Pringle of Scotland will not return in its current iteration.
LONDON — Pringle of Scotland is going into hibernation, for how long remains unclear, although the one certainty is that it will not return in its current iteration.
“Words fail to describe what we have been going through, and what is happening is beyond anyone’s wildest dreams,” said Pringle’s owner Douglas Fang in an exclusive interview. “We also feel the pain for our suppliers. We’re very much in the middle, with little room to maneuver. It’s very difficult for Pringle to go on any longer in the current state. The industry is calling for a pause, and we’re doing exactly that. We have very little choice. It was a sad and very difficult decision, personally and professionally,” Fang said.
Founded in 1815 by Robert Pringle in Hawick, Scotland, the firm began as a manufacturer of hosiery and underwear and developed into one of the first luxury knitwear manufacturers. Over the years it became known for its use of cashmere; the introduction of the intarsia signature argyle pattern, and the twinset. It received a Royal Warrant as an official supplier to Queen Elizabeth in 1956.
Last fall, it revealed its first collaboration with H&M, took part in Frieze Art Fair’s first runway show with Symonds Pearmain, and rolled out Volume 1 of Pringle Reissued, a capsule collection of unisex designs based on the brand’s Eighties archives. It debuted Pringle Reissued at Dover Street Market in London and later rolled out the collection to its own sales channels.
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