A Scottish Tradition
Deirdre Kinloch Anderson, MA French and Spanish 1961
Quintessentially Scottish, “A Scottish Tradition” is an ideal coffee table book and perfect gift for all Highland Dress enthusiasts and ex-patriate Scots. For almost 150 years Kinloch Anderson has maintained its position as a worldwide market leader in Scottish traditional dress, tartan and kiltmaking.
This book is a unique insight into their heritage, their story and the role they have played in Scottish clothing and textiles. It deals with Highland Dress history, Uniforms for the Services, Modern Highland Dress, Kiltmaking, Scottish Dress for Ladies, Early Marketing history, Exporting and Brand Development and the Global Impact of Tartan.
The final chapter takes you round the Kinloch Anderson Heritage Room Museum at their Headquarters in Leith which includes their distinction as Royal Warrant Holders to HM The Queen, HRH The Duke of Edinburgh and HRH The Prince of Wales and suppliers to the Sovereign’s Piper. There is also a timeline of the some of the significant Company milestones of this sixth generation family owned company – a status achieved by just 1% of UK family businesses.
The book is richly illustrated in full colour with specialist attention to detail particularly to tartan as a woven fabric.
ISBN: 9781906000677