Our Story
The Mallinson family name dates back to the early 1900s with many of that time making a living in Yorkshire Mills as 'Cloth Dressers'. A career in textiles was reignited in 2019 by founder Ryan who created the brand shortly after the birth of his son Edward. Hailing from a working class suburb of Leeds, the business was built on the craft of re-waxing and repairing wax jackets. Mallin & Son was born.
Beginning with friends and then independent customers, Mallin & Son started servicing high end jackets from Barbour, Belstaff, Burberry and all in-between whilst flying the flag for sustainable fashion, all from a kitchen table in the heart of West Yorkshire.
The business soon became an authority on wax jackets for customers and enthusiasts across the globe. Leading manufacturers soon came onboard, partnering with the brand. The business then set up premises in our hometown of Ossett, Wakefield. Local and national press, TV, celebrities and a large social media following soon followed.
Ossett was once a thriving centre for textiles during the late 1800s with many of the mills employing large numbers of the town's people. They built a strong trade in the recycling of woollen goods, known as Mungo and Shoddy that was 'exported to the world'. Whilst most of those old trades and businesses now consigned to history, many of the mills still stand.
Our clothing is inspired by those industrial roots and the workers that kept them alive. We're here to write our own chapter of the town's textile history through our Heritage clothing brand.
#peoplelikeus
We like to meet with interesting people doing interesting things. This includes events, pop-ups, podcasts and more. Here are some interesting places that you may have seen us but please get in touch at contact@mallinandson.com if you'd like to speak to us.
Menswear Style Podcast
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Menswear by a Woman Podcast
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The Yorkshire Post
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Yorkshire Evening Post
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Jules Hudson x Mallin & Son
We had a wonderful time at the inaugural Channel 5 on the Farm festival where a chance meeting with Mr Countryside, Jules Hudson, ended up in this short video clip.
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Garmology Podcast
In this wonderful podcast host by Nick from the fantastic Welldresseddad blog, we talk all things waxed jackets and the strength of building a community in business.
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Casual Cultures
It was a pleasure to be invited to talk to Dan from the Casual Cultures blog about everything from fashion to music to football. Dan is collating a fantastic backlog of work, be sure to check out the blog.
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Wakefield Express