Galloway: Rugged and magnificent – it is truly Scotland's Lands End!
In a quiet corner of South-West lowland Scotland lies Galloway. It’s rocky, sandy coastline and lush green forests are the inspiration for our newest tweed. Ospreys nest and Kites soar above the bright yellow broom bushes and rich blue Solway Firth, whilst Red Squirrels dodge bluebells to scale the verdant beech trees. In August the wild heather blossoms and the landscape is adorned with ribbons of regal purple.
We’ve chosen our classic Lieutenant Jacket style and smart Regency Waistcoat to represent this beautiful cloth and the combination is timeless.
All the tweeds used in Great Scot styles are tailoring quality and of a weight that is highly suited to draping beautifully, whilst effortlessly maintaining the integrity of our highly structured silhouettes.
Due to the high quality, soft yarns that they are woven from, our tweeds feel soft against the skin and never scratchy or itchy.
We are highly particular in specifying that all the cloths we use are woven in family run mills throughout Great Britain.
The jewel colours of this magical, historical setting have inspired our newest tweed.
We strived to capture for you, the eruption of colour that illuminate it's steep and craggy slopes every season.
Shades reminiscent of the vast population of fox, red and roe deer fuse effortlessly with opulent yellow gorse and Scottish primrose which from May onwards, bloom ceaselessly.
When paired with our most flattering designs such as the Reiver and Lady Mary waistcoats and the Lady Mary Jacket, the Glencoe tweed is in its element.
Drama can be added by wearing the styles with black related separates; dress, skirt, jodh's or jeans – Our jet black Victorian Blouse is shown here with the neck tie on and bowed. - dash of red lipstick and VAVOOM!
All the tweeds used in Great Scot styles are tailoring quality and of a weight that is highly suited to draping beautifully, whilst effortlessly maintaining the integrity of our highly structured silhouettes.
Due to the high quality, soft yarns that they are woven from, our tweeds feel soft against the skin and never scratchy or itchy.
We are highly particular in specifying that all the cloths we use are woven in family run mills throughout Great Britain.
What is it really like behind the camera at our photoshoots? We thought you'd rather hear from the model herself.
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Hi I’m Elsa. I am actually an intern, visiting from France. I wanted to share with you what happened when I had a chance to model for Great Scot. Here are a few outtakes, and for you budding models out there, my candid experience of modelling for a day!
We are on location at our corporate showroom here at Great Scot HQ which is nestled deep in the Scottish Highlands. Today is my first time modelling and I am working with Heinrich, who is one of the talented Great Scot photographers. I feel it’s going to be a learning experience for us all.
First we did a quick test-shoot. Here I am without make-up or help with my hair!
After hair and make-up we had a quick briefing about how we were going to approach the shoot, and what we aimed to achieve. We want our customers to be able to see how versatile our new Bovary and Lieutenant Jackets can be.
Margo (Founder of Great Scot) asked me to be ‘still but natural and try not to pose’, but it’s not so easy when it seems like I have my workmates peeking in and giggling! Firstly we tried the jacket with the GS Flawless Blouse and my own jeans. It is a perfect fit and the styling takes just a moment so we are ready to go and I’m so nervous!
We moved from the Studio into our corporate showroom. I found it more relaxing.
Heinrich is very patient and kind, but very exacting!
The team is eager to have the light reflect the depth of colours and shades in these beautiful tweeds but the natural light in Scotland changes so frequently that we have to move around a lot to try to capture it. As the hours pass I become less self-conscious – even a little bored!
At last, I am feeling more comfortable at this point.
It is amazing to see how simply changing from jeans to the matching skirt made me not only look more formal but I felt confident and elegant. I love the Bovary and Lieutenant jackets, I’m hoping I am allowed to keep one of them!
Here is the Lieutenant Jacket in Lorne Blue Tweed. I love this with jeans.
Immediately after the shoot, the whole team assemble and begin to review the hundreds of shots taken. It is laborious and time consuming yet I am intrigued to see how carefully the team work to make sure that the clothing is truthfully and beautifully represented.
In the end we select just 4 photographs to use!
And so, the reality of the day was not quite so glamorous or so exciting. I was exhausted and glad to have a pizza delivery arrive! It takes many people's hard work and concentration to produce consistent results. I loved seeing the finished product though and viewing the images in context, on our website made it all a fantastic experience for me.
Seeing myself on the Great Scot website is a thrill I might never get over. My Mum and little brother will be very proud!
