17 Brands Like Brora for Luxurious Knitwear Lovers
You fell in love with Brora's cloud-soft cashmere and heritage Scottish knits. Then the price tag hit, the waitlist grew, or you just wanted more variety in your knitwear drawer. Finding brands that match that same devotion to natural fibres, timeless cuts, and real craftsmanship can feel overwhelming when fast fashion dominates every search result. These 11 brands deliver the same commitment to luxury knitwear that made you a Brora devotee in the first place, from Scottish mills to Mongolian pastures and Italian ateliers.
1. John Smedley
John Smedley has been producing fine-gauge knitwear in Derbyshire since 1784, making it one of the oldest manufacturing brands in the world. The house specialises in extra-fine merino wool and Sea Island cotton, crafting polo shirts and crew necks with a precision that borders on obsessive. Prices sit between $150 and $350 for pieces that hold their shape wash after wash.
Where Brora leans into textured, relaxed Scottish charm, John Smedley delivers a sharper, more architectural silhouette. The knits are thinner and smoother, designed to layer under tailoring as easily as they work on their own. If you want British heritage knitwear with a polished, boardroom-ready finish, this is the brand to reach for.
Best for: Polished British knitwear with two centuries of manufacturing pedigree.
2. Loro Piana
Loro Piana occupies the absolute top tier of the luxury fibre world, sourcing baby cashmere from Inner Mongolian goat kids and vicuna from the Peruvian Andes. Every knit feels weightless yet warm, with a hand-feel that ruins you for anything lesser. Expect true luxury pricing, with most knitwear pieces starting above $1,000.
Think of Loro Piana as Brora turned up to the highest possible volume on quality and turned down to a whisper on branding. The designs are deliberately quiet, letting the raw material do all the talking. For the knitwear connoisseur who has outgrown every other cashmere brand and wants the finest natural fibres money can buy, there is nowhere else to go.
Best for: The ultimate upgrade in cashmere quality for collectors who want the world's finest fibres.
3. The Elder Statesman
Founded in Los Angeles by Greg Chait, The Elder Statesman treats cashmere as a canvas for colour and pattern. The brand hand-knits and hand-dyes many of its pieces, producing bold tie-dye sweaters and striped blankets that feel like wearable art. Prices start around $500 and climb steeply for one-of-a-kind creations.
Brora keeps things classic and restrained, but The Elder Statesman throws restraint out the window while maintaining the same obsessive focus on premium cashmere. Each piece carries the slight irregularities of handwork, giving it a warmth that machine-made knitwear cannot replicate. This is the brand for anyone who wants investment-grade cashmere with personality and creative energy to spare.
Best for: Artisanal, hand-crafted cashmere with bold colour and a collector's appeal.
4. Naadam
Naadam works directly with herding cooperatives on the Mongolian steppe to source Grade A cashmere, cutting out middlemen and passing those savings on to the customer. The result is a $75 essential cashmere sweater that punches well above its price, alongside cardigans and accessories that rarely break the $200 mark. The brand has become a quiet favourite among women who want real cashmere without the luxury markup.
While Brora wraps its cashmere in tartan prints and heritage storytelling, Naadam keeps the palette neutral and the cuts modern. The aesthetic is pared-back and city-ready, designed for layering into a minimalist wardrobe rather than making a statement on its own. If you want the same fibre quality Brora offers at a fraction of the cost, Naadam delivers without compromise.
Best for: Affordable Mongolian cashmere basics with a transparent, ethical supply chain.
5. Kestin
Kestin Hare launched his namesake label in Edinburgh with a clear mission: to make modern menswear rooted in Scottish manufacturing traditions. The brand partners with local mills to produce lambswool knits and heavy-gauge crew necks that nod to workwear and hillwalking culture. Prices hover around $200 to $400 for a quality sweater made on Scottish soil.
Where Brora channels the drawing room, Kestin channels the highland trail. The silhouettes are more utilitarian, the colour palette earthier, and the overall mood leans rugged rather than refined. Male Brora fans who want the same dedication to Scottish-made quality but with a tougher, more outdoor-inspired edge will find a natural home here.
Best for: Scottish-made knitwear with workwear-inspired details for men who value local manufacturing.
6. Vince
Vince built its reputation in California on the idea that luxury should feel effortless. The brand's cashmere and wool knits come in muted tones, relaxed fits, and clean lines that make getting dressed in the morning a five-second decision. Most knitwear pieces land around $300 to $500, placing Vince in the accessible luxury tier alongside Brora.
The difference is mood. Brora dresses you for a weekend in the Scottish countryside, while Vince dresses you for a gallery opening followed by dinner in a coastal town. Both brands let material quality lead the design, but Vince strips away any decorative detail in favour of pure, understated minimalism. It is an ideal complement to a Brora wardrobe rather than a replacement for one.
Best for: Minimalist luxury knitwear in a muted, California-cool palette.
7. Khaite
Catherine Holstein founded Khaite in New York with the goal of making clothing that felt both relaxed and powerful. The brand's knitwear, particularly its cashmere pullovers and cardigans, became instant cult pieces thanks to fitted silhouettes, exposed seams, and a confidence that reads as unmistakably modern. Prices range from the mid-hundreds into the thousands for runway pieces.
Brora and Khaite share a belief in premium cashmere, but the styling could not be more different. Khaite's knits hug the body, play with proportion, and carry an undercurrent of downtown edge that Brora's heritage aesthetic deliberately avoids. For Brora fans who want to add something bolder and more fashion-forward to their rotation, Khaite offers a sharp counterpoint without sacrificing fibre quality.
Best for: Fashion-forward cashmere with a downtown New York attitude and cult status.
8. Everlane
Everlane made its name by publishing the true cost of every product, from factory wages to final markup. Their cashmere programme uses Grade A Mongolian fibres to produce crew necks and turtlenecks that retail between $100 and $200, a price point that makes owning multiple colours a realistic prospect. The brand also offers a "cashmere waffle" range with textured knits that feel more substantial than the typical lightweight pullover.
Compared to Brora, Everlane is far less interested in heritage or pattern. The colours are deliberately safe, the fits are deliberately simple, and the brand trusts the cashmere to do the heavy lifting. For anyone building a core knitwear wardrobe on a realistic budget, Everlane removes the financial barrier to owning genuine cashmere without cutting corners on fibre quality.
Best for: Budget-friendly Grade A cashmere basics with full pricing transparency.
9. Cuyana
Cuyana was founded on the mantra of "fewer, better things," and that philosophy runs through every cashmere wrap, alpaca cardigan, and merino pullover in the range. The brand sources its cashmere from Mongolian and Italian mills, keeping prices in the low hundreds while maintaining a refined, grown-up aesthetic. Cuyana also runs a "lean closet" programme that encourages customers to donate old clothing when buying new pieces.
Cuyana shares Brora's love of understated design and natural materials, but wraps it in a more modern, sustainability-first message. The colour palette is warm and neutral, the silhouettes are designed for layering, and nothing in the collection screams for attention. If you admire Brora's quality-over-quantity ethos and want a brand that makes that philosophy its entire identity, Cuyana is a fitting match.
Best for: A quality-over-quantity wardrobe anchored by responsibly sourced cashmere and alpaca.
10. J. McLaughlin
J. McLaughlin has dressed the American East Coast set since 1977 with polished knitwear in bold prints and classic stripes. The brand offers cotton and wool-blend sweaters and cardigans priced between $100 and $250, designed to transition from a morning meeting to a harbour-side dinner without a wardrobe change.
The brand shares Brora's fondness for heritage prints and traditional styling, but filters it through a distinctly American preppy lens. Where Brora reaches for Fair Isle and tartan, J. McLaughlin reaches for nautical stripes and geometric patterns. For anyone who loves Brora's classic sensibility but wants that same energy translated into an East Coast American wardrobe, this is a brand worth exploring.
Best for: Classic American prep knitwear with heritage prints at an approachable price.
11. Sezane
Sezane became a global phenomenon by offering Parisian wardrobe staples at prices that feel fair for the quality. The brand's knitwear collection includes mohair cardigans, cashmere-blend crew necks, and chunky cable-knit sweaters, most priced between $80 and $200. Every piece carries that effortless French quality where nothing looks too polished or too casual.
Brora and Sezane both believe that knitwear should feel special without being fussy, but the design language diverges sharply. Sezane favours romantic details like puffed sleeves, scalloped edges, and dusty rose palettes that skew younger and more playful than Brora's classic British palette. For Brora fans who want to introduce a softer, more feminine French sensibility into their knitwear wardrobe, Sezane is the obvious starting point.
Best for: Parisian-chic knitwear with romantic details at a genuinely accessible price.
Written by
Spencer Lanoue
