If you were tracking Ivan (the Soviet Union and its allies), you had Harris Tweed.
Many of them were wearing Harris Tweed and every one of them would aspire to.
Bruce Armitage, of Carloway Mill Harris Tweed, said a stable workforce had been key to success.
The biggest producer of Harris Tweed hopes to revive sales of the fabric to the US and Canada.
Harris Tweed jackets were the "uniform" of CIA agents when working overseas, a former intelligence officer has said.
Margaret MacLeod, Harris Tweed Hebrides market development director, said there was potential demand for the fabric in North America.
In an interview with The Guardian, Mendez said Harris Tweed was favoured by US spies during the Cold War.
Mr. McLaughlin said he made his purple trousers with a specific pairing in mind: a heathery Harris tweed jacket.
The former CIA agent was a guest of honour at a lunch in New York hosted by the Harris Tweed industry.
Brian Wilson, chairman of Harris Tweed Hebrides, said Russia "ticked all the boxes" in terms of climate and respect for quality heritage products.
Tim Long, curator of fashion and decorative arts at the Museum of London, said he was fascinated by the CIA's use of Harris Tweed.
Harris Tweed Hebrides, which accounts for 90% of production, has teamed up with an international advertising firm in an effort to resurrect the market.
Chief executive Ian Angus MacKenzie said Harris Tweed Hebrides had just had its biggest single order from the US since the company started in 2007.
Lewis-based Harris Tweed Hebrides was one of 10 textile firms that took part in Style: Scotland, which was held in the British Embassy in Moscow.
At the moment more than 40% of all Harris Tweed exports goes to Japan, overtaking sales to Germany, according to the Harris Tweed Authority (HTA).
Ms Baillie also pointed out that Mr Taylor had made important investments in the Harris tweed industry on the Western Isles, a constituency represented at Holyrood and Westminster by the SNP.
When it was put to her that Mr Salmond had urged the campaign group to hand back the businessman's money, Ms Lamont responded by asking if the first minister felt Mr Taylor's investment in Harris Tweed should be withdrawn.
These were the last men on earth still wearing Harris-tweed jackets with leather patches on the elbows and trim on the cuffs.
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