Pure Collection dresses measured by hand: 5 pieces (2 in stock), UK 6–16, from £25, one of each.
Pure Collection was founded in Harrogate in 2002 to sell one thing properly: cashmere, spun from Mongolian fibre and sold direct by catalogue and online, later joined by silk dresses in the same spirit. The label is one of the few mid-priced British names whose cashmere is knitted to a decent weight rather than to a price.
Is Pure Collection sizing true? Yes, UK sizes, cut classic. We list pit-to-pit and length on knits and bust, waist and length on the dresses.
How do you judge Pure Collection cashmere? Composition label, the weight in the hand, pilling under the arms and how the ribbing has held, shown in daylight photos. The silk dresses get a shot of the print at the seams.
Pure Collection: what our pieces tell us
2 in stock · 3 sold. On the 4 Pure Collection tops and dresses we measured, the bust ran −8 to +6″ against the UK standard for the label size: close to the UK standard for the size on the label. Measured table below.
About the Pure Collection label5 label photos · sizes · sources
Read from the 5 Pure Collection pieces we have handled: our own tape, our own label photos. Nothing here comes from the brand.
- Composition on the labels
- 100% cashmere ×3 · 100% silk ×2
- Eras on our pieces
- Y2K ×1
- Sizes handled, as listed
- UK 6 ×1 · UK 8 ×2 · UK 10 ×2 · UK 12 ×1 · UK 16 ×1 · L ×1
Labels through the years, from our photos
Pure Collection Ltd of Harrogate had administrators appointed on 4 February 2020; the brand continues to trade online at purecollection.com. Source: thegazette.co.uk, checked 21 Oct 2026.
Is Pure Collection still made? Yes, as far as public records show (checked October 2026). Pure Collection Ltd of Harrogate had administrators appointed on 4 February 2020; the brand continues to trade online at purecollection.com. Source: thegazette.co.uk. What we sell is second-hand, from earlier seasons.
Measured on our pieces 4 Pure Collection pieces measured flat by hand · label size against the tape
In stock and sold, in inches. The Pieces column says how many pieces each line rests on.
| Label | Pieces | Bust, round | UK standard | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK 16 | 1 | 33″ | 41″ | 40″ |
| UK 6–8 | 1 | 28″ | 32.3″ | 24″ |
| UK 8–10 | 1 | 36″ | 34″ | 20″ |
| UK 10–12 | 1 | 42″ | 36″ | 25″ |
Does Pure Collection run small or true to size? On the one Pure Collection piece labelled UK 16 that we measured, the bust was 33″ round (the UK standard for that label is about 41″). That is smaller than the UK standard for the label, so size up if you are between sizes.
“Our UK estimate” is the size on each piece's own listing, tried on our model (5′6″, UK 8). Jeans sit on the hips, so a waistband measures more than the natural waist it is made for: about 3″ more on a low rise, 2″ on a mid rise, 1″ on a high rise, the same rule Will it fit? uses. Shorts are left out of the inseam column.
How Pure Collection knitwear sizes against other labels: knitwear sizing by brand →
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Pieces from Pure Collection that have already found a home. Each is one of a kind, so none can be bought again.
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