Menswear
Premium British-Made Men's Outerwear — Voted by the Community
This directory lists 12 premium brands that make men's outerwear in the UK. They are most often based in London and Norfolk. Ranked by community upvotes.
SEAM JUNKIES
SEAM JUNKIES is an independent Stirling clothing label making handcrafted outerwear engineered in Scotland, mostly produced to order.
- Casual
- Outdoor
- Slow Fashion
Shop to visit- Casual
- Outdoor
- Slow Fashion
Yarmouth Oilskins
Yarmouth Oilskins is a British brand with over 120 years of heritage, designing and manufacturing quality workwear in Great Yarmouth.
- Heritage
- Nautical
- Workwear
- Heritage
- Nautical
- Workwear
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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
Blackshore
Blackshore is a British brand founded in 2017, specialising in sustainable clothing and accessories made with ethical production and local craftsmanship.
- Contemporary
- Nautical
Factory shop- Contemporary
- Nautical
Phoebe English
Clothing made in England attempting a variety of solutions towards less extractive fashion systems. Est 2011.
- Bridal
- Casual
- Classic
Shop to visit- Bridal
- Casual
- Classic
B D Garments/Northern Style
Established in 2006, B D Garments is a Belfast based manufacturer specializing in marching band uniforms and regalia. Northern Style is our in house retro clothing brand inspired by 60s design
- Casual
- Classic
- Heritage
- Casual
- Classic
- Heritage
KerrieALDO
KerrieALDO is a Dundee-based slow fashion brand crafting handcrafted garments from locally sourced materials.
- Contemporary
- Slow Fashion
- Contemporary
- Slow Fashion
Sub Zero
Sub Zero designs and manufactures high-performance outdoor clothing in our Leicestershire factory. British-made base layers, mid layers and technical apparel trusted by adventurers, professionals and emergency services since 1967.
- Athletic
- Hiking
- Outdoor
Factory shop- Athletic
- Hiking
- Outdoor
HebTroCo
HebTroCo is a British clothing brand founded in 2015 in Hebden Bridge, known for supporting small UK manufacturers by producing durable garments made exclusively in Britain.
- Casual
- Heritage
- Outdoor
Shop to visit- Casual
- Heritage
- Outdoor
Fieldware Co
Fieldware Co crafts British made, handcrafted waxed cotton workwear and utility products for garden, work, and home. Durable, practical, and built to last.
- Heritage
- Workwear
- Heritage
- Workwear
Wear London
Wear London is a British menswear brand founded in 2020, offering high-quality classic clothing mostly made in England.
- Classic
- Timeless
Shop to visit- Classic
- Timeless
Oliver Spencer
Oliver Spencer is a men's fashion brand specialising in casual and contemporary clothing.
- Contemporary
- Timeless
Shop to visit- Contemporary
- Timeless
Shops run by premium brands that make men's outerwear
8 of the 12 premium brands that make men's outerwear have a shop you can visit: 3 in London, others in Brighton, Fleckney, Hebden Bridge and 3 other towns.
Brighton
Fleckney
Sub Zerofactory shop
Hebden Bridge
Rackheath
Blackshorefactory shop
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Stirling
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 Outerwear
Britain's cool, wet weather has shaped its outerwear, and several well-known coats and fabrics began here. In 1823 the Glasgow chemist Charles Macintosh patented a waterproof cloth made by sandwiching dissolved rubber between two layers of fabric. Coats made from it became known as mackintoshes, and his firm later made garments at a factory in Manchester. In 1879 Thomas Burberry, a draper and outfitter in Basingstoke, developed gabardine, a tightly woven twill whose yarn was waterproofed before weaving, so the cloth kept out rain while still letting air through. He patented it in 1888. Gabardine coats were worn by British officers in the First World War, giving rise to the trench coat. The duffle coat takes its name from Duffel, a town in the province of Antwerp in Belgium, where its thick woollen cloth was first made. In the 1890s the Admiralty bought the coats in quantity for the Royal Navy, and they were worn widely by British forces in the Second World War. Surplus coats sold after the war carried the style into civilian wardrobes.