Those bright patterns always make me think of John Lydon.  I'm becoming a bit obsessed with tweed though, I have far too many jackets that are essentially the same apart from the overstripe.   Want a nice Donegal next.

I would pick a Donegal over a Harris.

Last edited by formby (2013-11-17 12:54:06)

I think it might look good as a suit, I'd have to see it in the flesh first. For sure it would make a great jacket. Think I'd go for a two button front, flapped pockets, straight. Ticket pocket. Maybe grey flannel or virgin wool trousers, (maybe black as well) black shoes but not overly dressy. A pebbled plain derby or brogues? Wool/cashmere tie. Plain, or with a small pattern (but no ducks!) or in a Rep. White or tattersall spread collar shirt. Or maybe even gingham? I'd have to see the cloth really with regard to the shirt. Something along these lines perhaps?...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-KITON-NAPOLI-SHIRT-SIZE-16-US-41-EU-100-COTTON-Cod-G-/181255052292?pt=US_Men_s_Dress_Shirts&hash=item2a33a49c04

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-2013-14-MATTABISCH-KITON-SHIRT-100-COTTON-SIZE-15-75-US-40-EU-/231084095538?pt=US_Men_s_Dress_Shirts&hash=item35cdaf7832

What about you Buff?

It may be inappropriate to bring in a corrupted 30 year old misunderstood variation of loud tweeds, but my first contact with loud tweeds was in the 1970's in Medical School (U of Wisconsin- very cold weather). All the young "hip" attending physicians wore these loud tweeds that I just did not get. I thought it was just uncouth midwesterners who had never been outside the Wisconsin tundra. Still don't get it.
I see these tweeds once in a while at Paul Stuart and I wonder who buys them.
It's like hanging a Francis Bacon painting in your living room. Looking at the thing for several minutes can be a stimulating experience, but living with it is screaming unpleasantly over the top.

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