Menswear
Outdoor British-Made Men's Shirts — Voted by the Community
This directory lists 6 brands that make outdoor men's shirts in the UK. They are most often based in West Yorkshire. Prices run from premium to luxury. Ranked by community upvotes.
Carrier Company
Carrier Company is a family-run British brand crafting sustainable clothing and equipment since 1995. Each piece is handcrafted using locally sourced materials, inspired by North Norfolk’s traditions of gardening and foraging.
- Classic
- Country
- Ethical
Shop to visit- Classic
- Country
- 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
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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
TorraMór
TorraMór is an independent Scottish brand founded in 2021, specialising in high-quality, sustainable, waterproof outdoor clothing designed and made in Britain.
- Hiking
- Outdoor
Shop to visit- Hiking
- Outdoor
McNair Shirts
McNair Shirts, founded in 2016, crafts British-made merino wool shirts combining traditional craftsmanship with innovative performance for outdoor enthusiasts.
- Heritage
- Hiking
- Outdoor
Factory shop- Heritage
- Hiking
- Outdoor
Buffalo systems
Buffalo Systems makes rugged, windproof, breathable clothing using the pioneering Double P System of Pertex and pile. Handmade in Sheffield since 1979.
- Hiking
- Outdoor
Factory shop- Hiking
- Outdoor
Shops run by brands that make outdoor men's shirts
All 6 brands that make outdoor men's shirts have a shop you can visit in Axminster, Ballinluig, Hebden Bridge and 3 other towns.
Axminster
Fortisfactory shop
Ballinluig
Hebden Bridge
Holt
Buffalo systemsfactory shop
Slaithwaite
McNair Shirtsfactory 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 Shirts
Britain's shirtmaking grew alongside its linen and cotton industries in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, as mechanised spinning and weaving made cloth cheaper and more plentiful. Ready-made shirts became a large industry in the nineteenth century, and the biggest centre was Derry, now in Northern Ireland. William Scott started a shirtmaking business there in 1831, relying on outworkers who sewed at home. Tillie and Henderson opened a large shirt factory in the city in 1856. By 1902 Derry had 38 shirt factories employing 18,000 workers, with many more outworkers, and most of the workforce were women. Poplin and Oxford cloth became staples of shirting. Poplin's name is usually traced to a fabric made in Avignon in France, while the origin of Oxford cloth is uncertain. British-made cotton poplin was sold in the United States from the early 1920s, where buyers renamed it broadcloth. Contemporary British-made shirts draw on this history of cloth and factory skill, using careful cutting and stitching to make shirts for both formal and casual wear.