Team GB athletes will stride into the closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics wearing suits designed and made by Perthshire fashion boss Nadia Alexander. The Auchterarder business owner prides herself on “flock to frock” sustainability, and is possibly one of the country’s only fashion designers with their own farm. Participants at the games will wear hand-crafted suits made and woven with fabrics from McNaughtons in Perth at the closing parade in August.
The attire will be worn at select formal events including Team GB’s visit to the palace in November, hopefully with medals in tow. It is a project which has required 40,000 meters of cloth to tailor 532 suits, made bespoke for each Olympic star. And Nadia has explained how a bold attitude and focus on sustainability and local materials helped win her the contract to tailor Team GB.
Speaking with The Courier, Nadia said the athletes had expressed their delight with how the clothes looked and felt. “We are fitting all of the athletes in Team GB this year, which is incredibly exciting for us,” she said. “Winning this contract was based on firstly, a bit of a brass-neck on my part, and our heavy focus on sustainability and using fleece from our farm to make woven products.
“When we went for the tender for Team GB, I pushed on the fact we were not based overseas, we are right on the doorstep and could make something truly special and hand-crafted. “The clothes are formal wear, a two-piece suit which is 100% Scott.
