INSIDE OUR ATELIER

 

So often the conversation turns to Savile Row, to Italy, or to France when speaking of tailoring or ateliers, yet there is a quiet expertise that continues here in Scotland.

Our country is world-renowned not only for weaving but for cutting and crafting outerwear, skills shaped by generations of artisans. At Johnstons of Elgin, our cloth has long been cut on Savile Row, a mark of its quality, while the same craft has continued here at home. In Elgin, those skills are carried forward in the hands of our makers, some trained on the Row and many shaped by Scotland’s own long tradition of outerwear. From the tailor to the cutting room, and to our atelier in Elgin, we continue both traditions: weaving cloth and shaping it into form.

We have always regarded our atelier as a natural extension of the mill. It draws on the same heritage of craftsmanship and the same patient mastery, continuing a process defined by care and attention to detail. Where the mill turns raw fibre into cloth, the atelier turns cloth into form, garments refined yet functional, carrying the depth and handwriting of Scotland’s traditions.

Once our garments receive their last stitch, we do not send them elsewhere to be inspected, there is no need. Every stage of the process, from fibre to finished piece, happens under one roof. Responsibility is immediate and accountability is to one another.

When we speak of our team as artisans, it is with confidence and in the humblest sense of the word. Generations of skill have been passed on through watching, doing, and making. For Johnstons, artisanship is not a rarefied idea but something lived: grounded in humility, repetition, and skill. A living culture of artisanship, rooted in Elgin, reaching out into the wider world of design.

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