Tweed Jacket

Tweed is a beautiful material for the contemporary gentleman who likes to dress in style


We tailor beautiful jackets and sports coats from Tweed but also suits, waistcoats and trousers.

A jacket made from Tweed is the ideal all-rounder that combines style and comfort for the stylish dressed man.

Harris Tweed Jacket

The benefits of Tweed Jackets:

Tweed suits every occasion and style, from casual to semi-formal.
Tweed is strong, has a beautiful drape, is warm, crease-free and above all, very nice and stylish.
There are many types of Tweed available: Harris Tweed - Estate Tweed - Country Tweed - Hand Woven Tweed, each with their own special characteristics.
Tweed is available in several patterns and colours and thus perfect for mixing and matching.

Thus tweed is ideal to have a jacket tailored from. A tweed jacket can for example be worn in combination with jeans to create a bridge between a suit and the casual dress style.

Tweed is also very well suited for a variety of activities, think of work, a visit to family or friends, a dinner or just when going for a walk.

In this video we will break down a Bespoke Tweed jacket we tailored for a distinguished gentleman. Made from a beautiful 500 gram Estate Tweed by Bateman & Ogden with a very special personal touch on the buttons.

We will also show you how the checks in this Tweed jacket should align regarding the pattern, one of the staples of bespoke tailoring by which you can recognize a good tailor.

Suiting Fabrics and Cloth: Weaves and Designs: Tweed and Harris Tweed

Tweed is the generic name for a very wide variety of stubbly coarse woollen cloths

Typically of multi coloured carded yarns and twill construction. Tweed clothing is a popular form of leisure wear, it can be tailored into suits or coats used for hunting, coursing or other equestrian and outdoor activities. In a lighter weight, tweed is also used for dresses. Tweeds are an icon of traditional Irish and British country clothing, being desirable for informal outerwear, due to the material being moisture-resistant and durable,are commonly worn for outdoor activities such as shooting and hunting, in both Ireland and the United Kingdom. Tweeds are made to withstand harsh climate which explains again the reason why the suiting fabric is so popular for outdoor activities.

History

The weaving of Tweed began quietly, passed down amongst families on the Scottish Isles of Lewis, Harris, Uist, and Barra for generations. During the harsh winters on the isles, Harris Tweed was one of the few fabrics thick enough to protect someone from freezing to death and so it wasn't long before those families realized they might have be able to make a little money out of their craft. Pretty soonTweed was being traded at markets throughout Scotland, so much in demand that at one point it was actually used as flat out currency. A famous tale even attributes the fabric's very name to a British trader who, in 1830, became intrigued by this mysterious new material from the Scottish isles. In a letter he accidentally misspelled tweel (the Scottish name of twill) as tweed, a happy accident that had a nice ring to it and stuck. Others say that Tweed and its name originated along the similar named river Tweed; the river that separates England from Scotland.

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