New Harris Tweed designed for luxury Scottish hotel owned by Andy Murray

Judy Murray wears new Harris Tweed
designed exclusively
for Cromlix, in bespoke
jacket and Catherine Aitken Hayworth Handbag.

For fashionistas in the know, Harris Tweed Hebrides is the multi award-winning Scottish business (based at Shawbost on the west coast of the Isle of Lewis) which produces and supplies the unique Harris Tweed fabric to the world’s most discerning design houses including Chanel, Vivienne Westwood and Saint Laurent, to name just a few.

Now Cromlix Hotel, which was acquired by world-acclaimed Scottish tennis star Andy Murray and opened about a year ago, is celebrating the launch of a new accessories range using a unique bespoke Harris Tweed.  The unique tweed was  developed jointly by Andy’s mom Judy who is herself an established tennis coach and a star of the latest UK TV series - Strictly Come Dancing TV show) and Harris Tweed Hebrides.

The new Harris Tweed was inspired by the famous Wimbledon colours of purple and green and has been used by three renowned Scottish-based designers Catherine Aitken, Gráinne Broderick and Katherine Emtage, to craft a contemporary accessory gift range which will be available to purchase at the luxury hotel.

Ladies' toileries bag in Harris Tweed 

designed exclusively for Cromlix Hotel.

The Cromlix Collection includes a clutch bag, a messenger bag, a ladies handbag as well as a clip fastening change purse, ‘his and hers’ toiletry bags and Harris Tweed cufflinks set in sterling silver.  For modern-day gadgets there is also an iPad and iPhone 6 cover, and a cushion cover and tea cosy for the home. 

Each item has been handcrafted by all the designers blending both traditional and modern techniques.

The tweed itself has been hand-woven by independent weavers based in their croft sheds across Lewis and Harris, using pure virgin wool that is dyed with separate pigments before being carded and spun.  Just one single yarn can contain several different colours, blended together in order to obtain the perfect tone or hue, each reflecting aspects of natural surroundings such as heathers, mosses, lochs and mountains. It is this ancient process that defines all cloth officially certified with the world-renowned Harris Tweed Orb symbol making it genuine Harris Tweed – the world’s only commercially produced hand woven tweed.

Judy Murray launches new Harris Tweed designed exclusively for Cromlix in bespoke Wild Stole, Wrap Belt & Kate Clutch from new range by Catherine Aitken.

Judy Murray said: “I wanted to develop something unique for Andy’s hotel which would reflect Cromlix’s heritage and also showcase the fantastic textiles and craftsmanship that Scotland has to offer.” In addition to the accessories range a number of one-off items were also fashioned to showcase the beautiful fabric including a jacket for Judy in the new Harris Tweed by Perth-based Blues & Browns.
“Cromlix is a stunning location to visit and now guests will be able to take home something memorable from The Collection in the hotel’s signature Harris Tweed.”

The Cromlix Hotel in Perthshire is set in 34 acres of secluded woodlands and garden grounds, with its own chapel and house loch), and according to the hotel’s website, it offers guests the chance to experience the sort of decadent lifestyle once enjoyed by the Lairds of Cromlix.