Atkinsons

Atkinsons is a heritage neckwear house trading as Richard Atkinson & Co, founded in Dublin in 1820 by then Lord Mayor Alderman Richard Atkinson and now based at Irish Poplin House in Belfast. It is known for Royal Irish Poplin, a silk-warp, worsted-wool-weft cloth rooted in Huguenot weaving traditions, which earned a royal appointment under Queen Victoria in 1837. The company supplies ties, bow ties and regimental, club, paisley and game patterns to trad and Ivy retailers including J.Press, The Andover Shop and O'Connell's. No ownership change is reported.