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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Pre-loved BARRIE Women's Ivory 3D 💯 Cashmere Logo Sweater Sz M

99.7% · 1,663 ratings Free shipping Listed 3d ago

A Scottish cashmere house with Chanel at its back, yet its own-label sweaters circulate in whispers rather than waves.

9.0 /10

Barrie $125 $1,200–$1,800$1,800(92% Off Est. Retail92% Off Est Retail)

Barrie Sweater Womens 40 White 100% Cashmere Turtleneck Knit Made In Scotland

99.8% · 4,523 ratings +$7 shipping Listed 2 months ago

Scottish cashmere house whose knits are still made in the Hawick mill that supplied Coco Chanel's original cardigan jackets.

9.0 /10

Barrie $145 $1,200–$1,800$1,800(90% Off Est. Retail90% Off Est Retail)

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

100.0% · 1 ratings Free shipping Listed 6 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 Scotland Lambswool Cardigan Women's Medium Sweater

99.9% · 5,642 ratings +$8 shipping Listed 29d ago

Barrie's Scottish-made lambswool knitwear carries a workshop pedigree that rarely appears in this price territory, yet the V-neck cardigan shape has softer pull than the brand's more directional pieces.

7.0 /10

Barrie $63 $450–$650$650(89% Off Est. Retail89% Off Est Retail)

Womens VIntage 90s Barrie The Scotch House 100% Cashmere Knit Cardigan Large

99.5% · 304 ratings +$8 shipping Listed 1 month ago

A Scottish mill's nineties patchwork cardigan, when Barrie still knit for its own label rather than Chanel's atelier.

7.0 /10

Barrie $95 $450–$650$650(83% Off Est. Retail83% Off Est Retail)

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

100.0% · 355 ratings Free shipping Listed 12 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.