KEEPING IRELAND ON TOP with SUPER SOFT MERINO EDGE TO EDGE COAT X4693 : WHOM YOU KNOW CELEBRATES IRISH STYLE INTELLIGENCE AND EXCELLENCE, by West End Knitwear Since 1957 #BravetheCold #FASHIONALERT #WhomYouKnow
Molly Cullen, Founder of West End Knitwear
Three more days!
Do you have your Irish on?
Do you have your Irish on?
As long as you're not going to the beach (we mean the beach in America, where you go to the beach when it is 80F or more and the sky is blue, not a cold day in Ireland or the UK when the sky is white and it is about 50F at the beach-when you should wear a sweater or two!), you should be making every day a fabulous sweater day because there are so many great Celtic designs on the market, specifically by West End Knitwear!
The wool on this is the softest ever and you will fall in love with both the comfort and the extraordinary detailed style. Meet the
Edge to Edge Coat, in natural color – Warm merino wool, crafted with traditional Irish designs that are timeless creates wonderful texture and style. Though it is called a coat, you can wear this as a sweater inside. It is uber-cozy! While the pattern is traditional, it is layered in unique panels and styled to work within a contemporary wardrobe, making this a new modern classic. It is hand-made in Ireland of the finest quality soft wool. We suggest pairing it with a high collar underlayer to extend the look.
And, a
s we told you,
Irish Girls Rule.
As in the Irish Girl Molly Cullen.
Earlier, this brand was first featured:
That's a fact and when Peachy Deegan's Aunt & Godmother (same person) visited her at UCC in County Cork when she was a student, she later followed up with a T-shirt that said IRISH GIRLS RULE which we wear under our West End Knitwear...her mother was Peachy's grandmother who's pictured below, and who was 110% Irish American with all four grandparents born in Ireland and settled in Bristol, Connecticut, land of ESPN 100 years earlier.
Peachy and her Grammy on her 1st St. Patrick's Day, learning how important being Irish is!
Molly rules and we did not have the chance to know her, but we DO KNOW her two sons, Paul and John Cullen and Paul's sons, Barry and Niall Cullen, all current owners of West End Knitwear, which is Keeping Ireland on Top. So, whether you are Irish or just wish you were, you can achieve a stunning Irish look with West End Knitwear, made in Ireland.
Its illustrious history includes the village of Monasterevin in the county of Kildare, Ireland. It is the home of West End Knitwear Ltd. The company was originally established by Molly Cullen in 1957, after creating beautiful Aran designs with her mother and grandmother for many years. Molly’s dream was to incorporate a family knitting business whose heritage stretched back for over 100 years. Molly is the granddaughter of Kate O’Shea, who, in 1856, was the first craftswoman in Ireland to commercially market her robust, hand knitted woolens. Molly Cullen recognized a market for fashionable Aran style knitwear and established West End Knitwear Ltd in her home village of Monasterevin.
Proud to keep the tradition alive, West End Knitwear Ltd was continued by Molly’s sons Paul and John Cullen who saw the opportunity to incorporate the best traditional aspects of their mother’s Aran sweaters into modern and fashionable styles. These new styles would come to recognize as the benchmark for modern Aran cable knit sweaters.
Early days of West End Knitwear Ltd in the 1960's
Today it is the biggest knitwear manufacturer in Ireland, with a vibrant workforce under Molly’s grandsons Niall and Barry Cullen. As the designers and producers of the finest quality Irish Aran Knitwear, the extensive range uses the traditional Irish Aran Stitches throughout the garments which are believed to bring luck, success and health to the wearer, ensuring we keep our long-treasured history of traditional Irish craft.
West End Knitwear is conscious of its roots in the past; however, the company has its eyes firmly focused on the future. From its situation in the west end of Europe it takes pride in being the first company to manufacture garments which were originally designed for those engaged in a rugged, outdoor life. Some of these garments have been adapted for modern worldwide markets and are worn by men and women with pride and pleasure.
Both our Aran Crafts and Nua collections are manufactured to the highest standards using the finest quality materials: merino wool, pure new wool, linen/cotton, cashmere and introducing new super-soft merino wool.
