Desmond Castle began his career in textiles aged just 15 at D. Whitefords, manufacturers of underlay for carpets. Today he works at Century Dying, part of British Millerain, in Elland, UK where he operates the stentor which uses high temperature and pressure to coat and cure the cotton fabrics used in our waterproof outerwear. Skill, knowledge and experience are all vital in the creation of the worlds best textiles and Desmond has this in abundance.
Desmond Castle began his career in textiles aged just 15 at D. Whitefords, manufacturers of underlay for carpets. Today he works at Century Dying, part of British Millerain, in Elland, UK where he operates the stentor which uses high temperature and pressure to coat and cure the cotton fabrics used in our waterproof outerwear. Skill, knowledge and experience are all vital in the creation of the worlds best textiles and Desmond has this in abundance.
Many of you love the Field trouser, our heavy duty military inspired wide leg chinos. We’ve sold lots and lots of them this year (are we finally getting over our 20 year obsession with skinny?). So many in fact that we’ve decided to launch them in denim!
I have long fancied including a classic Guernsey in our collection and so last summer I was delighted to have the chance to visit the Le Tricoteur factory on the island's western coast.
Everything we do is a celebration of the people, the skills and the traditions of the amazing factories we work with, all of them the very best of their kind, all of them deeply embedded in the culture and history of their communities.