Our Story

Robert Mackie originally opened in 1845 making traditional Scottish Glengarry and Balmoral headwear, “Bonnets” and since then, we have grown to become a leading Scottish knitwear manufacturer.

We are extremely proud of our heritage. Our original bonnets trace their origins to the early ceremonial headwear of Scottish regiments and we went on to supply leading pipe bands and Scottish Clan Organisations around the world. These skills are still relevant to this day even though our product range has evolved. We are now recognised for our luxury knitted hats, scarves and gloves.

Drawing on the rich textile heritage of Ayrshire, we craft indulgent modern wardrobe classics, and have become famous for our quality and use of vibrant colour in these products.

We offer both a wholesale accessory collection for retailers, and work closely with many historic British brands to develop and manufacture their bespoke designs also.

We are proud that everything we produce is “Made in Scotland”, completely manufactured in house, and that we continue to work only in natural yarns to produce renewable and sustainable products.

A Woolmark licensee, Sedex member and a close collaborator of the Ethical Trade Initiative, we are also members of UKFT and Textiles Scotland. We are proud to be actively reducing our Carbon consumption in the race to Net Zero.