Laird-Portch Of Scotland Women's Kilt Skirt 14 100% New Wool Pleats Blues Midi

Laird-Portch Of Scotland Women's Kilt Skirt Size 14 - vintage 14 Waist is about 28" - all buckles have 3 holes so there is dome wiggle room 100% New Wool Pleats Blues Midi Excellent condition Geoffrey Laird-Portch was the one-time Marks & Spencer trainee who pioneered the mass-marketing of tartan. He opened up new markets in Europe and North America with innovative setts and garment styles, and introduced the mini-kilt to Paris and New York, a generation ahead of Vivienne Westwood. He dealt in an astonishing array of Highland dress, manufacturing in wool, silk and artificial fibres, and retailing kilt cloth, tartan, finished kilts, jackets, sporrans, brogues, sgian dubhs, flashes, scarves, golf caps, tammies, travel rugs, waistcoats, ties, cummerbunds, sashes, stoles, braces, squares, skirts, shawls and bonnets. At its height, his East Kilbride-based business rivalled Rolls Royce in numbers of staff. But while Rolls Royce employed men, he took on their womenfolk, and in a move radical for the early 1960s, opened a creche for children of staff. Laird-Portch was a characterful man, slightly Churchillian in appearance, whose presence and personality made him appear larger than he actually stood. He possessed the courage to take risks and to forge new markets with new products, and was rewarded by being one of the youngest businessman ever to win two Queen's Awards. He sold off the original Laird-Portch company to Coats Patons, restarting as Clan Laird - being promptly