Mill's 'surprise' at Eilish sporting its cap cloth

A West Yorkshire manufacturer has shared its "complete surprise" at superstar Billie Eilish wearing a baseball cap made from its cloth during the Grammy Awards.

The 23-year-old singer's navy hat, worn while she attended the ceremony in Los Angeles, was created with fabric from Abraham Moon & Sons' mill in Guiseley, Leeds.

Nine-time Grammy winner Eilish missed out on any gongs during the 67th Grammy Awards, but took to the stage to perform her hit Birds Of A Feather at the Crypto.com Arena.

"It's really nice to see what is quite traditional cloth being used in such a modern way," said Joe McCann from Moon.

Mr McCann, Moon's brand and product director, said the firm was founded in 1837 and creates cloth which is sold on to global leading fashion and interior designers.

Not all products featuring its cloth carry Moon's label, he said, but Eilish's cap did.

"It has been a hive of activity, the whole office has been absolutely buzzing about it," Mr McCann said.

"It was a complete surprise to us, it was fantastic to see Billie wearing it."

The firm said it was one of the last remaining fully functional "vertical" woollen mills in the UK, meaning a building optimised to ensure efficient movement of material through the manufacturing process.

"It's always really great and a lovely surprise when artists and influential people that you really respect come out and where something like this," Mr McCann added.

"It makes the world of difference and for a company like ours you can't replace the power of an influential figure like Billie wearing a product."

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