For the British weather British threads!
Just three hundred years ago Scottish folk, apparently, had enough of the nasty winds and colds, and with the help of industrial revolution invented tweed.
Tweed tweed!
Originally hand-woven from a pure virgin wool it is unbelievably comfortable, looks flattering and lasts long. Haven’t I bought you just yet? Well then, it also has a prestigious flair about it, and prestigious it is apriori. The fabric
per se is a hallmark which is instantly recognized and stands equal to any haute-couture brand.
Tweed fabric has originated from Scotland and quickly became a mainstay of military clothing due to its durability, water resistance and heat retention qualities.
Amongst the upper classes it was largely used as an outdoors sports clothing and made its way into equestrian sector for hunting and hoarse riding.
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| Horse riding suits |
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| Mr Toad |
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| Basil Rathbone |
Traditional coarse tweed of earthy colours (like Harris Tweed) became closely associated with the British culture; think Sherlock Holmes or Mr Toad (one of the main characters in the novel
The Wind in The Willows by Kenneth Graham ) who had a penchant for Harris Tweed on extravagant outings on his air-balloon …
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| Harris Tweed sneakers |
The fabric’s makeover came when Coco Channel (again!) rummaged through her English boyfriends clobbers and must have sniffed out some tweedy hoarse riding pants?! But whatever it was she sniffed out, inspired by the twilled yarns Chanel consequently produced her trademark piece of her magnificent Linton tweed suits for women.
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| Coco Chanel Linton Tweed suit |
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| Coco Chanel Tweed dress |
For the British weather British threads!
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