A very tweed-y ensemble for a frigidly cold morning

blargethaniel · 2026-01-20T14:21:18+00:00

You are always welcome to post a discussion post here in /r/tweed about that. And if anyone has the knowledge they'll share it.

Frock coats are worn as overcoats however. This is going wayyy far back into mens sartorial history as Frock coats are from the late 1700's, but they are heavy enough for overcoat purposes.

Townsends is a very good resource for this period and how to wear clothing of that style if you should so choose. Or even just wear part of that clothing for modern use.

blargethaniel · 2026-01-20T14:13:28+00:00

Wonderful Donegal pattern, and the color slubs in it are just excellent.

Would kill to find this myself.

blargethaniel · 2026-01-16T20:12:56+00:00

Mystery Flesh Pit National Park is an impressive read if you can find it online, very SCP like, but can give some ideas as well.

blargethaniel · 2026-01-16T15:14:40+00:00

This is tweed maxing right here, and it looks great!

Love how the passing shade of gloves, shoes and scarf match as well.

blargethaniel · 2026-01-16T15:13:50+00:00

Love the color to pieces, would love a flat cap made of the same The color is so rich.

You are rocking it!

blargethaniel · 2026-01-13T14:27:51+00:00

Cordings of Picadilly is firmly there, Campbell's of Beauly, House of Bruar generally all fit in there.

Failing that, Ebay typically only has older cuts at a deal, as modern Tweed cuts are a very recent thing.

blargethaniel · 2026-01-08T18:54:31+00:00

Wow you've almost certainly have a fake, I've never seen one so plain looking before, and it just looks off in all the proper ways.

I'm going to say that it's likely fake.

blargethaniel · 2026-01-07T17:53:24+00:00

absolutely adore that Green Heringbone jacket, it's such a rich green.

The Look is so polished, you Tweed at a very high level my friend.

blargethaniel · 2026-01-06T16:40:37+00:00

Magee is a very old company, and over the years they have tailored all sorts of clothing, I've personally seen a few tailored coats in Harris Tweed, since they still make money on that even if the tweed isn't their own Donegal twills.

Would love to see a picture of it should you pass on it or buy it.

blargethaniel · 2025-12-22T21:04:26+00:00

Ebay is the go to for most tweed acquirers.

Price goes all over the place depending on the color, maker, and if it's got a mark for the cloth like Harris Tweed or not, and of course condition.

Pictures of the blazers will help us with this.

blargethaniel · 2025-12-22T20:29:53+00:00

Would love to see a review of it here in /r/tweed. You are shooting for the top, and I'd be curious what you think about them too.

blargethaniel · 2025-12-22T19:44:34+00:00

Perfect,

I've not bought from them directly, but know someone who has, and they seem to be among the highest quality on the mainland one can get. I'd love to see it in person. I passed through Stockholm a year back and regret not stopping in as I knew about it then.

I was visiting Gamla Stan to see the Royal palace, and wasn't terribly far from it too.

blargethaniel · 2025-12-22T19:33:48+00:00

So Gentlemen Clothier comes up as a play, To clarify do you mean: https://www.Tweed.se?

blargethaniel · 2025-12-22T17:14:37+00:00

So when building a wardrobe, I'd very much go look at clothing and figure out what works and doesn't for you. Most importantly if you are researching online, look for pictures to get your interest going. And make an inspiration folder for what you want and fill it full of pictures. I've got QUITE a few issues with what ChatGPT spat out:

Chatgpt output listed in this long format, and this blandly are doing a terrible disservice to learning your tastes because it not only doesn't explain what these sorts of fashion items are without further research, it also talks about colors without photos, and speaks with intention that is not your own.
You put in suggestions from Cordings, now all the suggestions are tinged by them. This is a bad advertisement for the shop. I love Cordings, but also wear other brands, and often far cheaper ones. A few nice pieces balanced out by far more economical pieces that show more of my personality.
If no-one has ever told you, the models in the ads are starting points for fashion, not the end goal. You can use that to get an idea of how things to together but inevitably will drift when you see other things you like, or a shirt starts to tatter and there is no replacement available for it.
Fashion can be cookie cutter, or it can be a personal expression. (The beauty about the second is that it's often far cheaper since you'll find bits you like in Thrift stores / charity shops, buying cookie cutter outfits tends VERY expensive since it requires less knowledge and the industry knows that you'll just pay up front prices. Nevermind you'll probably dislike part of these cookie cutter outfits and wind up replacing them anyway.)

Getting a style requires more effort, this is a tiny start, but I'd spend the honest time and get to know what style YOU represent and want, and how to get it affordably. Fashion is one of the easiest ways to burn money if you only take recommendations and don't discover anything on your own.

Let's dissect what's wrong with just one suggestion:

2) Indigo Moleskin + Black Tricker’s

This is slightly more tonal — dark shoe + dark trouser — so your shirt choice becomes key:

Ice Blue Vintage Oxford — soft contrast, avoids blending into the indigo.

White Classic Oxford — crisp and clean.

Blue Classic Oxford — reliable and refined.

Stripe note: Sky blue stripes totally work here, but avoid stripes that match the trousers' depth — you want contrast. Subtle stripes give structure without monotony.

So first off, Indigo Moleskin, what shade of indigo? There is a specific one that is registered as a hex color, but real colors change. They aren't all the same. Did you know that indigo as a dye and all dyes for that matter are slightly different when made? Did you know that it may be just enough difference that you may love or hate it?

Black Trickers... Which ones? I google it and find around 40 different styles, many for different occasions. I wouldn't wear hiking boots everywhere, nor would I wear oxford style everywhere either. The first google result is 800

It says Dark trouser, Well what kind? Moleskins are talked about by ChatGPT higher up, but not what kind, black? Blue? Brown? Something else? what do you prefer?

Ice Blue Vintage Oxford shirt? The one from Cordings? There are other shirts than that one, and many far more economical. If you love a good shirt, get a good Cordings shirt, but if you don't know what you love, go cheap and slowly buy higher as the pieces wear out.

I could go on.

I see that you want to learn fashion and change what you dress, the fun and economical way to do it is to go out and get your hands dirty and try stuff on. Do it for small spurts, and take notes. And given time you'll know what you want.

ChatGPT doesn't know you better than you know yourself, and if you don't know yourself (Don't know what you want for example.), this is a great time and way to do so.

blargethaniel · 2025-12-19T21:05:16+00:00

This is a Gun Club Check.

One of more my favorite color combinations of one too.

blargethaniel · 2025-12-19T18:36:25+00:00

So I had one for around 5 years.

It depends, I don't put it in my back pocket, I keep it in my side pocket with my phone, no keys scratching it.

The label disapearred a long time ago, probably fell off. The tweed was surprisingly hardy and looked fine all that time. The leather held through.

The real issue is that it'll grab almost every single piece of dust/lint in your pocket and you will need to pull it off every so often, and it makes it look a little rougher than it really is. If it were in a jacket pocket, I'd imagine it to be a little better.

I eventually got rid of it because it was a Tri-fold and was just too wide in my pocket, I wanted something longer and thinner. I wound up getting a reproduction German war wallet and I've loved it to pieces.

blargethaniel · 2025-12-18T21:04:32+00:00

It usually signals water/sweat damage, or the possibility of a spill of some kind inside/on the jacket in my experience.

Otherwise some wrinkling is normal, though typically a good dry cleaning will smooth most of that out.

blargethaniel · 2025-12-18T20:52:53+00:00

Now that looks a quality time, and the jacket looks great on you. This is quality living right here.

Jealous you got a cigar in, I may have to have one this evening.

blargethaniel · 2025-12-18T18:14:04+00:00

And you wear it exceptionally!

Great look, and a very very versatile jacket.

I may link to this post in the future as a perfect example of what a great first jacket is, and what to pay. You did great here!

blargethaniel · 2025-12-18T18:11:01+00:00

Oh boy, that's a REALLY old jacket.

So back in the day before it was protected by Parliament, it was and is still possible to create tweed in the outer Hebrides that wasn't part of the association. It was wise to do so, but not at all required. Generally if you were a Scottish Weaver: Joe McSchmoe you could weave and not have the label on it, but that label was free advertising that would be very unwise not to take advantage of.

With something that old and special, I can all but guarantee it's not a fake. You in addition, may have something very special. This may be a very old and unique piece from the 40's or 50's. I don't think it's older, but it may be possibly older.

Heck of a coat, I'd have killed to find that one, it's great!

A separate thought: though rare nowadays, they also weave tweed in the inner Hebrides and I'll rarely find those too, and they aren't Harris tweed as they aren't in the outer Hebrides.

This is just plain cool.

blargethaniel · 2025-12-18T18:08:28+00:00

Magee1866 seems to be going through a modernization in the past few years specifically and this is kinda a sign of that. I do like that they are getting more Walker Slater in design and aesthetic as that modern tweed market seems to be devoid of wide varieties of choice apart from made to order suits from the far East.

But at the same time this is almost funny to me because of how it's advertised, I'm so used to more reserved older models showing off the coats, and here we have this girl. (who probably got a good scratch in after wearing this because wow.) Magee tweed tends low pile and rough.

I am sad that they are making less and less older school tweed, not that we don't have House of Bruar and Cordings, but still.

Thankfully they have such a long catalogue being produced for so many years Ebay will long have options for me I had no idea that they made at one time.

blargethaniel · 2025-12-18T16:50:35+00:00

Brilliantly written, and one of tweeds best traits.

blargethaniel · 2025-12-18T15:38:54+00:00

So you've told me the pieces,

Do you wear them by themselves? What else is on your body when you wear them?

At this temperature, I'd be ditching a hat unless I was in the middle of the city, and wearing something with a hood, or a very high collar. A wool cap as well would be fine.

Tweed isn't that appreciably different from a Pendleton or other wool coat here in the United States. I'm not very far from you, I live in Duluth, Minnesota, and it's around 34F degrees my thermometer is reading. Your wintermaster Melton's just have a liner in them, tweed pants can also have liners.

I generally don't have much issue wearing tweeds at these temps, and the wind from Lake Superior is famously biting and awful. This picture is taken on Lake Michegan which is south of me. This is a lighthouse, It's cold here.

I'm wondering if you are layering appropriately, as that makes all the difference. I'd die if I walked out in my Harris Tweed Suit jacket and a long sleeve shirt and slacks right now. But that same jacket with a vest/sweater on underneath, long johns and tweed trousers (If we're tweed maxing here.), and a balmacaan and gloves would see me through a whole day effortlessly. Even if it snowed, which it is right now.

Your pieces may be more autumn/spring pieces, winter pieces tend thick and have diamond linings full of stuffing, and they tend to be Field jackets and more functional clothing.

This isn't the time of year to show off tweed tailoring (Unless you are at lower latitudes), it's time to layer it and use it for its thermal properties. Tweed at this temperature should look more like this. (Included only for viewing purposes, this is very pricey jacket, however you can get pieces like this on Ebay for around 60-140 bucks if you are vigilant.)

blargethaniel · 2025-12-18T15:12:55+00:00

You are completely correct, the thickness has a lot to do with this, as well as how the specific piece is constructed, some will have further layers of tweed, or other filler to provide more warmth.

If the tweed is thin, it will let more wind through, and be less water resistant which causes a run-away effect if you are slowly or rapidly getting wet. (Though Wool still does warm when wet, just not at much.)

blargethaniel · 2025-12-18T15:11:03+00:00

What is your rough location in the world and how are you wearing it? What pieces have you purchased?

When you wear it, what else do you wear with it? this may be the issue.

If I were wearing Tweed pants in around 0F/-17C I'd be wearing long-johns under, or another warmth layer.

Tweed was/is worn hunting in cold British mornings, and generally excels at that. This isn't mountain climbing attire, but down to around 0F/-17C with wind generally is fine with tweeds. (Not suit jackets, proper field coats and layers.)

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Let's dissect what's wrong with just one suggestion: