weight around 350g. Photograph by author 25 June 2019. Label detail

Farfield Original long collarless ladies fleece. Made in Great Britain. Photograph by author 14 June 2019.

Farfeild Original ladies gilet fleece. Made in Great Britain. Photograph by author 14 June 2019.

Farfeild Original ladies gilet fleece. Made in Great Britain. Photograph by author 14 June 2019. Inside label detail. This particular fleece was made for Japanese company Fortune Chee Japan Inc

Sub Zero outdoor gear – made in England (well most of it) / Fleece Jackets / Ussen, etc.

Performance Thermal Underwear, Thermal Baselayers, Thermal Midlayers, Fleece and Waterproof Jackets.

Sub Zero Technology Ltd. manufacture thermal underwear, thermal baselayers, thermal midlayers, merino wool base layers, childrens thermal underwear, softshells, balaclavas, hats, windproof hats, gloves, socks, walking socks, ski socks, tube ski socks, fleece and waterproof Jackets in England at their Leicester factory. Not everything they sell is made in England, but mostly they do label which items are UK made on their website so you can easily find their UK made stuff. Their own brand items are usually UK made. If it does not say made in the UK then it is probably made abroad. They say on their twitter “Pioneer in outdoor clothing, Design Council ‘Millennium Product’ & multiple award-winner. Proud to say our products are Made in England”. Available at the Sub Zero online store – http://www.subzerostore.co.uk

It is hard to find a UK made fleece jackets these days (companies like Berghaus and Karrimor now make all their products abroad; they used to manufacture in the UK). Sub Zero still make their fleece jackets in the UK. There is a review of a jacket here. Some other companies make fleeces in the UK are:

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