Nicholas Daley and The Glenlivet unveil heritage-inspired resort capsule

Nicholas Daley has built his latest resort capsule for The Glenlivet like a cross-continental mood board with tailoring in it. The designer pulled bespoke materials from Scotland and Jamaica, then had the pieces made in the United Kingdom, turning heritage into something tactile rather than decorative. The result is a limited-edition drop that treats shared identity, not logo placement, as the luxury proposition.

The collaboration grows out of The Glenlivet’s Jamaica Edition, the first release in its new Beyond Speyside series. That whisky was finished in casks that previously held Jamaican rum and is positioned around coconut, pineapple, caramel, mango, green apple, vanilla and toffee notes, a profile meant to move the brand beyond its Speyside roots without severing them. Daley, who styled the Jamaica Edition campaign, said his dual heritage drives his work, and The Glenlivet’s behind-the-scenes material says he translated that idea into clothing through Scottish patterns and textiles paired with Jamaican colors and silhouettes. The Glenlivet has also said the partnership will continue into 2026, when a Glenlivet tartan capsule is set to follow.

What gives the project weight is Daley’s fit for the brief. He graduated from Central Saint Martins in 2013, launched his namesake label in 2015 and was a finalist for the 2020 LVMH Prize. His work has long occupied the space where craftsmanship, bespoke textiles and multicultural British identity meet, so a resort capsule anchored in Scottish and Jamaican references feels like an extension of his vocabulary rather than a branded detour. In that sense, The Glenlivet is borrowing more than a designer’s name. It is borrowing his ability to make heritage look contemporary.

That matters because cross-category collaborations land best when they build a coherent world. Too many fashion-and-luxury tie-ups stop at surface-level merchandise. Daley and The Glenlivet have taken the harder route, using whisky as a cultural prompt and clothing as the narrative medium. The Glenlivet has even linked the project to recovery efforts in Jamaica after a devastating hurricane, adding another layer of responsibility to a collection that already trades in place, memory and craft. For fashion, the lesson is clear: spirits branding now offers a model for storytelling that feels rooted, specific and emotionally legible.