It'll feature heavily in season two of Put This On, since I was traveling with a relatively small wardrobe, but I don't think that I was wearing it any of the days we were shooting stills.
What intrigues me most about those samples on flickr is how well I think they'd compliment my skintone... a donegal can have brown and red specs in the same fabric, to complement and draw attention to one's own coloration, that a harsh plain navy worsted or charcoal simply can't do. Some of us pasty white folk can have a lot of trouble finding dark suiting that doesnt wash out our faces.
The fabric looks amazing, and the price is very good value. But 545 g/m - that's like 19 oz, right? That is heavy. Is this fabric meant to be a winter fabric only (worn with a light overcoat), and perhaps for fall wear (without an overcoat)? Sounds like it's too heavy for wearing indoors. Any thoughts on this?
Yeah, it's 18 oz. The Molloys have strong feelings about the appropriate weight for tweed . It's definitely fall/winter weight. That said, I think you'd be fine indoors.