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The Harris Tweed Jacket is truly a thing of beauty, a timeless classic and perfect to keep you warm and stylish in the colder months. One of the great features of the Harris Tweed Jacket is its ability to look very smart in either a formal or informal setting, jeans and shirts mixed with a pair of Doc Martens or tie/shirt and brogues with formal trousers.
My interest in the HT Jacket was sparked earlier this year whilst on a holiday in Edinburgh and I was quite disappointed with the variety I came across whilst travelling around the city. I subsequently leaned that a Yorkshire man had bought one of the main mills in Harris a few years ago and reduced the 7000+ varieties of Harris Tweed down to just 4 rather plain varieties.
Thus began my eBay search to find some of the more nicer varieties. I now have about 10 very nice Harris Tweed jackets ranging from Houndstooth (my favourite), Herringbone, Lovat, Check and a couple of plain one colour types. There are so many sub varieties too so that there is no shortage of choice for colours and styles.
Ok so here are a few words of advice. Harris Tweed is made from a very fine quality wool from Scotland and the Outer Hebrides Isles. Moths love these jackets as much as we do. When ever you purchase a new jacket ensure that you quarantine it from your wardrobe and have the jacket dry cleaned before you introduce it to your other jackets. Most jackets you will buy will be classics varying from 20 to 30+ years old, on a rare occasion they could be harbouring moth eggs which could have a disastrous effects upon your wardrobe so always ensure you dry clean your newly acquired garments before you add it to your wardrobe collection. A good dry cleaners will also be able to supply you with a standard moth repellent.
A good clothing alterations shop will be useful if you have bought a nice jacket but discovered the arm length is to long or to short. The lady who alters mine does such a good job that you can't actually tell the jacket has been altered.
Don't dry clean your Harris Tweed garments to much, once or twice in the year should be sufficient and just a regular pressing to maintain the shape. Endeavour to allow your Harris jacket to have a rest period after use to re-shape or they will start to go baggy and misshapen with to much regular wear, alternate your jackets after use and when not in use keep them in a dust carrier for extra protection.
I hope this little bit of advise was useful and good luck with your search for a fine Harris Tweed Jacket!
My interest in the HT Jacket was sparked earlier this year whilst on a holiday in Edinburgh and I was quite disappointed with the variety I came across whilst travelling around the city. I subsequently leaned that a Yorkshire man had bought one of the main mills in Harris a few years ago and reduced the 7000+ varieties of Harris Tweed down to just 4 rather plain varieties.
Thus began my eBay search to find some of the more nicer varieties. I now have about 10 very nice Harris Tweed jackets ranging from Houndstooth (my favourite), Herringbone, Lovat, Check and a couple of plain one colour types. There are so many sub varieties too so that there is no shortage of choice for colours and styles.
Ok so here are a few words of advice. Harris Tweed is made from a very fine quality wool from Scotland and the Outer Hebrides Isles. Moths love these jackets as much as we do. When ever you purchase a new jacket ensure that you quarantine it from your wardrobe and have the jacket dry cleaned before you introduce it to your other jackets. Most jackets you will buy will be classics varying from 20 to 30+ years old, on a rare occasion they could be harbouring moth eggs which could have a disastrous effects upon your wardrobe so always ensure you dry clean your newly acquired garments before you add it to your wardrobe collection. A good dry cleaners will also be able to supply you with a standard moth repellent.
A good clothing alterations shop will be useful if you have bought a nice jacket but discovered the arm length is to long or to short. The lady who alters mine does such a good job that you can't actually tell the jacket has been altered.
Don't dry clean your Harris Tweed garments to much, once or twice in the year should be sufficient and just a regular pressing to maintain the shape. Endeavour to allow your Harris jacket to have a rest period after use to re-shape or they will start to go baggy and misshapen with to much regular wear, alternate your jackets after use and when not in use keep them in a dust carrier for extra protection.
I hope this little bit of advise was useful and good luck with your search for a fine Harris Tweed Jacket!
