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09/10/2020

Garmology S00 E27: A Highland thing – With John Sugden of Campbell’s of Beauly

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My guest today is John Sugden of Campbell’s of Beauly, a traditional highland tailor and accessories shop outside Inverness with a continuous history going back to 1858. We get into his background in the garment industry, the place of traditional tailoring and fabrics in modern times, how workers on the Highland estates still use unique tweeds for their workwear, doing…

15/04/2013

Icons: The brogue – from marshwork to gentlemans footwear

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Brogues are seemingly everywhere these days. While long being the quintessential shoe for the proper tweedy gentleman, available through shoemakers and expensive outfitters, nowadays you’re as likely to find them in the lower end high street shoe shops, vying with trainers and dessert boots for the attention of a man with an aspiring taste on a more limited budget. So…

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Garmology S00 E27: A Highland thing – With John Sugden of Campbell’s of Beauly

Icons: The brogue – from marshwork to gentlemans footwear

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