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#1 2012-10-24 07:33:08
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British Tweed Reinvented from Vintage to Today
This video shows the evolution of British Tweed and how it has reinvented itself from vintage quintessential British elegance crossing over into the trendy, hip catwalk which has a worldwide following today.
View through the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_262hZdlEQM
The montage depicts the movement of tweed from vintage style of the Duke of Windsor and Brideshead Revisited across to the modern take of Burberry, David Beckham, Bryan Ferry and other sartorialists.
Interestingly in recent years vintage tweed has developed a strong following amongst young and old in the Tweed Run - a bike promenade initially started in London but which now has similar runs in Florence, New York, Sydney, Germany and other places.
British tweed has a diversity which suits young and old, aristo and farmer, traditional and trendy.
Love to know what the Forum's thoughts are on the rise of Tweed lately...?
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#4 2012-10-25 19:40:00
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Re: British Tweed Reinvented from Vintage to Today
You know, the concept of "tweed" is so stretched. It's at the point that a cashmere cloth with a tweed looking pattern and coloring is a tweed. Truth be told, I like tweeds done in those non-existent city colors.
#5 2012-10-26 09:04:25
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Re: British Tweed Reinvented from Vintage to Today
"Dressing, like painting, should have a residual stability, plus punctuation and surprise." - Richard Merkin
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#6 2012-10-26 16:02:38
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#7 2012-10-26 16:22:07
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Re: British Tweed Reinvented from Vintage to Today
"Dressing, like painting, should have a residual stability, plus punctuation and surprise." - Richard Merkin
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#8 2012-10-26 16:32:39
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#9 2012-10-26 16:47:50
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Re: British Tweed Reinvented from Vintage to Today
"Dressing, like painting, should have a residual stability, plus punctuation and surprise." - Richard Merkin
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#10 2012-10-26 16:53:00
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#11 2012-10-26 17:08:27
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Re: British Tweed Reinvented from Vintage to Today
"Dressing, like painting, should have a residual stability, plus punctuation and surprise." - Richard Merkin
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#12 2012-10-27 01:21:03
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Re: British Tweed Reinvented from Vintage to Today
I am in my 50s so tweed is something I have grown up with but I still like it despite it not being big Down Under anymore. Australia has become less Anglicized over the last 30 years and tweed has gone down proportionate to this fact.
#13 2012-10-27 01:56:06
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#15 2012-10-27 04:20:38
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#17 2012-10-27 04:39:21
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Re: British Tweed Reinvented from Vintage to Today
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#20 2012-10-27 07:24:53
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#21 2012-10-27 07:34:06
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Re: British Tweed Reinvented from Vintage to Today
"Dressing, like painting, should have a residual stability, plus punctuation and surprise." - Richard Merkin
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#22 2012-10-27 07:37:01
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Re: British Tweed Reinvented from Vintage to Today
"Dressing, like painting, should have a residual stability, plus punctuation and surprise." - Richard Merkin
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#23 2012-10-27 07:47:04
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#24 2012-10-27 08:21:33
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Re: British Tweed Reinvented from Vintage to Today
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#25 2012-10-27 08:38:19
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