The Official Tweed Appreciation Thread

[Beatlegeuse]

I have no tweed, and I really need some. I've scoured eBay to try and find a cheap starter piece, but I've never found any SC that was side vented....all the vintage pieces are single vent. I don't really like the way single vents fit me, all of my SC's and suit jackets are side vents.

NORE - I'm interested to hear more about the 2 RL jackets you posted teasers of. And that goes for anyone else that has some nice side vented tweed pieces.

 

[Mr. Tweed]

Here are some pictures for you. First a structured Bladen 3-piece tweed suit:



Then a classic hacking jacket, also from Bladen:



And now for something completely different. An unstructured wool/angora tweed jacket from Magee, cloth woven in Donegal, Ireland:



Not too bad, I say...

Yours,
Mr. Tweed

 

[edmorel]

nvm

 

[UrbanComposition]

From the archives.








More recently:

 

[Renton]

This thread has put me over the edge, the next sports coat I buy will be a new tweed.

 

[Achilles_]

Details on the fourth coat UC?

 

[UrbanComposition]

Unknown vintage. Altered by my tailor.

 

[Achilles_]



Unknown vintage. Altered by my tailor.

Bah, shame because I quite like it and I am in the market for a tweed jacket.

 

[FlyingMonkey]

Quote:

From the archives.

Almost all just great - just not sure about the cap and waistcoat in that fifth one. I'm already on record being effusive about that last fit. I'm not sure you ever gave us the details though... suit, tie - who, where?

 

[UrbanComposition]

Suit - PRL
Shirt - Jay Kos
Tie - Panta
Square - Hober
Shoes - Alden

 

[Cuttingboard]



From the archives.

These are my favorite!!

 

[in stitches]



one of my fav SF pics all time. i remember when you fist posted it. fantastic!

 

[Tweedy]



And in case anyone's interested, here's a link to a short article I guest-wrote for the 'blog "After the Denim" on the 1950s/1960s dispute concerning what exactly Harris Tweed is:
http://after-the-denim.blogspot.com/2011/09/when-harris-tweed-isnt-by-james-taylor.html

Very interesting read Don, thank you for sharing

 

[NOBD]

Citified Tweed

 

[JonathanCWalker]