Camel Crombie Wool Skirt

ManufacturerMade by Crombie (Aberdeen, Scotland, founded 1805)

Date1950s

Object NameSkirt

Mediumwool

ClassificationsFashion and Dress

Dimensions62.5 x 68.4cm

AcquisitionPresented in 2002 by Mrs McHardy.

LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub

Object numberABDMS054284

About MeThe skirt is made from felted wool, which is woven wool cloth that has been milled, a process where the cloth is beaten in warm soapy water to produce a solid firm fabric.

Crombie was founded in Aberdeen, Scotland in 1805, making it one of Britain's oldest brands.Crombie began as a producer of luxury cloth, which it sold to cloth merchants and direct to London tailors. By the 1850s, Crombie had won quality awards from Queen Victoria and Napoleon III at the Great Exhibition in London and the Exposition Universelle in Paris respectively. Later, Crombie expanded from simply manufacturing the fabric for other producers, to creating coats under its own name. Crombie is most famous for its luxury coats - so much so that the word 'Crombie' is sometimes used by other companies to refer to their own coats produced in the style of Crombie's most famous three-quarter length (usually wool) overcoats.