How Harris Tweed Went From Humble Island Cloth to High-Fashion Staple

No one will tell you that it’s easy to live in the Outer Hebrides. Even in the 21st century, with central heating, Amazon Prime and regular flights to the mainland, these rugged, rocky Scottish Islands remain isolated, lonely places. Thanks to a latitude north of 58 degrees — the same as Juneau, Alaska — winters here are wet and dark, with little daylight and powerful storms blowing in off the North Atlantic. In the summer months people flock to the Hebrides to take in the