America has always been known as the land of opportunity and never more so in history than at the very beginning of the 20th Century. One of the many thousands of Europeans who crossed the Atlantic in search of horizons new was David Doniger, a hat-maker and entrepreneur from Scotland, who was leaving behind his family clothing business and looking to settle in the USA.

Part of the McGregor clan, Doniger could trace his roots back to the first kings of Scotland and, possessing both a keen eye for business and a rather dapper sense of style, he had made enough money for the voyage by making caps out of the McGregor tartan. Finding himself in New York, it seemed only natural to set up business in the trade he knew best and introduce the city to the style of his homeland and, indeed, the joys of plaid.

In the twenties, New York was the epicenter of the brave new world - fashionable, exciting, glamorous and bursting at the seams with bright young things who wanted to embrace change and make their mark on the world. It was the perfect place for Doniger, in 1921, to introduce the McGregor Coordinated Sportswear Collection - an innovative and completely modern new concept of offering individual garments that worked separately but also together to form a complete working wardrobe. Fabrics, colours and styles were carefully chosen to complement one another - a ground-breaking idea that worked perfectly for the new generation of fast-movers. By the early 30s, Doniger had made enough dollars to be able to set up his offices in the swanky address of 303 Fifth Avenue, New York.