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Hi, Simon.
I have two questions about Harrisons of Edinburgh. Harrisons known for its Scotland cashmere such as Saltire bunch and Millionaire bunch. Are those cloth made by cashmere from Scotland? I heard that Harrisons only choice finest cashmere from Mongolia and Inner-Mongolia of China. Does the Scotland cashmere only means that those cashmere are manufactured in Scotland?
Second, Huddersfield should be the best and most famous place which product best cloth. Why Harrisons choice Scotland to product their high-end bunch?
Thank you!
Hi,
All cashmere comes from Mongolia. And it doesn’t necessarily make any difference to quality whether it’s woven in Scotland, Huddersfield or Italy. Harrisons weave in Scotland when they have the machinery there
Is it polo-related?
Nope…