BOTH SIDES OF THE TWEED! - Show us your tweed suits, sport coats and pants

[thunderw21]

Sold these a while ago.

Smallish size but remarkable.

 

[Guttersnipe]

Sold these a while ago.

Smallish size but remarkable.

Remarkable? You have a gift for understatement. That cloth is amazing!

 

[Mario]

Adjustable cuffs?

 

[Cicero]

For love of the tweed continued, I love plus fours and shooting jackets...

Great set of no name plus fours:

My favorite tweed shooting jacket made by R H Mears, with a great set of 1967 vintage Moss Brothers plus twos.

My tweed centerpiece, a 1970s vintage 3 piece Derby tweed shooting suit by Hebden Cord. I've not used it while shooting driven pheasant... yet...

Nice set!
Ideal for the "tweed run". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjuRU5HdxcU

 

[Chasseur]

Thanks! I wish we had a tweed run here...

 

[HosManHatter]

Just found at a local thrift store earlier this evening for $6.99: John Weitz,Harris Tweed sport coat that FITS me!! (48R). Not sure about the vintage but the inside tag reads: John Weitz- Tailored in USA for Rochester Big & Tall Clothing. The other tag reads:Hand Woven-Harris Tweed-Spun Woven in the Outer Hebridies,Scotland - by John Weitz. The Harris Tweed brand label looks genuine,but it`s not the Orb Logo label(instead it shows grazing sheep).Could my "lesser" HT label be because Harris Tweed itself didn`t make the coat,but only supplied the HT fabric? Here`s a pic of this label:

This garment is a well made,high quality item(imho),with very dense,heavy tweed fabric,exceptional fit and drape,and heavier liner.
Color is a lighter brownish/rust with alternating purple and green vertical stitching.

HMH

 

[AntonAAK]

Could my "lesser" HT label be because Harris Tweed itself didn`t make the coat,but only supplied the HT fabric?

I'm pretty sure that is always the case. Harris Tweed manufacturers are exactly that. They make fabric. They are not tailors.

 

[randooch]

Good score, HMH! That'll look great with the right shirt.

 

[Marc Chevalier]

Sold these a while ago.

Smallish size but remarkable.

In America at least, the 1920s and '30s were a golden age for tweedy woolen weaves. Endless experimentation and a great sense of fun. In a word: jazzy.

Vintage newsboy caps from the era were often made from the same wild cloth. Sometimes they matched the plus-fours -- just as the era's wild sweaters sometimes matched the socks.

 

[Tomasso]

In America at least, the 1920s and '30s were a golden age for tweedy woolen weaves. Endless experimentation and a great sense of fun.

That's America in a nutshell. Tradition stifles innovation; We have little of the former and are gushing with the latter.

 

[Oldsarge]

Yeah, we traded distance for time. No history but a hell of a lot of territory.

 

[Shangas]

Haven't had a chance to capture more of mine, but did find this picture of my Bookster tweed suit, made from Beauly (John G Hardy) cloth from my wedding last year.

I can't tell you how jealous I am that you own a suit that looks that cool.

 

[OldSouthernGent]

Handsome stuff here guys, I love it. I have two Harris Tweed jackets I'll have to post on here.

@Mario - Love the Norfolk belt donegal jacket.

@Dinerman - Very handsome gun check suit

 

[Baron Kurtz]

That's a great jacket, Thunder. Really love the OTT flocking.

Though it doesn't really fit me, I'm keeping this 1930s sportscoat. It has two breast pockets and all four pockets are pleated. An amazing jacket with great tweed.

 

[Matt Deckard]

 

[Mario]

That one again! Simply beautiful, Matt.

If I had the money I'd gladly have you make a similar suit for me (as it turned out to be rather difficult finding vintage suits in my size anyway). :eusa_clap

 

[Shangas]

Those glasses you're wearing remind me of Harold Lloyd...

 

[Two Types]

This was one of those cheap jackets that even though it isn't the perfect fit (and even though shifting all the aromas is proving tricky) I couldn't bear to let it go to waste. It doesn't really matter - my wife hates me wearing tweed, so opportunities to wear it without being moaned at will be rather limited.

Harris tweed, from the ever-dependable Dunn & Co.

 

[TheRomanhistorian]

Here is my contribution with my Bookster three piece (dark brown herringbone). The pictures are from a mate's wedding, he kindly sent me some photos a few weeks back and, no, I didn't choose the green pocket square (the bride chose green as one of her colours so all the men wore green pocket squares as she ordered):

I was the best man and they caught me whilst I was giving the toast.

The above is a tweed in a steel-blue herringbone colour. My apologies for the strange lighting.

Two Types: I love that jacket, the pattern is fantastic!

 

[draws]

Here are several photos of a Bespoke Cricketeer Tweed 3 piece suit purchased on the Bay. Size 42Long.




Dennis