Womenswear
Women's Bags and Satchels Made in Scotland — Voted by the Community
This directory lists 9 brands that make women's bags in Scotland. Prices run from affordable to luxury. Ranked by community upvotes.
Trakke
Trakke is a brand that designs and manufactures high-quality, durable outdoor gear and accessories, including backpacks, bags, and accessories. They prioritise craftsmanship, functionality, and sustainability, using premium materials.
- Contemporary
- Cycling
- Heritage
- Contemporary
- Cycling
- Heritage
Kinloch Anderson
Kinloch Anderson is a prestigious Scottish textile company founded in 1868 by William Anderson in Edinburgh, specialising in kilts, tartans, and Highland dress.
- Formal
- Heritage
- Highland
Shop to visit- Formal
- Heritage
- Highland
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Lochcarron of Scotland
Lochcarron of Scotland is the world’s leading manufacturer of tartan, producing over 500 authentic Scottish tartans since 1947.
- Highland
Factory shop- Highland
KerrieALDO
KerrieALDO is a Dundee-based slow fashion brand crafting handcrafted garments from locally sourced materials.
- Contemporary
- Slow Fashion
- Contemporary
- Slow Fashion
Campbell's of Beauly
Campbell's of Beauly, established in 1858, is a Scottish family-run country tailor and outfitter known for bespoke tweeds, traditional clothing, and fishing equipment reflecting Highland heritage.
- Country
- Heritage
- Highland
Shop to visit- Country
- Heritage
- Highland
Scottish Textiles Showcase
Scottish Textiles Showcase is an independent Edinburgh brand championing authentic Scottish wool mills and artisans, specialising in natural fibre textiles made in Scotland.
- Contemporary
- Heritage
- Highland
Shop to visit- Contemporary
- Heritage
- Highland
McRostie of Glasgow
McRostie of Glasgow crafts handmade leather goods in Scotland, maintaining exacting standards since 1887. Each piece is made using traditional craftsmanship and the finest British materials.
- Classic
- Formal
- Heritage
- Classic
- Formal
- Heritage
Gordon Nicolson
Gordon Nicolson Kiltmakers create authentic handmade kilts rooted in Scottish craftsmanship, supported by their Edinburgh Kiltmakers Academy since 2009.
- Formal
- Heritage
- Highland
Shop to visit- Formal
- Heritage
- Highland
Green Thomas
Green Thomas is a Scottish knitwear brand founded in 2015 by Emma Green and Alan Thomas, offering quality scarves, hats, gloves, and socks made in Scotland from wool and cashmere.
- Contemporary
- Contemporary
Shops run by brands that make women's bags in Scotland
5 of the 9 brands that make women's bags in Scotland have a shop you can visit: 3 in Edinburgh, others in Beauly, Dornoch, Selkirk and 2 other towns.
Gordon Nicolson, Kinloch Anderson, Scottish Textiles Showcase
Beauly
Dornoch
Selkirk
Lochcarron of Scotlandfactory shop
St Andrews
Wester Ross
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 Bags
From about 1650 until the late nineteenth century, many women carried their belongings in tie-on pockets: separate pouches tied round the waist under the skirt and reached through openings in the dress. In the 1790s, slimmer dresses with fewer petticoats made these pockets awkward, and many women began carrying small drawstring bags instead. Known as reticules or indispensables, they held a purse, smelling salts and a handkerchief, and were often made and decorated at home. The word handbag first meant hand luggage, usually carried by men when travelling. In the later nineteenth century the leather travelling bag, with its metal fastenings, inside compartments, ticket pockets and sturdy handle, inspired a new handbag for women, the forerunner of the twentieth-century handbag. Some British saddlers and harness makers turned to bags as well. In Walsall, the centre of the saddlery trade, some firms were making travelling bags and other light leather goods from the 1870s, and turned more of their work to them as motor vehicles replaced horses after 1900. British-made women's bags today draw on this background of leatherwork and accessory making.