Introducing the Tilda Swinton x HADES collection –
Working closely with the award-winning actor, we're excited to reveal our collaborative collection. Consisting of three knits, three skirts and two scarves, each piece is inspired by one of Swinton's films. The knitwear is made in Scotland and the skirts are made in England.
"The spirit of Hades is a beautiful thing: vivacious and witty and enthusiastically counter-cultural, while simultaneously dedicated to the highest possible quality of traditionally made artisanal pieces in the heart of the Scottish Borders, my familial home. It has been my sincere pleasure to come to know Cassie and Isabel and to have been asked to play with them in this happy work. I see for them an ever brighter horizon ahead and it is my honour to call them colleagues" – Tilda Swinton
The Tilda Swinton collection was photographed by Maria Mochnacz at Aston Hall – a Jacobean house filled with beauty and eccentricity.
Parliamentarians attacked the house during the English Civil War and has a large cannonball hole in the grand oak staircase! We love this visual metaphor: revolution and change amidst tradition and history, which strongly resonates with the HADES studio. We believe in heritage and radicalism and consider ourselves 'modern traditionalists'.
The knitwear is made in Scotland and the skirts are made in England.
We want to express our gratitude to Tilda for collaborating with us. With us all being in different locations, the collection was designed via back and forth over e-mail and culminated in a joint visit to our Scottish factory in June.
HADES has been operating for eight years and this collection has been a joyous process and a real pinch-yourself proud moment. We hope you love the collection as much as we do!
