Lookin for a "do all" tweed jacket

[Tobus]

These brown and Lovat and check tweeds are certainly lovely! But are they "do-all"?

For daywear, yes. What you're talking about with your example is something completely different. None of those men are wearing tweed. They are all wearing Barathea wool jackets, which is common for evening wear and pipers.

I always love to see your examples and descriptions, Richard, but you seem to be under the ongoing impression that bagpiper outfits are somehow relevant to the rest of us. Those guys are in their own sartorial world, it seems, and the regular non-piping civilian needn't worry about what they do.

So let's keep in mind that this thread is about tweed jackets, presumably for daywear. Those are in a different class completely than an evening jacket which would have square silver buttons, etc. There's not a "do-all" tweed jacket that would serve in that role without looking like overkill for everyday outdoor activities like a Highland Games. So yes, I think that in the context that we're talking about here (where a tweed jacket would be appropriate), a brown tweed would serve just as well as any other colour. If it's a situation where black or charcoal is expected with evening accoutrements, or if it's part of a uniform look (like pipers tend to do), then tweed probably isn't the answer anyway.