The Journal

Notes from the loom.

Quietly published, four to six times a year. Studio dispatches, mill diaries, care notes, and the occasional opinion about a collar.

From the studio
March 2026
Why we stopped offering a black-watch tartan
After three winters, we retired the Black-Watch shirt this January. The cloth is beautiful, but the colourway never quite sat with the rest of the bolt. Here's what we're weaving in its place.
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Mill diary
January 2026
On the loom in Biella
Photographs from a January visit to Lanificio Cerruti, where our autumn wools are warped, woven and finished — the same mill our grandmothers' coats came from.
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Care notes
November 2025
How to wash a wool plaid
The short answer: rarely, and never hot. The long answer involves a wide-tooth comb, a Madeira-bottle vinegar rinse, and a flat dry on a clean towel.
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Voices
October 2025
An interview with Margot
Our co-founder on growing up in Provence, three years of cutting suits in Savile Row, and why the shirt is the most honest garment a woman can own.
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Why we stopped offering a black-watch tartan