The Official Tweed Appreciation Thread

[comrade]

Can anyone recommend an online retailer that sells Harris Tweed in a 3/2 roll, or 2 button with a center vent? I love O’Connell’s but going to wait for a sale. I found an almost perfect match in this J Press but I don’t want patch pockets. I found a few possibilities online from supposedly Scotland but they only show side vents and the jackets are made short. Any help is appreciated. Looking for any shade of brown. I’m not really worried about price as long as its less than 1200 new. I prefer classic. Like I said above O’Connell’s will be fine but would like to compare similar options.

Harris Tweed Tan Windowpane Sportcoat | J. PRESS

Shop our selection of Sport Coats and browse classic Ivy Style pieces at J. Press.

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I am not specfially sure of Harris Tweed but the Andover shop specializes in natural shoulder
Ivy clothing with center and Side vents. I am an MTM client. Unfortunately, their website is a
mess and hard to navigate. I would call or email them, If you like the cut of O'Connells, Press,'
and Andover, don't even consider Walter Slater or Cordings jackets. The have built up" British-
style shoulders and are defintely lower quality than O'Connells and Andover. I've been
in Slaters and Cordings.

Soft Brown Herringbone with Sky Blue and Soft Maroon Windowpane Sport Coat

This soft brown herringbone wool jacket features a sky blue and soft maroon windowpane and was exclusively woven in Scotland for The Andover Shop. It is cut in the traditional Andover Shop fit with 2 buttons, a center vent, and is undarted. Tailored in the USA. After Special Orders are placed we...

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[ppk]

Love this bespoke sports coat by Taillour;

 

[Iskander]

Does unlined tweed stretch out if you put it on a hanger? It seems like it would in the less densely knitted varieties

 

[comrade]

Does unlined tweed stretch out if you put it on a hanger? It seems like it would in the less densely knitted varieties

Proper weight tweeds need no hanger. They stand up by themselves.

 

[comrade]

Tweed Perfection:

ANDERSON & SHEPPARD + SHETLAND WOOL = THE PERFECT MARRIAGE

Don’t give me millionaire’s cashmere, super 220’s, guanaco with diamond dust or some fancy worsted with 24K gold pinstriped (although I do love guanaco). Yes I know, how can one n…

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[JSP89]

Does unlined tweed stretch out if you put it on a hanger? It seems like it would in the less densely knitted varieties

Try using thick hangers rather than thin hangers. This will prevent the jacket shoulders from stretching out.

 

[JSP89]

D.I tailor bespoke 3-piece suit cut with Harris tweed

 

[JSP89]

Russell check tweed - a handsome and showoff tweed in a traditional English 3 button cut.
Mix match fun with shetland, corduroy, oxford, and cotton twill.
Bonus last image with a trench coat in its proper true function of protection against rainy weather.
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Everything is great, but boots are the best

 

[comrade]

Andover Shop? Also, is Winston Tailors (ex-Chipp) still at it?

Winston has been gone for maybe 7-8 years. Paul has retired.
I was a client for more than two decades when it was Chipp.
Wonderful clothes for the price. Great collection of tweeds.

 

[SimonC]

Tweed Perfection:

ANDERSON & SHEPPARD + SHETLAND WOOL = THE PERFECT MARRIAGE

Don’t give me millionaire’s cashmere, super 220’s, guanaco with diamond dust or some fancy worsted with 24K gold pinstriped (although I do love guanaco). Yes I know, how can one n…

handsewncanvas.wordpress.com

Well that helped steer my decision on what to wear this morning…

 

[DorianGreen]

A lovely herringbone tweed on this Gabo RTW topcoat.

 

[emptym]

Beautiful jacket.

So far, I've only had jetted pockets on a dinner jacket because it seems you can tuck in the flaps for a jetted pocket look. The flap can suddenly become useful if the pockets sag (more likely with soft tweeds). Am I missing something?

Some consider sagging patch pockets to be of, um, old world elegance you might say. I do.

I wanted to buy a tweed jacket to wear to university. Will it be too hot for me indoors? If so, I should avoid wearing tweed because in winter it will be hidden under a winter parka and I will have to take it off indoors. Then there is no point in wearing it.
I have a Uniqlo jacket in a tweed blend. 70% wool and 30% polyester. It is so thin that the light shines through the back, but the texture is suitable for the winter season. I was thinking of ordering a thick MTM tweed, but I have heard people complaining that they cannot wear it indoors. Although I really like thick fabrics for the way they fit and hide figure flaws, there is a limit. Also, it may be difficult to wear thick tweed with a coat.

Uniqlo wool jacket. Size S weighs 450 grams

Depends on a lot of things: temp of room, your preference, the tweed's weight, if it's lined, what you're wearing under it, etc. I think 14oz tweed is fine in most buildings in winter with a shirt and perhaps a tie, but not with a sweater under it. For overcoats, you might try an unlined parka or trench over tweed.

Does unlined tweed stretch out if you put it on a hanger? It seems like it would in the less densely knitted varieties

I've never had that problem, but if you're concerned, might as well go lined. I get my tweeds fully lined now.

 

[DorianGreen]

I really like this look, tweed pairs so nicely with cord in my eyes.

 

[DorianGreen]

A beautiful London Lounge Shetland tweed on this jacket made by Steed.

Surprisingly nice the combination with white, although flannel, cord or cavalry twill on the trousers would look much better in my opinion.

 

[Egdon Heath]

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Guy should sleep in that jacket for a couple of nights to loosen it up, way too stiff for tweed. And when you don't cut sleeve ends on the bias, they end up looking like that. I won't bother to mention that I don't care for tweeds cut with a plunging neckline like that one, so I won't mention it.