Tweed jacket, looks good

[billyspew]

Hornets (same place as the hats) in Kensington has a good selection of tweed jackets at reasonable prices.

Bill

 

[Creeping Past]

All right, already! I'll visit a shop!!

 

[Warbaby]

Good man. We knew you'd see the light.

 

[JimInSoCalif]

The vintage shops are worth the time browsing through.
I found this Harris tweed in just such a place.

Brick and mortar shops offer the opportunity to try on the garment before purchasing.

That is really a great jacket. I can't imagine anyone getting rid of it unless it is a fit issue.

 

[tweedbowler]

Just a quick bump of this thread to say that I was not at all satisfied with an order for a tweed suit at this tailor's (internet order through their website, made to measure). Even though waist size was clearly specified, the jacket came with a very considerable 'comfort waist' for inexplicable reasons (as I have a 30" waist) and had to be VERY substantially altered in order to salvage it. I do not recommend them.

 

[Baron Kurtz]

Which tailor? There are a few mentioned in this thread.

My own experiences of online tailors have been uniformly negative.

bk

 

[tweedbowler]

Sorry, I meant the one mentioned by the original poster, Oakwood Tailors in Leeds.

 

[Baron Kurtz]

Ah.

This is one of the most common problems with online tailoring. The businesses tend to assume that you are under-measuring. And then, well, it is only MTM. Expectations should really be left at the door when dealing with online tailors. I'm sure if you went to the Leeds shop, the results would be much more satisfactory. Tailor-customer interaction is always preferable.

bk

 

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[Warden]

Mine came from the OXFAM shop at Vintage, little pricey I thought at £60, but it was for OXFAM, so no complaints

 

[bookster1uk]

We do find the odd genuine bespoke Harris Tweed, they are usually outstanding but relatively rare and they don't hang around. We stock our own select range of Harris Tweed cloth in vintage colourways for our made to order range, 1-2 or 3 button

 

[James007]

Harris tweed is the only way to go when it comes to Tweed! Check out this video on Harris tweed history!

http://www.youtube.com/user/HarrisTweedScotland#p/a/u/1/x7nbLe9CGNc

 

[Tomasso]

Check out this video on Harris tweed history!

Wow, Lady Dunbar was traveling by automobile in 1846!:eusa_doh:

 

[James007]

The video did not say when she went to Harris! But the Automobile was invented before 1846!

 

[Tomasso]

The video did not say when she went to Harris! But the Automobile was invented before 1846!

Oh Please, that was a lame vid.....But in any event..... just a little poke. BTW, there are fine tweeds other than Harris.

 

[Baron Kurtz]

BTW, there are fine tweeds other than Harris.

Absolutely! Though the weaving industry has been hard hit. Damn those sub-standard Italian cloths.

 

[bookster1uk]

Ah.

This is one of the most common problems with online tailoring. The businesses tend to assume that you are under-measuring. And then, well, it is only MTM. Expectations should really be left at the door when dealing with online tailors. I'm sure if you went to the Leeds shop, the results would be much more satisfactory. Tailor-customer interaction is always preferable.

bk

there are exceptions

 

[Torpedo]

Baron, you need to clear the PMs file space. Email sent to your hotmail address.