Tweed advice needed

[garthnix]

Hi folks, since I had to return my last sport coat purchase to Berg&Berg (too tight, their sizes are weird) I have some cash earmarked "sport coat".

I'd like a tweed gun club or gun check, or a nice brown or olive herringbone. Not too heavy or thick. I wear a long 52 in suits, usually.

My price limit is $500.

Is this even possible, or do I have to save up for $900 Brooks Brothers jackets?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Hung-Wei Long]

With the prices for suiting dropping precipitously over the last few years bc of popularity and much better machine construction for mass market sale, you can buy a bespoke quality pure wool blazer these days for $300 or less. Brooks Bros and very high cost label suits were popular in the '80s and '90s when high quality suits really became show-off items (meaning you HAD to be wealthy to afford a good suit).

Try suitsupply. That's a good one for great material construction and cost. Tweed's great but can get pretty itchy (and usually the heavier traditional coarse wool tweed is only useful if you live in cold climates). Lastly, 52 L is huge. Unless you're built like a 7' tall Sasquatch, make sure the shoulder width and jacket length is proportional to your body. Ex. a 6', 180 lb frame (average) would normally wear a 38-42 R.

 

[garthnix]

With the prices for suiting dropping precipitously over the last few years bc of popularity and much better machine construction for mass market sale, you can buy a bespoke quality pure wool blazer these days for $300 or less. Brooks Bros and very high cost label suits were popular in the '80s and '90s when high quality suits really became show-off items (meaning you HAD to be wealthy to afford a good suit).

Try suitsupply. That's a good one for great material construction and cost. Tweed's great but can get pretty itchy (and usually the heavier traditional coarse wool tweed is only useful if you live in cold climates). Lastly, 52 L is huge. Unless you're built like a 7' tall Sasquatch, make sure the shoulder width and jacket length is proportional to your body. Ex. a 6', 180 lb frame (average) would normally wear a 38-42 R.

Apologies, I accidentally posted my EU sizing. Here in Norway where I live, my size is called either 52 or 152 (a long 52). In american sizes that converts to a 42 or 43. I am 6 feet 3 inches tall and weigh around 205lbs. I find I need long sizes almost every time I buy tailoring. I have looked at SS's offerings, but could find no nice tweeds. The search continues.

 

[jaxenro]

BB runs a lot of sales no need to pay full retail for them

 

[MarkWinter]

What do you think of these ones? All of them are your size, fully canvassed, made in Naples by Sartoria Partenopea.

 

[garthnix]

What do you think of these ones? All of them are your size, fully canvassed, made in Naples by Sartoria Partenopea.
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They look great, I particularly liked the dark green one. Thanks for the recommendation!

 

[Keach]

Olive herringbone would be a great choice, please let me know if you find that

 

[Chouan]

https://www.roderickcharles.com/shop/jackets/tweed-jackets/tweed-jacket-green-lilac-blue-windowpane