Imperatores
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Thank you—very kind! Yes, it's the Harris tweed jacket from S&M.
And I hear you re: tweed sometimes looking fuddy-duddy. I bought a herringbone tweed balmacaan last winter and on the few occasions that I wore it, I felt like I should probably be 40+ to properly pull it off, and my wife (enthusiastically) agreed. There was something about it, hard to pinpoint, as you said. Maybe it was a combination of the cut and the colour—beige and black—that made me feel old (read: not wise) beyond my years.
How much use do you get out of the Harris tweed? As good as they look, they're just too warm and heavy for me. I don't really like the idea of using a sport coat as strictly outerwear either.
I think balmacaans are hard to pull off no matter what material they're made of, personally. They tend to look a bit like a potato sack with a belt. Simon Crompton is probably the only guy I've seen pull it off, and that was in photos. Who knows what it looked like in person.
To be clear, I don't think there's anything inherently fuddy-duddy about tweed. As long as the cut is flattering and soft shouldered. It's the typical British tweed jackets with structured shoulders, flapped pockets or even a 3-button front that's just impossible to pull off, imo. Almost any tweed can look good on a younger guy if it's done right, like you've clearly demonstrated here. That's why I wanted to give you props. That, and the way you pulled off a sport coat and jeans look. Those also tends to look a bit old-mannish, regardless of the sport coat material. You did it (seemingly) effortlessly though.