GREAT BRITISH TWEED

Decoding Heritage Craftsmanship

24Feb

2026

Words by: Isla Philo. Design by: Melanie Makariou

As a proudly British brand, we’re always looking for ways to pay homage to our roots and weave a subtle sense of heritage throughout our collections, and what’s more British than tweed? The answer: tweed that’s 100% made in England.

The pursuit of honouring heritage craftsmanship led us to historic British tweed makers Linton Tweeds. The Carlisle-based company have been creating couture-level woven tweed fabrics and bouclé for over 100 years, firmly cementing them as experts of the loom, aka the perfect people to help bring our vision to life.

When it came to creating our Heritage Crop Jacket, it wasn’t enough to just select a beautiful tweed fabric; we wanted to make it completely bespoke. To create our unique tweed, Linton Tweeds gave our design team access to their extensive fabric archive to draw on for initial inspiration.

A woman working on the loom in a fabric factory.

Image of linton tweed jacket hanging up in front of rolls of fabric.

Just like us, Linton Tweeds aren’t ones to shy away from color. Maybe, as a fellow British company, they know that sometimes a bold shade is the best antidote to the often gloomy weather. A lot of thought goes into the shade of the yarns, and many of Linton’s bespoke tones are created by the company’s own dye house.

Tweed fabric being hand-finished with stitching.

We chose colors that complement our collection's palette, including our signature Tobacco Tan, which matches the stitching on our denim. The discreet yet bright mix of colors throughout the tweed adds dimension to the neutral base, and the intelligent benefit of effortless cross-collection styling.

Working closely with Linton's team means the fabric of our Fitted Jacket is an artisan-crafted tweed that's completely unique to ME+EM and made in England, marking the union of traditional craftsmanship + contemporary intelligent design.

A woman sat down wearing a tweed jacket and jeans, shielding her eyes from the sun.

A woman in front of a wall wearing a tweed jacket, facing away from the camera.

Our collaboration with Linton Tweeds didn’t stop at a single style. This season, we’re bringing out a second creation, consider it Great British Tweed part 2.

Close up of model's outfit, consisting of a tweed jacket, pink jumper, leopard print belt and blue jeans.

The new collarless Heritage Jacket is crafted from a different, yet equally bespoke, tweed. The Cream base features our twist on a classic houndstooth pattern, woven with tones of gold, silver, copper and pink for a mixed-metallic finish, allowing versatile jewellery and accessory pairings. Fringed trims outline the neat, straight-fit silhouette, and a tonal satin lining assures a smooth feel against the skin.