&Daughter is a London knitwear label founded in 2013 by Buffy Reid with her father Columba, a career wholesaler of Irish and Scottish tweeds and cashmere. It keeps a deliberately small supply chain of family-owned spinners and knitters across the UK and Ireland, including Todd & Duncan for yarn, and every garment is fully fashioned and hand-finished. Sweaters retail around $650–790.
Key facts
- Founded in London in 2013 by Buffy Reid, formerly of Gap, together with her father Columba
- Yarns are spun and garments knitted in Scotland and Ireland by five long-standing partner makers
- Wool and cashmere yarn comes from Todd & Duncan at Loch Leven, Scotland
- Every piece is fully fashioned, with panels knitted to shape then joined and finished by hand
Fibres and construction
&Daughter works principally in Cashmere, Wool, lambswool & Shetland, Sea Island & long-staple cotton. Construction and techniques associated with the house include fully-fashioned, Fair Isle and Aran. It is based in England, whose contribution to luxury knitwear is the fine-gauge knit: extra-fine merino and Sea Island cotton knitted at 24–30 gauge in Derbyshire and the Midlands, a tradition that began with the stocking frame in the 16th century..
How to judge &Daughter quality
- For cashmere pieces, look for a stated micron count or grade, 2-ply yarn for sweaters, and a dense knit with no daylight through plain areas. See the cashmere grading guide.
- Lambswool and Shetland are coarser than cashmere by design; judge them on density, recovery when stretched, and the mill's finishing rather than on softness in the shop.
- This house knits fully-fashioned: check for fashioning marks along the armhole and flat, linked seams inside — the signatures of shaped, stitch-by-stitch construction.
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&Daughter: frequently asked questions
Where is &Daughter knitwear made?
&Daughter is based in London, England. Founded in London in 2013 by Buffy Reid, formerly of Gap, together with her father Columba.
What is &Daughter known for?
&Daughter is known for fully-fashioned lambswool and cashmere designed in London, spun and knitted in Scotland and Ireland. Its principal fibres are Cashmere, Wool, lambswool & Shetland and Sea Island & long-staple cotton.
Is &Daughter a luxury brand?
&Daughter sits in the luxury tier of this index (roughly $400–$1,000 for a sweater). Its construction methods include fully-fashioned, Fair Isle and Aran. It is listed here on the basis of fibre quality, construction and provenance rather than price alone.
How much does &Daughter knitwear cost?
&Daughter is roughly $400–$1,000 for a sweater at the time of writing. Prices vary by fibre and style.
Sources
Facts verified against the sources above on 16 September 2026. Prices are indicative and change; check the house's own site.