Private White V.C. is perhaps the closest the fashion world comes to “local produce”. In their own factory in Manchester, England, their clothes are made largely by hand using as much locally sourced material as possible, including everything from wool from nearby sheep farms to fabrics woven in the city’s legendary textile mills. Their holistic approach to fashion makes for products of unmistakable quality.

The company takes its name from founder Private Jack White, who was awarded the prestigious Victoria Cross for having saved the life of many of his comrades during a failed river crossing.