From Scotland with love...the one & only Harris Tweed
The founders of Pop grew up in Scotland and our designer, Shazia was sponsored twice by Harris Tweed mills to produce high profile collections.
One of these collections was for the celebration of the Centenary of the Orb and exhibited at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London.
So, what is Harris Tweed? Harris Tweed is regarded the world’s most luxurious cloth and it is the only textile in the world protected by an Act of Parliament. Harris Tweed is a fabric made of wool and it has to be hand woven in the Outer Hebrides in Scotland to qualify as Harris Tweed. Every metre is then quality checked and stamped by the Harris Tweed Authority.
Harris Tweed invokes ideas of luxury, heritage, craft, culture, even Coco Chanel and James Bond. Owning a piece of Harris Tweed is a major capsule wardrobe tick!
For Shazia, another major tick is the craft and sustainable credentials of the cloth. Shazia visited the Isle of Lewis as her designs were part of a major fashion show there. Meeting the weavers, seeing how the yarn is created and how it completely captures the beauty of this most magical of islands really inspired Shazia to continue working with it. This is fabric made with true love.
To match the luxury and heritage expectations, Harris Tweed is rather expensive to use in clothing therefore Shazia decided to use the cloth in our bag collections. Classic tartan checks, dogtooth, herringbone, colourful abstract designs… the range and colours are extensive. Also staying with sustainability credentials, we decided to only work with upcycled and wastage leather for our bag range.
In our collection prices range from £20 - £250 and you’re sure to find a bag to match your personality and colour preferences. Check inside our bags and you’ll find an authentic Harris Tweed label…a mark of quality and trust.
Support the weavers and enjoy sustainable fashion!
Note: The first image in our photo is of the 5,000 year old Calanais Standing Stones located in the west coast of Lewis.
