The Return of Two Ghillie Icons: The Re-Mastered Brae & Munro Shirts

The Return of Two Ghillie Icons: The Re-Mastered Brae & Munro Shirts

Field Notes · Shirts

Two Icons.
Back Again.

The Brae and the Munro were among the first shirts Ghillie made. They shaped what the brand became. Now they return — improved in the details, unchanged in character.

By Hamish Godman  ·  Ghillie Field Notes

Some garments earn their place not through novelty but through use. The Brae and Munro ghillie shirts have been worn on riverbanks and hillsides, in bothies and game larders, through seasons that blur into years. They have been asked for again — and we are bringing them back.

Here is what makes them different, and why they matter.

The Brae

Classic Ghillie Shirt

The original. A traditional ghillie shirt cut in heavyweight brushed cotton, with the button-less open collar and long side vents that define the style. Made for freedom of movement in the field.

The Munro

Highland Wool Blend

The Munro takes the ghillie silhouette and builds it in a wool-blend tweed — warmer, more structured and suited to colder ground. A hill shirt for the serious season.

The Brae

Classic Cotton Ghillie Shirt

The Brae is cut from a heavy brushed cotton that softens with every wash. The traditional open collar sits wide and low — no buttons to fiddle with, no collar to straighten. The long side vents allow freedom of movement when casting, climbing or crouching.

Why It Endures

The ghillie shirt is one of the oldest garments in the Scottish outdoor wardrobe. Its logic is simple: comfort, durability and ease. The Brae honours that logic without reinventing it. Available in muted tartans and solid earth tones that sit quietly in the landscape.

The Munro

Wool-Blend Highland Shirt

The Munro takes the same open-collar silhouette and executes it in a wool-blend fabric — heavier, warmer and with a subtle texture that reads as a proper piece of Highland dress. It bridges the space between a working field shirt and something you'd wear to the lodge dinner.

Versatility Built In

Wear it as a shirt on warmer days or layer a flannel beneath it when the temperature drops. The open collar works under or over depending on conditions. A garment that makes decisions easier rather than harder.

On fit: Both the Brae and the Munro are cut with a relaxed, traditional silhouette — slightly longer in the body with full sleeves. If you are between sizes, size down for a neater look or size up for layering. Machine wash cold, line dry.

The Brae & The Munro

Two of Ghillie's most iconic shirts, back in the collection. Shop both now.

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