Sydney Cricket Ground has collaborated with Australian custom tailor business Oscar Hunt and luxury UK cloth merchant, Dugdale Bros & Co on a new SCG club members' jacket.
Located in Huddersfield England, Dugdale Bros & Co have sent hundreds of metres of the green, gold and silver cloth 10,000 kilometres across the world to Oscar Hunt in Australia to fit and create the member jackets.
The first recipient of the new jacket is SCG CEO Kerrie Mather who is the first female CEO of the venue in its 160 year history. Mather said that the new design reflects the recognisable elements of the ground.
"The colours of the new SCG blazer are inspired by our Members and Ladies pavilions.
"Dugdale’s cloth captures the heritage green of pavilions’ roofs and the bronze of our SCG logo," she said.
Dugdale Bros & Co MD Simon Glendenning said that the material was chosen not only for its heritage look, but also for its lightweight properties.
"Our highly regarded ‘Made in Huddersfield, England’ selvedge means we work with tailors and fashion houses across the globe, and when we were asked to be involved in such a heritage-led project, it was the perfect fit.
"The green, gold and silver 10z woollen cloth – the official SCG colours – was chosen not only because of its classic English drape and finish, perfect for formal jacket garments, but because of its lightweight characteristics, which is crucial given the warm Australian climate."
Huddersfield has a long-standing connection to Australian sport as the birthplace of Northern union (rugby league) which came to New South Wales in 1908.
The SCG has hosted more top-level games of Rugby League than any other venue in the world.
Oscar Hunt director Chris Edwards said that when choosing a partner to collaborate with, Dugdale Bros & Co were the perfect fit.
"SCG is steeped in sporting history and the Trustees wanted a cloth which reflected this level of heritage.
"We were looking to source fabric capturing tradition and timeless craftmanship – features not found in mass-produced textiles – and this aligned perfectly with the Dugdale Bros’ ethos," he said.
The SCG jacket process from cloth-to-garment takes six weeks.