After some very late nights but lots of fun getting it all ready we are delighted to announce the opening of our 6 month Pop Up shop in the beautiful market town of Knaresborough, North Yorkshire this weekend.
Its a lovely location full of independent retailers , craftspeople and small businesses.
We feel KM will fit in perfectly here & look forward to welcoming you to visit soon
It was a surprise to see our feature from 2018 on ‘Back in Time for Tea’ repeated last week on BBC2. We have had some amazing feedback from viewers and great sales from it too.
Our new summer weight line caps are now in stock. At a time we all need some happy vibes these caps are full of sunshine. Ethical and practical, the perfect summer flat cap.
We are no longer booking appointments or doing bespoke caps until further notice due to the current Covid 19 global crisis. However our online collection is still available through our website www.kempadoo.com
THANK YOU for your continued support during this time. We hope you all stay well and safe.
Here are some of our beautiful linen flat caps with tropical print under-peaks photographed in their natural habitat. Set amongst the heliconias and natural foliage of Trinidad it is easy to see where designer Rhians inspiration came from for this collection.
Our founder Rhian was lucky enough to spend her birthday at Trinidad Carnival. So much creative inspiration and great memories from this amazing island. We cant wait to translate this vibrant experience into our new summer collection.
Limited Edition caps new for Christmas 2019…small runs of no more than 12 per design ever made.
Beautiful designs using green doeskin wool, berry herringbone and garter blue doeskin with various complimentary peaks and linings. Now available at www.kempadoo.com
We love theses images of our summer linen collection of caps. The inspiration was the Brazilian martial art Capoeira which founder Rhian did in her twenties for a number of years. The fluidity of movement was perfect for our photoshoot with dancers and really suited the vibrancy of the summer caps. They really capture our ‘Express Yourself’ vibe.
The new ‘Jimmy Cliff’ Baker Boy cap inspired by the iconic 1973 album cover for the film ‘The Harder They Come’ . Made from prestigious A W hainsworth melton wool right here where our offices are located within the woollen mill in Pudsey, Yorkshire.
Read more about our collaboration with Herdwick Limited. The caps are made from beautiful Tiberthwaite tweed with windsor red under-peak from AW Hainsworth.
London and laughter. Our trip to London to meet our brand ambassador Harry Newton and buy new fabrics for Autumn/ Winter 2019. And why we found NO British made caps on our travels… even in the home of British Luxury Liberties!!
We are so excited to show you a sneak peek of our new collection ‘NORTHERN SOUL 2019’ . The collection is inspired by music and musicians past and present. With caps such as ‘The Jimmy’ inspired by legendary reggae musician Jimmy Cliff, the ‘Raspberry Beret’ inspired by the hit song by Prince and ‘The Gainsbourg’ inspired by french musician Serge Gainsbourg.
We cant wait to share the final collection with you and our fun and fresh marketing for 2019.
We had a great night at the Northern Powerhouse Export Awards hosted at The National Railway Museum in York.It was lovely to meet so many northern businesses from such a diverse range of professions. We didn’t win our category for ‘Micro Exporter of the Year’ but it was just such an honour to have even been shortlisted in the first place.
And it was a brilliant excuse to dress up in a dress from local boutique Apparell , with a Charlotte Luisa clutch bag… and of course a KM Cap !