Windowpane tweed Braemar jacket

[creagdhubh]

I know precisely what your mean. I have an Argyll made in a different color version of the same fabric (olive with navy windowpane check) and it is a fairly stiff and slightly rough to the touch fabric, definitely not as soft and pliable as my several Harris tweed of similar weight. But it still makes a great jacket, and keeps out the wrinkle monster at the same time. It may soften up with some wear over time. Also the nice thing about most tweed is that, because nearly every tweed has a multitude of tiny thread colors in each one it really does make it easier to look "right" with a lot of different tartans and a lot of different colorways (weathered, ancient, muted, hunting, etc....).

Jeff,

Have you purchased any of your tweed jackets and waistcoats from Rocky? If so, I would be curious in seeing which fabrics you chose, as it can prove difficult to actually gauge how the tweed will look once it is on the body, versus through the computer 'swatches.'

Thanks mate,

[ForresterModern]

Jeff,

Have you purchased any of your tweed jackets and waistcoats from Rocky? If so, I would be curious in seeing which fabrics you chose, as it can prove difficult to actually gauge how the tweed will look once it is on the body, versus through the computer 'swatches.'

Thanks mate,

Kyle

You are welcome, mate. No, three of my tweeds are from one Scottish vendor and the fourth was from J Higgins. The three all are pretty much true to color from what the vendor's site shows, and I also looked up the specific cloth by manufacturer, name and number from a couple other tweed fabric vendors whose pictures were better and confirmatory. The J Higgins I bought sight unseen---just wanted a grey tweed and got a nice grey herringbone, also sourced by Higgins from a UK vendor. I am ready to pull the trigger on another in the above mentioned Cairngorm Heath Evergreen windowpane tweed from the first vendor before their 15% off sale concludes tomorrow. If you want to know the vendor PM me for details.

jeff

[creagdhubh]

Kyle

You are welcome, mate. No, three of my tweeds are from one Scottish vendor and the fourth was from J Higgins. The three all are pretty much true to color from what the vendor's site shows, and I also looked up the specific cloth by manufacturer, name and number from a couple other tweed fabric vendors whose pictures were better and confirmatory. The J Higgins I bought sight unseen---just wanted a grey tweed and got a nice grey herringbone, also sourced by Higgins from a UK vendor. I am ready to pull the trigger on another in the above mentioned Cairngorm Heath Evergreen windowpane tweed from the first vendor before their 15% off sale concludes tomorrow. If you want to know the vendor PM me for details.

jeff

Thanks Jeff!

Cheers,