Barrie Sweaters

Barrie is a Hawick mill first and a label second — it has knitted cashmere for other houses for decades, and its own-label pieces come off the same machines. Because the name carries little recognition on its own, those pieces are regularly priced as ordinary Scottish knitwear rather than as what they are.

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Barrie Vintage Red 100% Pure Cashmere Button Up Cardigan Black Trim Size L

100.0% · 1 ratings Free shipping Listed 5 months ago

Barrie cashmere cardigan in a colourway that sits outside the brand's usual neutral palette, with contrast trim that narrows the field of interested buyers.

8.0 /10

Barrie $85 $400–$700$700(85% Off Est. Retail85% Off Est Retail)

Barrie Polo Sweater Womens Size M Burgundy Superfine Merino Scotland Wool

100.0% · 143 ratings Free shipping Listed 10d ago

Barrie's Scottish-made superfine merino is knit on the same machines that produce for Chanel's atelier -- here in a polo cut that hides its provenance.

8.0 /10

Barrie $90 $650–$950$950(89% Off Est. Retail89% Off Est Retail)

Barrie Scotland Lambswool Cardigan Women's Medium Sweater

100.0% · 5,510 ratings +$8 shipping Listed 3 months ago

Barrie's Scottish lambswool knitwear is produced at the same mill that supplies Chanel's cashmere operations, yet the brand itself remains absent from most resale radars.

7.0 /10

Barrie $70 $450–$650$650(87% Off Est. Retail87% Off Est Retail)

Barrie Scotland Gray 100% Pure Cashmere V-Neck Sweater 3/4 Sleeve Ribbed Knit S

99.3% · 1,590 ratings Free shipping Listed 2 months ago

Barrie's Scottish-spun cable-ribbed knit, the substantial construction that normally commands more even used, sitting where the seller didn't check where this brand trades.

7.0 /10

Barrie $100 $750–$950$950(88% Off Est. Retail88% Off Est Retail)

BARRIE Scotland Pure Cashmere Textured Thick Gray Navy Cowl Neck Sweater M

100.0% · 355 ratings Free shipping Listed 11 months ago

Barrie's pure cashmere—the same fabric the Scottish mill supplies to Chanel—here in a substantial cowl neck cut, sitting where the half-year tenure suggests the name hasn't yet found its audience on this platform.

6.0 /10

Barrie $210 $1,200–$1,600$1,600(85% Off Est. Retail85% Off Est Retail)

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Buying Secondhand Barrie Sweaters

The reason Barrie is worth knowing is that the construction quality is a mill's rather than a fashion label's, while the resale interest tracks the name. The things to read are gauge and ply, and then the ordinary condition questions that apply to any serious cashmere.

Gauge and Ply Tell You What You Have

Barrie knits across a wide range of weights, and the heavier gauges are where the mill's capability shows most clearly — dense, evenly knitted pieces that keep their shape through years of wear. Lighter, finer-gauge pieces are lovely but behave like any fine cashmere: they drape beautifully and wear thin sooner at the elbows and underarms. Listings rarely state ply, but weight is usually readable from how the fabric falls in the photos and how the ribbing sits. A heavy Barrie piece priced alongside a lightweight one is the more interesting buy.

What Good Condition Looks Like on Mill Cashmere

The linking at the shoulder and neckline is where mill quality shows, and it's also where a tired piece gives itself away — look for even, tight seams rather than puckering. Check the ribbing at the cuff and hem for whether it still recovers, since spent ribbing is the fault that most changes how a sweater wears and it doesn't come back. Light surface pilling at the underarms and along the sides is normal on any worn cashmere and combs out. Thinning that shows light through the fabric does not.

Barrie Sweaters Questions

Is Barrie cashmere good quality?

It's a Hawick mill that knits for other houses as well as under its own name, and the own-label pieces come off the same machines. The construction is comparable to the better Scottish knitwear, priced well below it.

Does Barrie run true to size?

Broadly yes, though the heavier gauges wear closer than the fine ones at the same tagged size. Flat chest and length measurements are the reliable guide, particularly across older production.

What should I check on a used Barrie sweater?

Shoulder and neckline linking for puckering, cuff and hem ribbing for whether it still recovers, and the underarms for thinning. Light pilling combs out; spent ribbing and thinning don't.