It's TWEED Season!

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eagle2250 said:
An iconic Tweed that has stirred our sartorial passions for more than a century...it appears the style is a keeper! ;)
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Proving your point, this is a Pendleton coat (I've posted these pics before) that I purchased only a couple of years ago.

It's a bold grey herringbone (the camera is so-so and the mirror is from 1928, so it doesn't pick up the pattern well, but it's very similar to the one in the other picture only a touch darker), with a four not three-button front, set in sleeves, big patch pockets and swelled edges.
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Troones

Troones

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EclecticSr. said:
I have purchased several items from them over the years and always found the merchandise to be of good quality. Jackets , trousers, shirts etc. and of good value.

keeping my fingers crossed that I will eventually receive my parcel. They are good people to deal with and I'm sure my problem will be resolved. No doubt covid plays large part in this.
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Hope you don't mind my interjection, but I can confirm that the hard lockdowns going on in the UK are indeed having a big impact on e-commerce and postal service. I had purchased a nice tweed from another retailer over there and learned many weeks later that my item was no longer available. I'm still trying to get a refund.

Regarding the jacket, they have similar ones at Orvis, though missing some of the finer details. I've been considering one for a while now.
 
delicious_scent

delicious_scent

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Will get better pictures eventually. My current phone camera is really bad and this cloth deserves better.



If you asked a 5 year old me what I wanted to be when I was older, a giant sentient sack of glen plaid tweed is not what I'd expect, nor what I'd know what that meant.

Seriously though, I love this coat. I'm going to refer to it as a cloak though, because that's what it feels like. A big warm hug. What I hated about Balmacaan's before is now what I love. Potato sack, slouchy, rounded, etc. It's interesting because in tailoring terms, this coat is "too big", but I like how it looks on me.

I think it looks good worn open, closed, closed while belted, closed with belt hanging loose etc. It did end up being a very full cut vs. something remotely slim, but I've no regrets.

The silhouette shifts quite a bit while belted, and sometimes not for the better, depending on where the pleats are gathered. Can end up looking like a clean silhouette in the front with nice pleats in the back, or a pleated front with a flared skirt and hourglass shape.

I got to have my cake and eat it too -- bold AND versatile!
 
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EclecticSr.

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Troones said:
Hope you don't mind my interjection, but I can confirm that the hard lockdowns going on in the UK are indeed having a big impact on e-commerce and postal service. I had purchased a nice tweed from another retailer over there and learned many weeks later that my item was no longer available. I'm still trying to get a refund.

Regarding the jacket, they have similar ones at Orvis, though missing some of the finer details. I've been considering one for a while now.
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Don't mind at all, I already have a couple of Orvis jackets. I'll wait another week at which point I will contact them and if they are agreeable I will offer to purchase a second in a different color providing they offer a discount and ship Fedex or UPS rather than Royal mail. I've received parcels overnight UPS
and recently within a week from Parcel Force. If I eventually I receive the the first nothing lost, if not they will have to give me a refund I'll make that understood upfront.
 
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