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Brooks Brothers celebrates love of Scottish textiles

Updated: 2011-11-24 Source: ei.wtin.com

US retailer Brooks Brothers hosted a celebration of Scottish textiles in New York at its flagship Madison Avenue store with over 500 guests earlier this month.

The showcase included a wealth of tartans, cashmere and Harris Tweed, which is celebrating the centenary of the Orb trademark.

Established in 1818, Brooks Brothers has a long-standing history with Scottish knitwear and fabric mills including Robert Noble, Barrie, Hawick Knitwear, Reid & Taylor, Harris Tweed, Todd & Duncan, Johnstons of Elgin and Begg Scotland. All these companies had their products from the new autumn/winter collection on show at the event.

ˇ°Brooks Brothers has a long standing tradition of offering our customers the finest Scottish textiles,ˇ± said Claudio Del Vecchio, Brooks Brothers CEO. ˇ°We proudly celebrate generations of collaboration, quality and value.ˇ±
 
As Brooks Brothers is the Official Clothier of St Andrews Links, Steve North, director of instruction at the birthplace of golf gave guests tips on their swing in a state-of-the-art, full-scale indoor PGA Tour golf simulator, thought to be the first system of its kind in an apparel retailer environment.

Donald Martin, chairman of the Harris Tweed Authority, said: ˇ°As our centenary draws to a close we are delighted to formally recognise Brooks Brothers, one of our key retail ambassadors, with a special Harris Tweed Centenary Year Heritage Award.
 
ˇ°This award is a small token of thanks from everyone in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland for this support, and we hope it will continue for hundreds of years to come.ˇ±