Harris Tweed by Scottish regulation must be woven at home by hand and only on the island of Harris. Recently they decided to allow powering the loom by bicycle pedals. The wool is then welcked, a process in which the woven cloth is dampened and pounded by a tableful of people in an ancient ritual, complete with Gaelic chants. This causes the cloth to shrink and become quite dense, and nicely warm. Beautiful stuff. There are videos on CZcams showing the welcking. Fascinating.
An old Harris Tweed jacket handed down to me, lured me into the entire mens wear thing in 2018. Recently I had a Donegal Tweed suit made. Cycle completed.
My heart goes out to the gent who inherited the jacket. One day in the distant future, he hopefully will reflect on the life he’s given the garment as it can last for decades upon decades. Nice wool sweaters work well under tweed. I recommend crew neck and HIGHLY recommend a cream RAF roll neck sweater. If we want to keep tweed and its industry alive, we have to accept guys wearing tweed and jeans🤷.
I love a traditional Harris Tweed sport coat. With a wool tie, or perhaps a wool and silk blend tie, and pocket square of course, they can look especially fabulous in the autumn months. Worn with a tweed flat cap, and a pair of brown wingtip shoes, and perhaps a waxed cotton coat or jacket, you can cut the figure of an English gentlemen enjoying a day hunting, or fishing, or hiking, or just lounging on the village green.
Perfect advice Ash. You've covered all the bases. The tailoring bit is especially important. I inherited some wonderful clothes from my late father, had it all tailored, and get a great legacy feeling every time I wear them while looking dapper as can be. Dad would be proud. Besides that, Harris tweeds look brand new for years and always draw positive compliments. Enjoy! Cheers 👍
Well said Ash. I would add that, if you look closely at the weave of the tweed coat, you will notice that there are usually quite a few undertones that make up the color of any tweed jacket. You can use those undertones as styling cues for the accessories you add to your outfit, or to select a color for the corduroy trousers you might wear. Additionally, while it is always sound advice to let the tweed jacket be the star, I am always amazed at how well tweed jackets harmonize with bold corduroy trousers.
I inherited a similar HT jacket from a very dear friend. It was one of his favourites. I have had it tailored to fit perfectly and have used the subtle tones in the jacket’s weave pattern as a basis for pairing it with alternative waistcoats, ties, pocket squares and trousers to give me a variety of great looking individual outfits. A double / French cuff shirt with antique enamelled cuff links elevates the look to an even smarter level. It’s a wonderful inheritance I am proud to wear and one that my late friend’s children always acknowledge as a cherished legacy that has a new life in caring appreciative hands.
I have a Harris jacket - a spruce green and black houndstooth. A very unusual type of cloth. One of my projects for the coming year is to see if I can track down a salt and pepper Donegal jacket. I love Irish tweed. It has a softer, subtler texture than the Scottish material. I intend to leave my stuff to my nephew who inherited my tall scrawny frame, and who has as difficult a time buying clothes as I do.
Dear Sir, Best wishes from Belgium. I inherited the safety razor from my grandfather. I’m now 42 and have been shaving my head since the covid days. It is a Gilette that he bought in the late seventies and it still works wonderfull. I remember hid every day during my routine and it is a simple but emotionally important thing that i owm. As always i thank you for your content. My grandfather (opa) was a refugee during the war and spend those years in Bremaer in Scotland. He always stayed an Anglophile and you (not in age mind you) reminds me of him. He would have liked a gentleman like yourself. Thank you. Roel
Thanks & good job. I own a few Harris Tweed jackets. To me tweed is perfect for any occasion. I think it was originally designed for outdoor (hiking, hunting, etc.) activities, but it also makes a statement if worn to the office (it's formal enough, but also casual). To me it's a slight form of rebellion (casual in a formal environment).
Hi Ash, speaking of Harris tweed, I have a flat cap that I bought in London last spring. Which is made of wool from the Outer Hebrides in Scotland. And I am very pleased with it.
Very well thought out and excellent video. I especially appreciate that you took time to consider combinations which might be worn by younger men in a more casual setting. I am the owner of a couple Harris Tweed waistcoats and a jacket in different patterns and I actually look forward to the end of most summers when I can finally break them out and reintegrate them into my fall, winter, and spring wardrobes.
Im lucky to have been accepted into a private hunt club for pheasants here in the States. we all dress in estate hunt attire. Wellies sometimes on the feet but I have a high 12 holes leather duck boots but I also wear tweed top to bottom. In the State I'm in the number of raised pheasant farms for release are down to just one so I guess I'm in with the last crew. Times may change but I'm to old too I will live it out until the end.
I enjoy hunting and shooting with My tweed and Barbours. I have an English setter and enjoy a nice day out rough shooting. I live in the US as well. My goal is to be able to attend the southern SXS shoot someday.
@@ronaldpoppe3774 wonderful Ronald I'm Upstate NY. Its fantastic you have a dog...I used to have a wirehaired pointer, Zeus...but age caught up with him.
@@ronaldpoppe3774 No Ronald i'm under over....though I have shot a couple...We have a few gentleman from England and one from Ireland luckily in the club. I'm always trying to Improve..cheers!
Thanks for the video I recently have started wearing tweed waistcoat & i look amazing people notice & soon I'm planning to get myself a tailored tweed jacket or a casual jacket & I'm sure I'll have more heads turning around. Glad I found your channel. My style game is leveling up.
Versatile style. I wear mine with jeans, boots and shirt or Wales rugby jersey if going to the pub when internationals are on. Think Matt Smith in Doctor Who aesthetic without the bow tie. 😁
Great tips Ash. I love the diversity of Tweed along with the warmth. I do wear tattersall shirts with my tweeds as well as white, light blue and even light yellow. Harris Tweed is the best and I own two, one of which I have been wearing since 1983. Best regards Ron
Love Harris Tweed! I have several eBay sourced pieces. I bought one new from the Harris Tweed Shop and ordered a different color tweed material from them and had a sport coat custom made.
Cool video Ash! Gentlemen's Gazette differ on your shirt choice with a tweed jacket and don't recommend a white shirt which is too formal. Personally I prefer a more sporty shirt, say light flannel in solid earth tone.
My husband purchased a tweed jacket and had no experience with multicolored tweed. The colors include gray, burgundy, and blue, among others, so I bought him three dress shirts in white, pale gray, and pale blue. Then I bought him a blue tie and a burgundy tie. I think it will be hard for him to go too wrong. Luckily, although he started making noises about an old purple paisley tie he had thirty years ago, he couldn't find it. He has many fine qualities, but color matching isn't one of them.
Ash, if you ever get the chance, do visit the Outer Hebrides. I have, several times, and I love it out there. The light, the rough landscapes, the resilience of the people. Somehow, it all seems to be reflected in the cloth that is Harris Tweed. A special visit "behind the scenes" would be worthy of this channel. Kind regards from the Netherlands.
Good morning Ash My late Grandad always swore by Harris Tweed. Decades later I own a mossy green jacket, purchased from eBay. I love it (the lining's a bit tatty) I've teamed it with Jeans and Chinos usually a Barbour Tattersall or a checked Oxford shirt. I concur with tailoring, make your mark.
I love inherited garments. My grandfather had such a great eye for wonderful clothes. I’ve inherited a few pieces (a tan shearling, a 3/4 tan wool overcoat, and a beautiful leather jacket) This tweed jacket is spectacular. I’d love to find that thrifting. In the US, we had our golden age of high quality clothing end quite abruptly in the mid 1980s. And it’s very difficult to find decent clothing here. Now, pieces like this are a treasure to find. I’ve been offered money for both my grandfather’s shearling and the 3/4 tan overcoat. Nowadays in the US, price is not related to quality. It’s very strange and can make a newcomer easily discouraged. My role at work changes often and I’m always around new people so I try to get the younger guys on board. I’ve found a great introduction to plant the seed is a top grain leather belt. It’s a small investment and they can watch it outlast every belt they’ve ever owned. Anyway, before I ramble again, thanks for another great video.
Tweed is a great material for tailored jackets, and a genuine Harris Tweed is among the most desirable. A Tweed jacket is almost the "Swiss Army Knife" of tailored garments, as in it can be paired with a very wide variety of shirts, trousers, sweaters, etc. to create a host of outfits, fit for almost any occasion. It's also a hard-wearing cloth, one that can have its life extended with the addition of leather patches when the elbows eventually give way. Once you've had the garments tailored and dry-cleaned, spend some time in front of your mirror, pairing the jacket with other items in your wardrobe. Some shirt colours will work well with the fabric and with your individual skin tones. Pick out ties and pocket squares that have complementary colours to the tones in the jacket. I will note that knitted ties go especially well with Tweed, but plain silk ones look good too. RE: The waistcoat. It's a nice bonus to have this, which can be worn on its own, or paired with the jacket. Don't make the mistake of wearing a belt with a waistcoat - much better to have braces, so make sure any trousers you wear with it have the correct buttons. The only caveat on wearing the jacket and waistcoat: Make sure trousers you wear with them are in a clearly contrasting colour.
Harris tweed is the first (and I think only) textile with a trade mark. A good quality with a nice history. You even hear Harris tweed referenced in the BBC serial program, Jeeves and Wooster, where Jeeves recommends the Harris tweed suit for their trip to a country estate. I have a jacket made of Harris tweed, along with a couple other tweeds, as you really can't have too many for fall, winter, and spring.
Lovely video Ash! Proud owner of a gray tweed jacket myself. I don't seem to have any options for the summer though, and here in my country it's so hot in Spring and Summer that the surface of the Sun almost comes close in temperature.
😀👔🧥 I love Harris Tweed jackets, I have two of them (paid $2 each) NZ$ value 500+ One of them has two _Day Rover_ train tickets from *Worth Valley Branch Railway,* also the Harris Tweed jackets I believe are brushed cotton - not synthetic! Ad they keep the cold and rain out - like a force field! I noticed your back ground before you mentioned it, an added it to my mind - perfect back ground with your Tweed Jacket!
Very interesting video, I own a Shetland tweed brown jacket and made me fall in love with it. I will follow the tip in regards to flannel trousers with tweed jacket. An interesting thing that I noticed about tweed jackets is that they break in with time like leather garments. If possible please I would love some tips on wearing a classic field jacket. I know it's for sports as shooting but I still see people wearing in them in town and I am interested in investing in such a garment.
Lovely set of tweed inherited by that chap. Great weave, and you can't go wrong with an 'arris ;) .. I wonder if the waistcoat could be used with a solid colour (suit) coat too? I've picked up a blue Smedley merino waistcoat to go with my Harris. 20 quid and the seller said it's literally been worn a couple of times. My coat is mostly dark charcoal with an extremely faint tan and blue window pane check that can only really be seen in daylight. I'd also say to the chap, even if the jacket is a touch tight, don't discard it, with a waistcoat they often aren't done up. great vid again Ash.
Ash, a great topic is tweed. I love my Harris tweed jacket. Cords are my favorite pant to wear with it. I wear white or cream shirts. I was thinking about wearing ties with it. I have brown textured and some tweedish ties. I have trouble matching both the cord colours to jacket colouers and the ties also to the jackets. I will send pics for some help. Regards, Starlight
As a young boy I had a lot of corderoy. Didn't really get acquainted with the "zip-zip-zip" noice when walking. I have to get a pair of trousers again to desensitize me. 😊
For some, nothing like wearing a tweed jacket ensemble and going for a beer in a pub but with Stonegate Group and City Pub Group on the brink of bankruptcy and closing venues where to go?
Nothing says autumn while wearing a tweed blazer, I have two of them. A toast to Ash who has summarized this video and our condolences to the young man who lost his brother.
There are many different Harris tweeds, so I don't believe that a blanket statement like that holds water. There are also different wales widths of corduroy. Fine wale corduroy has a very subtle texture and I think it goes with most tweeds. My major professor in grad school had a Harris herringbone tweed jacket that he wore with corduroy trousers. That jacket gave me serious tweed envy.
Hello Ash- that red waistcoat you are wearing is smashing. May I ask you to tell us all where you found it and/or if you can recommend a source? I have not had much luck in person or online.
Great video Ash. I love my Harris Tweed it really is a comfortable garment. I do have some grey flannel trousers. Then the old issue of colour of shoe raises its head. Black or brown with a brown dominated tweed ?
I have to respectfully disagree, in a gentlemanly way of course, on the recommendation to wear a white shirt with brown tweed. This can give a harsh contrast. It's a very subtle change, but this is an occasion where a cream shirt works well.
Sadly, none of my late father's clothing items would fit me at all, since I am like the men on my mother's side - being much taller and leaner in build than he. Charity bag it was, I'm afraid. No dandy, he was, however, always smart.
How are there THIS MANY Brits who don't know how to wear Tweed? One of my first vids was about Tweed and got less than 40 views. ??? Just don't wear them with jeans, right?
I just saw the vid the other day where, oh, I wish I could take credit for the phrase somebody else coined that wearing jeans with a sport jacket is basically the wardrobe equivalent of a mullet hairstyle.
Vests without a full backing will look odd without a jacket over. And that's a different kind of ODD than an "odd" vest, which is a waistcoat worn as contrast to a jacket pattern. Did a vid on THAT already, too.
Long phat tweed jacket are esthetic disaster. Mods never like to wear them.They left this to peasant aristocracy and village aristocrats that love animal hunting. London in crowd never wear tweed.They wore three button shorter jacket like Brooks Brothers or moher jackets with shorter Crombie or Burberry. Though some lighter tweed jacket might look nice with jeans.
I disagree. Hanging your jacket unbuttoned can make it hang wonky. I can't imagine that that's good for the structure. What you need is a good coat hanger that maintains the shape of the neck and shoulders when the jacket is buttoned.
@@edennis8578 negative. If and whenever you go into a nice men’s haberdashery shop you never see sport coats or suit coast buttoned unless it’s on manaquien. A proper coat hanger will keep the shoulders in their form. Buttoned on hanger also mess up the cress of the label.
Harris Tweed by Scottish regulation must be woven at home by hand and only on the island of Harris. Recently they decided to allow powering the loom by bicycle pedals. The wool is then welcked, a process in which the woven cloth is dampened and pounded by a tableful of people in an ancient ritual, complete with Gaelic chants. This causes the cloth to shrink and become quite dense, and nicely warm. Beautiful stuff. There are videos on CZcams showing the welcking. Fascinating.
Interesting to know the rituals and sacrifices made
Interestingly, there is a similar traditional "Walch/Walk" wool Jacket (Janker) in Austria.
My IQ goes up every time I spend 20 mins with Chap’s Guide. Thanks
An old Harris Tweed jacket handed down to me, lured me into the entire mens wear thing in 2018. Recently I had a Donegal Tweed suit made. Cycle completed.
Came for the black tie advice, stayed for the (excellent) Tweed discussion.
My heart goes out to the gent who inherited the jacket. One day in the distant future, he hopefully will reflect on the life he’s given the garment as it can last for decades upon decades.
Nice wool sweaters work well under tweed. I recommend crew neck and HIGHLY recommend a cream RAF roll neck sweater. If we want to keep tweed and its industry alive, we have to accept guys wearing tweed and jeans🤷.
I love a traditional Harris Tweed sport coat. With a wool tie, or perhaps a wool and silk blend tie, and pocket square of course, they can look especially fabulous in the autumn months. Worn with a tweed flat cap, and a pair of brown wingtip shoes, and perhaps a waxed cotton coat or jacket, you can cut the figure of an English gentlemen enjoying a day hunting, or fishing, or hiking, or just lounging on the village green.
Perfect advice Ash. You've covered all the bases. The tailoring bit is especially important. I inherited some wonderful clothes from my late father, had it all tailored, and get a great legacy feeling every time I wear them while looking dapper as can be. Dad would be proud. Besides that, Harris tweeds look brand new for years and always draw positive compliments. Enjoy!
Cheers 👍
The autumn woodland complements your outfit perfectly Ash, capturing the essence of the season's colours in your attire.
Well said Ash. I would add that, if you look closely at the weave of the tweed coat, you will notice that there are usually quite a few undertones that make up the color of any tweed jacket. You can use those undertones as styling cues for the accessories you add to your outfit, or to select a color for the corduroy trousers you might wear.
Additionally, while it is always sound advice to let the tweed jacket be the star, I am always amazed at how well tweed jackets harmonize with bold corduroy trousers.
That's exactly what I do, it works so well and gives me all the excuse I need to buy different colour buttonholes, pocket squares and ties!
I inherited a similar HT jacket from a very dear friend. It was one of his favourites. I have had it tailored to fit perfectly and have used the subtle tones in the jacket’s weave pattern as a basis for pairing it with alternative waistcoats, ties, pocket squares and trousers to give me a variety of great looking individual outfits. A double / French cuff shirt with antique enamelled cuff links elevates the look to an even smarter level. It’s a wonderful inheritance I am proud to wear and one that my late friend’s children always acknowledge as a cherished legacy that has a new life in caring appreciative hands.
I have a Harris jacket - a spruce green and black houndstooth. A very unusual type of cloth. One of my projects for the coming year is to see if I can track down a salt and pepper Donegal jacket. I love Irish tweed. It has a softer, subtler texture than the Scottish material. I intend to leave my stuff to my nephew who inherited my tall scrawny frame, and who has as difficult a time buying clothes as I do.
Dear Sir,
Best wishes from Belgium.
I inherited the safety razor from my grandfather. I’m now 42 and have been shaving my head since the covid days. It is a Gilette that he bought in the late seventies and it still works wonderfull. I remember hid every day during my routine and it is a simple but emotionally important thing that i owm.
As always i thank you for your content.
My grandfather (opa) was a refugee during the war and spend those years in Bremaer in Scotland. He always stayed an Anglophile and you (not in age mind you) reminds me of him. He would have liked a gentleman like yourself.
Thank you.
Roel
Thak you sir, I am deeply honoured at the association with your opa. Best wishes, Ash
Thanks & good job. I own a few Harris Tweed jackets. To me tweed is perfect for any occasion. I think it was originally designed for outdoor (hiking, hunting, etc.) activities, but it also makes a statement if worn to the office (it's formal enough, but also casual). To me it's a slight form of rebellion (casual in a formal environment).
Hi Ash, speaking of Harris tweed, I have a flat cap that I bought in London last spring. Which is made of wool from the Outer Hebrides in Scotland. And I am very pleased with it.
Harris tweed my favourite - the "king" of tweeds - although I also have some caps made of Yorkshire and Irish tweeds.
Splendid video Ash!
No doubt you make an excellent ambassador for tweed jackets! 😊
Very well thought out and excellent video. I especially appreciate that you took time to consider combinations which might be worn by younger men in a more casual setting. I am the owner of a couple Harris Tweed waistcoats and a jacket in different patterns and I actually look forward to the end of most summers when I can finally break them out and reintegrate them into my fall, winter, and spring wardrobes.
I'm already looking forward to my autumn wardrobe!
Im lucky to have been accepted into a private hunt club for pheasants here in the States. we all dress in estate hunt attire. Wellies sometimes on the feet but I have a high 12 holes leather duck boots but I also wear tweed top to bottom. In the State I'm in the number of raised pheasant farms for release are down to just one so I guess I'm in with the last crew. Times may change but I'm to old too I will live it out until the end.
I enjoy hunting and shooting with My tweed and Barbours. I have an English setter and enjoy a nice day out rough shooting. I live in the US as well. My goal is to be able to attend the southern SXS shoot someday.
@@ronaldpoppe3774 wonderful Ronald I'm Upstate NY. Its fantastic you have a dog...I used to have a wirehaired pointer, Zeus...but age caught up with him.
@@dojocho1894 are you a side by side shooter? I love English shotguns.
@@ronaldpoppe3774 No Ronald i'm under over....though I have shot a couple...We have a few gentleman from England and one from Ireland luckily in the club. I'm always trying to Improve..cheers!
Thanks for the video I recently have started wearing tweed waistcoat & i look amazing people notice & soon I'm planning to get myself a tailored tweed jacket or a casual jacket & I'm sure I'll have more heads turning around. Glad I found your channel. My style game is leveling up.
Versatile style. I wear mine with jeans, boots and shirt or Wales rugby jersey if going to the pub when internationals are on. Think Matt Smith in Doctor Who aesthetic without the bow tie. 😁
I think a tweed jacket and a navy blazer are the most useful things in a man's wardrobe.
I agree!
I love the way you describe pieces of clothing as "friends" to the jacket.
With Tweed jackets I wear corduroy or moleskin with Brown Brogues.
From the beginning to the very end.... HOW I LOVED This Video !!... Congrats Sir ! ❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉
Thanks! 😃
Great tips Ash. I love the diversity of Tweed along with the warmth. I do wear tattersall shirts with my tweeds as well as white, light blue and even light yellow. Harris Tweed is the best and I own two, one of which I have been wearing since 1983. Best regards Ron
Love Harris Tweed! I have several eBay sourced pieces. I bought one new from the Harris Tweed Shop and ordered a different color tweed material from them and had a sport coat custom made.
Cool video Ash! Gentlemen's Gazette differ on your shirt choice with a tweed jacket and don't recommend a white shirt which is too formal. Personally I prefer a more sporty shirt, say light flannel in solid earth tone.
That is a beautiful Harris Tweed jacket. I hope the writer of the letter enjoys it on multiple occasions, thereby honoring his brother. ❤
My husband purchased a tweed jacket and had no experience with multicolored tweed. The colors include gray, burgundy, and blue, among others, so I bought him three dress shirts in white, pale gray, and pale blue. Then I bought him a blue tie and a burgundy tie. I think it will be hard for him to go too wrong. Luckily, although he started making noises about an old purple paisley tie he had thirty years ago, he couldn't find it. He has many fine qualities, but color matching isn't one of them.
This video came just in time. I have been scouring the internet for a good quality Tweed jacket. Thanks!
I have the same tweed jacket and waistcoat that the young man inherited…great tips, thanks Ash.
Ash, if you ever get the chance, do visit the Outer Hebrides. I have, several times, and I love it out there. The light, the rough landscapes, the resilience of the people. Somehow, it all seems to be reflected in the cloth that is Harris Tweed.
A special visit "behind the scenes" would be worthy of this channel.
Kind regards from the Netherlands.
Good morning Ash
My late Grandad always swore by Harris Tweed.
Decades later I own a mossy green jacket, purchased from eBay. I love it (the lining's a bit tatty) I've teamed it with Jeans and Chinos usually a Barbour Tattersall or a checked Oxford shirt.
I concur with tailoring, make your mark.
Very useful, thank you
Very nicely done on a sensitive subject that I can also relate to as I were my dad's tweed jackets and they very much remind me of him.
Ash, I never thought of you as enigmatic!
Love (various) tweed jackets with corduroy dress pants, or corduroy jeans during the cooler/colder months!
I also enjoy wearing a tweed suit from time to time.
Great jacket he inherited, very versatile and of high quality!
What a set of handsome clothing and your options Ash are spot on
Would love to have them
Love the cows in the background.
I love inherited garments. My grandfather had such a great eye for wonderful clothes. I’ve inherited a few pieces (a tan shearling, a 3/4 tan wool overcoat, and a beautiful leather jacket) This tweed jacket is spectacular. I’d love to find that thrifting. In the US, we had our golden age of high quality clothing end quite abruptly in the mid 1980s. And it’s very difficult to find decent clothing here. Now, pieces like this are a treasure to find. I’ve been offered money for both my grandfather’s shearling and the 3/4 tan overcoat. Nowadays in the US, price is not related to quality. It’s very strange and can make a newcomer easily discouraged. My role at work changes often and I’m always around new people so I try to get the younger guys on board. I’ve found a great introduction to plant the seed is a top grain leather belt. It’s a small investment and they can watch it outlast every belt they’ve ever owned. Anyway, before I ramble again, thanks for another great video.
Interesting. Choosing a white dress shirt in order not to compete against the colors found on the tweed coat.
Wow Harris Tweed? Timeless. Great vid as usual.
I enjoyed this! I have 4 Harris Tweed jackets and 2 tweed overcoats as well as many tweed flat caps. I love them! Great show!
Wonderful
Tweed is a great material for tailored jackets, and a genuine Harris Tweed is among the most desirable.
A Tweed jacket is almost the "Swiss Army Knife" of tailored garments, as in it can be paired with a very wide variety of shirts, trousers, sweaters, etc. to create a host of outfits, fit for almost any occasion. It's also a hard-wearing cloth, one that can have its life extended with the addition of leather patches when the elbows eventually give way.
Once you've had the garments tailored and dry-cleaned, spend some time in front of your mirror, pairing the jacket with other items in your wardrobe. Some shirt colours will work well with the fabric and with your individual skin tones. Pick out ties and pocket squares that have complementary colours to the tones in the jacket. I will note that knitted ties go especially well with Tweed, but plain silk ones look good too.
RE: The waistcoat. It's a nice bonus to have this, which can be worn on its own, or paired with the jacket. Don't make the mistake of wearing a belt with a waistcoat - much better to have braces, so make sure any trousers you wear with it have the correct buttons. The only caveat on wearing the jacket and waistcoat: Make sure trousers you wear with them are in a clearly contrasting colour.
Harris tweed is the first (and I think only) textile with a trade mark. A good quality with a nice history. You even hear Harris tweed referenced in the BBC serial program, Jeeves and Wooster, where Jeeves recommends the Harris tweed suit for their trip to a country estate.
I have a jacket made of Harris tweed, along with a couple other tweeds, as you really can't have too many for fall, winter, and spring.
Lovely video Ash! Proud owner of a gray tweed jacket myself. I don't seem to have any options for the summer though, and here in my country it's so hot in Spring and Summer that the surface of the Sun almost comes close in temperature.
Excellent advice, as always. I would add; a tattersall goes naturally with tweed, as does moleskin trousers.
😀👔🧥 I love Harris Tweed jackets, I have two of them (paid $2 each) NZ$ value 500+
One of them has two _Day Rover_ train tickets from *Worth Valley Branch Railway,* also the Harris Tweed jackets I believe are brushed cotton - not synthetic! Ad they keep the cold and rain out - like a force field!
I noticed your back ground before you mentioned it, an added it to my mind - perfect back ground with your Tweed Jacket!
Good tailoring gives you more confidence.
Very nice......!
Well done mate taking the time and effort in answering this question in such an interesting way
Enjoyed it
Very interesting video, I own a Shetland tweed brown jacket and made me fall in love with it.
I will follow the tip in regards to flannel trousers with tweed jacket. An interesting thing that I noticed about tweed jackets is that they break in with time like leather garments. If possible please I would love some tips on wearing a classic field jacket. I know it's for sports as shooting but I still see people wearing in them in town and I am interested in investing in such a garment.
Ash, grazie per i tuoi video sempre ottimi !
Un saluto dall'Italia e tanti auguri di Buon Natale.
Merry Christmas to you sir!
Lovely set of tweed inherited by that chap. Great weave, and you can't go wrong with an 'arris ;) .. I wonder if the waistcoat could be used with a solid colour (suit) coat too? I've picked up a blue Smedley merino waistcoat to go with my Harris. 20 quid and the seller said it's literally been worn a couple of times. My coat is mostly dark charcoal with an extremely faint tan and blue window pane check that can only really be seen in daylight. I'd also say to the chap, even if the jacket is a touch tight, don't discard it, with a waistcoat they often aren't done up. great vid again Ash.
Ash, a great topic is tweed. I love my Harris tweed jacket. Cords are my favorite pant to wear with it. I wear white or cream shirts. I was thinking about wearing ties with it. I have brown textured and some tweedish ties. I have trouble matching both the cord colours to jacket colouers and the ties also to the jackets. I will send pics for some help.
Regards,
Starlight
As a young boy I had a lot of corderoy. Didn't really get acquainted with the "zip-zip-zip" noice when walking. I have to get a pair of trousers again to desensitize me. 😊
Every man should watch this video.
For some, nothing like wearing a tweed jacket ensemble and going for a beer in a pub but with Stonegate Group and City Pub Group on the brink of bankruptcy and closing venues where to go?
Great advice. Very helpful.
What a great video and story.
Nothing says autumn while wearing a tweed blazer, I have two of them.
A toast to Ash who has summarized this video and our condolences to the young man who lost his brother.
Danke!
Thank you sir.
Great stuff, Ash. A cavil: I can’t see wearing Harris tweed with cords. Too much texture!
There are many different Harris tweeds, so I don't believe that a blanket statement like that holds water. There are also different wales widths of corduroy. Fine wale corduroy has a very subtle texture and I think it goes with most tweeds. My major professor in grad school had a Harris herringbone tweed jacket that he wore with corduroy trousers. That jacket gave me serious tweed envy.
To many people wear suit coat as a sport coat. You can tell by the type of pockets.
I wear my fathers blazer which I inherited after the passed
Can you do a video on how to find a good tailor? Thanks, Ash. If you already have one, can you please share the link?
Hello Ash- that red waistcoat you are wearing is smashing. May I ask you to tell us all where you found it and/or if you can recommend a source? I have not had much luck in person or online.
Brook Taverner supplied the waistcoat.
@@TheChapsGuide many thanks!
Brook Taverner supplied the waistcoat.
Try Cordings as well.
Great video Ash. I love my Harris Tweed it really is a comfortable garment. I do have some grey flannel trousers. Then the old issue of colour of shoe raises its head. Black or brown with a brown dominated tweed ?
I have to respectfully disagree, in a gentlemanly way of course, on the recommendation to wear a white shirt with brown tweed. This can give a harsh contrast. It's a very subtle change, but this is an occasion where a cream shirt works well.
Where do you stand with cavalry twill trousers formal or semi formal?
Answer coming in Q & A video over the festive period
When did the, no brown in Town rule, fade away? 1930s?
Maybe even before that.
Tattersall patterned shirt?
That would work
What do you think about using a nicely patterned sock as a pocket square?
It already has an angle and fits the pocket.
Donegal Tweed or Harris Tweed ?
Harris - keep it in the UK.
@James Rip to your brother. Have to wear it with a Family Pin and represent your family..
Sadly, none of my late father's clothing items would fit me at all, since I am like the men on my mother's side - being much taller and leaner in build than he. Charity bag it was, I'm afraid. No dandy, he was, however, always smart.
'you know'
I do.
@@TheChapsGuidenow so do i!
How are there THIS MANY Brits who don't know how to wear Tweed? One of my first vids was about Tweed and got less than 40 views. ??? Just don't wear them with jeans, right?
I just saw the vid the other day where, oh, I wish I could take credit for the phrase somebody else coined that wearing jeans with a sport jacket is basically the wardrobe equivalent of a mullet hairstyle.
What kind of ambassador doesn't understand the difference between conflicting styles?
You'll pay a tailor but not buy a proper pair of trousers??????
Vests without a full backing will look odd without a jacket over. And that's a different kind of ODD than an "odd" vest, which is a waistcoat worn as contrast to a jacket pattern. Did a vid on THAT already, too.
Many "young chaps" make lots of style mistakes because they are given bad or NO advice at all. I thought we were here to CORRECT that type of thing.
Long phat tweed jacket are esthetic disaster.
Mods never like to wear them.They left this to peasant aristocracy and village aristocrats that love animal hunting.
London in crowd never wear tweed.They wore three button shorter jacket like Brooks Brothers or moher jackets with shorter Crombie or Burberry.
Though some lighter tweed jacket might look nice with jeans.
Should never hang your coat buttoned.😊
I disagree. Hanging your jacket unbuttoned can make it hang wonky. I can't imagine that that's good for the structure. What you need is a good coat hanger that maintains the shape of the neck and shoulders when the jacket is buttoned.
@@edennis8578 negative. If and whenever you go into a nice men’s haberdashery shop you never see sport coats or suit coast buttoned unless it’s on manaquien. A proper coat hanger will keep the shoulders in their form. Buttoned on hanger also mess up the cress of the label.