Take a look at our seasonal collection of Luxury Knitwear by Inis Meain: https://www.kirbyallison.com/c....lothing/knitwear-pol

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Inis Meain Natural Aran Celebration Knit Sweater https://www.kirbyallison.com/i....nis-meain-natural-ar
Inis Meáin Pure White Linen Crewneck Sweater https://www.kirbyallison.com/i....nis-meain-brown-line
Inis Meain Navy/Red Donegal Linen Sweater https://www.kirbyallison.com/i....nis-meain-grey-doneg
Inis Meáin Blue Mix Stripe Linen Crewneck Sweater https://www.kirbyallison.com/i....nis-meain-blue-mix-s
Inis Meáin Hawthorn Grey Mix Crewneck Sweater https://www.kirbyallison.com/i....nis-meain-hawthorn-g
Inis Meáin Blue Mix Collared Button Cardigan Sweater https://www.kirbyallison.com/i....nis-meain-grey-doneg

ABOUT INIS MEAIN

Inis Meain means "'middle island" in Irish, and is also the name of the middle of the three Aran Islands on which these sweaters are knitted. The company knits sweaters in classic intricate Aran Island designs, continuing a knitting tradition that has warmed generations of fishermen in the wet and windy climate of Galway Bay.

The company was founded in 1976 by Tarlach de Blacam and his wife Aine, an islander, to bring back to life the island's traditional fisherman knitwear that had disappeared over time. Drawing on the island's long heritage, Inis Meain draws on a huge repertoire of local hand-knitters, sometimes using old photographs of island knits for inspiration, even reproducing them in some cases.

For centuries, the fishermen's garments were knitted by the women of the island. Knitting was just one of a number of skills that islanders had to learn and to master, to create a way of living in a very inhospitable place. Their sweaters represent the best of pre-globalized micro-cultures that produced clothing not for fashion but out of necessity. The harsh wet, windy climate fisherman endured in the Galway Bay required hardy, warm knitwear that could withstand the climate. Over the centuries, a rich style emerged that gave way to the iconic "Aran Cable."

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