Dugdale White Rose “Caldonaire”
The Caldonaire bunch was released in 1911 to celebrate three rivers: the Calder, the Don and the Aire. These rivers provided a natural source of energy which spurred the industrial revolution and, particularly, the textile industry in North Yorkshire. In addition, the softness of the water was ideally suited to the production of cloth (more on this in future entries) and of course the rivers were a wonderful source of power and transportation for both the raw materials and the finished goods.
We think that this bunch is the best so far in Dugdale’s campaign to re-issue the White Rose series, especially the collection of tweeds in the front of the book, which have to be seen to be truly appreciated, so come in to the shop to have a look! This type of colourful herringbone tweed is a great, hard-wearing staple for every man’s wardrobe.
Dugdale have recognised that there is a current trend of customers valuing traditional cloths, but instead of re-inventing tradition, they have combed their archives to find cloths which are traditional, yet still seem fresh and original to our eyes. And the best thing is, these cloths are still made in Yorkshire.
The White Rose series itself was very popular right up through the 1960s – as shown by this period advert that we discovered in our back issues of ‘Tailor & Cutter’ magazine.
