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post #556 of 692
2/1/12 at 3:19pm
Tweed experts, what is the difference between thornproof and donegal fabrics? They look very similar to me.
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post #557 of 692
2/1/12 at 3:22pm
The donegal may or may not protect you from thorns.
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post #558 of 692
2/1/12 at 5:38pm
nor internet barbs
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post #559 of 692
2/2/12 at 1:35am
As I understand it

Thorproof is a range of tweeds from Porter and Harding :
"560gms All Wool.
Genuine Scottish "Thornproof" suiting in plain, fancies and superb Donegal effects, using Cheviot twist yarn.
Made in Scotland.

Donegal is a type of tweed made in Donegal in Ireland and also used as a style of tweed copied by manufacturers elsewhere such as the Thornproof previously mentioned.
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post #560 of 692
2/2/12 at 6:49am
Thank you for the info smile.gif
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post #561 of 692
2/6/12 at 3:35pm

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I'm having one of these made for next winter if it's the last things I do.

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post #562 of 692
2/6/12 at 3:59pm
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Originally Posted by Sam Butler View Post

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I'm having one of these made for next winter if it's the last things I do.



BRB gotta go change my boxers.

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post #563 of 692
2/6/12 at 4:56pm
I like the cloth and pockets a lot!

Not a fan of how boxy the shoulders make it look though. (could be the mannequin/suit underneath maybe?)
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post #564 of 692
2/6/12 at 5:05pm
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post #565 of 692
2/6/12 at 5:23pm

 

Sigh . . . And tweed weather is coming to an end out here.  Ah well, next winter!

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post #566 of 692
2/6/12 at 7:08pm

are there summer tweeds? I've seen a lot of brits wearing colorful tweeds in spring and iirc summer, but is that something people do that's "not done" or is it just american sensibility (or weather) that prevents us from doing the same stateside?

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post #567 of 692
2/6/12 at 7:28pm
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Originally Posted by Liam O View Post

are there summer tweeds? I've seen a lot of brits wearing colorful tweeds in spring and iirc summer, but is that something people do that's "not done" or is it just american sensibility (or weather) that prevents us from doing the same stateside?

+1, I can't imagine there would be a tweed light enough to be comfortable in a southern summer, but I like the idea.
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post #568 of 692
2/7/12 at 11:42am
some pics of my first tweed jacket I got a couple months ago...picked it up from the tailor last month but didn't get around to putting up pics until now:

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post #569 of 692
2/7/12 at 1:02pm

That is one first rate piece of tweed.  Who did you get it from?  I can see a semi-Norfolk in that for next winter.

 

And Renton's right.  There is no tweed anywhere that is light enough for a summer in SoCal.

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post #570 of 692
2/7/12 at 4:32pm
^ Picked this up from forum affiliate Epaulet...great stuff as always from them.
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