This feature celebrates three exceptional labels available at The Longship championing British design, sustainability, and craftsmanship. From Kate Sheridan's vegetable-tanned leather accessories to Wallace Sewell's contemporary woven textiles and Cotswold Knit's hand-knitted lambswool garments, these makers showcase the creativity and care at the heart of modern British making.
“The gardener digs in another time, without past or future, beginning or end. A time that does not cleave the day with rush hours, lunch breaks, the last bus home. As you walk in the garden you pass into this time – the moment of entering can never be remembered. Around you the landscape lies transfigured. Here is the Amen beyond the prayer.”
When founding Tait & Style, Ingrid knew she didn’t want conventional fashion photography. It was friend and photographer Gunnie Moberg who was able to capture the bold and eccentric style of Ingrid’s textiles, combined with the uniqueness of the land and people of Orkney
Meet the shirt that feels like a postcard from paradise. The Mystical Collage Boxy Shirt is a celebration of sun-drenched days and carefree escapes, splashed with symbols inspired by holiday keepsakes and sun-faded souvenirs. Each mark and motif tells a story.Cut in a relaxed boxy fit, this shirt features a soft mandarin collar, centre shell button fastening, and 3/4 length sleeves finished with rolled cuffs and button tabs for that effortless "just-thrown-on" look. Style it solo or pair with the matching wide trousers for full mystical impact.
The Longship is a fashion and lifestyle store in the Orkney Islands in the north of Scotland. We are a family business and pride ourselves in supporting other independent designers and craftspeople – from Orkney and beyond.
We believe each piece in our store has its own unique story: it starts with the people who make it, and the place it comes from. It continues when we find it, select it, and bring it to Orkney. And the end of the story…is in your hands, and in your home.
