The Official Tweed Appreciation Thread - Page 68

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Originally Posted by Cantabrigian 


They always have been, now however you don't have to pick up the phone (or email).

Not to the U.S. they didn't.  For years they had an exclusive importer who you could never get hold of unless you were a professional tailor.  I welcome the day when I can afford to call them up (or order online) and have some of their stuff shipped.  I mean, part cashmere, part vicuna tweed?  Heaven in sleeves.

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Originally Posted by Virchow 

 

Do you have a direct link? The site's still telling me it is not possible to buy on-line.

Not yet.  They're still establishing an online store but for us in N.A. even ordering over the phone is an advance.

Other online tweed sellers mainly Donegals.

Handwovens

http://www.kevinandhowlin.com/

http://www.studiodonegal.ie/

http://handwoventweed.com/

Powerloom

http://www.mageeireland.com/

http://molloyandsons.com/

Knits, Woollens, Yarns and RTW

http://www.trionadesign.com/

http://www.johnmolloy.com/

http://www.foxfordwoollenmills.com/

http://www.johnhanly.com/

http://www.kerrywoollenmills.ie/

http://www.cushendale.ie/

http://www.donegalyarns.com/

http://inismeain.ie/

http://www.omaille.com/

St. Patrick's Day?

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Originally Posted by Tweedy 


Vic Reeves ... he is brilliant. : )

And well-accessoried!  His wife is . . . . Wowza!

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Originally Posted by cold war painter 


Yes, for my taste the patterns are a little too similar in type and scale, although tattersalls are classic with a tweed. The effect is made a bit worse by the similarity in colouring and the fact that you have no patterns anywhere else. I think that with any brownish tweed it's difficult to go wrong with a solid light blue shirt.
I think tweed jackets go well with denim generally (much as I would love to advise you to bust out the full rig with moleskins/cords, sweater vest, tie with little pheasants on etc.) - but perhaps here the jacket is a bit too fitted against the bagginess of the jeans.
Kai, I really like that herringbone and you look very warm indeed.

Ok, I'm wearing my dark brown vest, tucked in light blue larger check oxford with my guncheck sportcoat (and I found a burgundy tie with little pheasants on it amazingly enough in a thrift store, not wearing it though) today with my jeans.

I know I need to get darker and less baggy jeans but what are moleskins?

Moves

Moleskin is a type of soft flannel feeling cotton fabric that is kind of a British country specialty.  It's super comfortable, quite warm and tough as iron.  They used to make road menders' trousers out of the stuff.  Not easy to find in the U.S. but it is around.  I'll be changing into mine as soon as I get done putting a coat of oil on a chest of drawers I have out in the shop.