Gordon Nicolson Kiltmakers
There’s a lot more to Scottish heritage than the kilt - but what a place to start. We’ve come
a long way from the battered great plaid (‘feileadh mòr’) of the sixteenth-century Highlands
to the modern sewn kilt in a newly-commissioned tartan, but the thread of our national
identity runs through both. It’s easy to play fast and loose with an icon (and many do), but
at Gordon Nicolson Kiltmakers we treat our heritage with the love and respect it deserves. Using only traditional
techniques, we’re a young(ish) business with a very old soul. And we’re keen to share our
passion for the history of our favourite garment - be that with customers in store or in one
of our talks on the history of highland dress.
Handmade traditional kilts
We are kiltmakers on a mission: to reenergise a craft endangered by machine-made
copies and the hoarding of knowledge in a competitive industry. In 2016, we founded the
Edinburgh Kiltmakers Academy to train a new generation of independent young makers to
work in the old style.
we use only the best locally-sourced
materials and craftsmen to make kits that can be treasured for a lifetime and passed down
through generations.
Gordon
Nicolson
SALES:
189 Canongate, The Royal Mile, EH8 8BN
0131 558 2887
gordon@nicolsonkiltmakers.co.uk
HIRE:
21 St. Mary's Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1TA
0131 557 4349