Menswear
Casual British-Made Men's Beanies — Voted by the Community
This directory lists 12 brands that make casual men's beanies in the UK. They are most often based in Greater Manchester and Leicestershire. Prices run from affordable to luxury. Ranked by community upvotes.
Carnwear
SupporterCarnwear produce hand crafted and made to order knitwear, designed and made in their West Cornwall studio. Their collection features transeasonal knitted garments for men & women as well as a selection of hats, scarves and hand warmers.
Corgi Socks
Corgi Socks is a British clothing brand founded in 1892, specialising in luxury hand-knitted socks, knitwear, and accessories made in Wales by five generations of the Jones family.
- Casual
- Classic
- Colourful
Factory shop- Casual
- Classic
- Colourful
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Mars Knitwear
Mars Knitwear is a Leicester-based manufacturer producing high-quality knitwear since 1994. All pieces are designed, made, and inspected in-house by experts.
- Casual
- Timeless
- Casual
- Timeless
Rock and Ruby
Rock and Ruby brings a little brightness to the everyday, offering cotton and wool socks and accessories all proudly made in Great Britain.
- Casual
- Outdoor
- Slow Fashion
- Casual
- Outdoor
- Slow Fashion
Reflekt Clothing
A Local & Independent Menswear Brand. Creating Authentic British-Made Apparel. Follow our socials for new drops, restocks and exclusive offers!
- Casual
- Casual
WAWWA
WAWWA is a Manchester clothing brand making functional, gender-inclusive everyday wear in its own UK factory. They work to a pre-order model, use organic and recycled materials, and pay the real Living Wage.
- Casual
- Contemporary
- Ethical
Shop to visit- Casual
- Contemporary
- Ethical
Fortis
Fortis is a British outdoor clothing manufacturer founded in 1997, evolving from farm diversification to producing durable, sustainable garments with military-grade fabrics.
- Casual
- Classic
- Country
Factory shop- Casual
- Classic
- Country
Mamnick
Mamnick is a British brand founded in 2012 by Thom Barnett in Sheffield, focused on high-quality craftsmanship, timeless design, and sustainable practices inspired by the Peak District.
- Athletic
- Casual
- Cycling
Shop to visit- Athletic
- Casual
- Cycling
House of Cheviot
House of Cheviot has been making luxury socks in the Scottish Borders since 2002, drawing on a long tradition of local craftsmanship. The focus is on well-made products, quality yarns, and thoughtful design rooted in British heritage.
- Casual
- Classic
- Country
- Casual
- Classic
- Country
Good Measure
Good Measure creates limited-run, high-quality heavyweight sweatshirts and t-shirts made entirely in England, honouring UK manufacturing and heritage.
- Casual
- Streetwear
- Casual
- Streetwear
- Illicitbloc
Illicitbloc
Illicitbloc, founded in England by brothers Josh and Arron. Illicitbloc is luxury athletic leisure wear with no shortcuts.
- Athletic
- Casual
- Streetwear
- Athletic
- Casual
- Streetwear
- Kate Sheridan
Kate Sheridan
Kate Sheridan is an independent British clothing brand founded in 2001, creating distinctive, handcrafted leather goods and ready-to-wear collections made in England.
- Casual
- Contemporary
Shop to visit- Casual
- Contemporary
Shops run by brands that make casual men's beanies
6 of the 12 brands that make casual men's beanies have a shop you can visit in Ammanford, Axminster, London and 3 other towns.
Ammanford
Corgi Socksfactory shop
Axminster
Fortisfactory shop
Penzance
Carnwearfactory shop
This independent directory lists UK-made clothing brands, and marks those that make only some items here.Why choose British-made?
A Brief History of British Made Beanies
The close-fitting, brimless knitted cap now often called a beanie has a long history in Britain. One of the earliest documented knitted caps is the Monmouth cap, named after the Welsh town where hand knitters were making caps by the fifteenth century. The caps were knitted large and then fulled, or felted, which shrank them and made them warmer and more weatherproof. Later much of the trade moved to Bewdley in Worcestershire, and the name came to describe a style rather than a place. Monmouth caps were everyday wear for soldiers, sailors and labourers. In the 1620s the backers of the Massachusetts Bay Colony ordered them for settlers, and knitted wool caps remained common outdoor headwear from the eighteenth century onwards. The word "beanie" is much younger. It was first recorded in the twentieth century and probably comes from "bean", a slang word for the head. At first it usually meant a small cap sewn from panels of felt or cloth. Only later, in many English-speaking countries, did it become a common name for a knitted cap.