IN OUR CONTEMPORARY COLLECTION, SILHOUETTE IS EVERYTHING, PAIRING OF HIGHLY CONSIDERED, SARTORIAL CUTS. Tweed blazers are durable, versatile, and timeless. They provide warmth and protection from the elements, and are suitable for a variety of occasions, from formal events to casual outings. Tweed garments are usually made up of natural wool fibres from merino sheep. Merino sheep produce a coat of wool once a year which is often harvested by hand. Have a read of our guide to Merino wool to learn more about where it comes from. Houndstooth is one of the most unassuming tweed patterns, and it’s named for its similarity to dogs’ teeth. Houndstooth is most regularly used in fashionable and everyday garments. Generally, the larger the scale of the design gets, the less the item is used for a traditional purpose.

The Men's Tweed Blazers collection includes a range of tweed blazers in different styles, patterns, and colours.

What is tweed fabric?

Traditionally, wool sheep haven’t been treated all that well. After the outcry of global animal rights activist groups, however, the industry has cleaned itself up significantly. Remember that it’s always possible to get sheep wool that was cultivated with ancestral, nomadic practices if 100% authentic and organic is just how you roll. We work with a range of mills to produce our tweed and make an effort to source these, as well as our other natural fibre materials, as locally as possible. It’s only “natural” that natural fibers cost more. Petroleum is cheap and plentiful, and wool and cotton are hard to harvest. At the same time, oil won’t be cheap forever, and sheep will always have a place on Earth’s fertile plains.

Whether you’re on the hunt for a new look for a ladies brunch, a work outift or a night out, our tweed is the perfect statement to dress up or down. Our selection of tweed designs and weights will effortlessly flatter your figure. Explore our range of exclusive Harris Tweed garments and accessories. These items are the result of a close partnership between Walker Slater, Harris Tweed and prestigious organisations; the Scottish Rugby Union, the Ryder Cup, the Scottish Football Association and the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo. For well over a century, Harris Tweed has been woven with unmatched skill and reverence in the Outer Hebrides. The Harris Tweed Act of 1993 ensures that no part of the process; the dyeing, blending, spinning or weaving; takes place anywhere else. It’s a cloth with a rich heritage, and has a depth and beauty that cannot be replicated. We are delighted to work with a cloth of such significance, and have worked closely with the mills and weavers in the Outer Hebrides to design unique and exclusive fabrics that are used in our signature styles. Here you’ll find suiting options boasting contemporary and clean silhouettes in a range of our exclusive partnership Harris Tweeds, along with accessories to top off any outfit. Once harvested, the wool is cleaned to remove any dirt and debris. It’s then passed between a pair of spiked panels, a process known as carding, to brush the wool and align the fibres in the same direction. It results in the fibres being formed into long strings that can be spun to make yarn.In the first half of the 19th century, many estates in Scotland were taken over by English noblemen looking to increase their life of leisure. Description: the less rigid qualities of the fabric give the material a drape that flatters the body when cut to a pattern. This composition is the most versatile of all the weights. Despite being durable, wool is highly biodegradable. If you leave a wool garment and a polyester garment out in the rain, wind, and snow for a hundred years, the wool will have disappeared and the polyester will remain. When it’s dry, the freshly-coloured yarn is placed into an industrial mixer that forms the right hue that’s required for the tweed weave.

Wool is one of the most sustainable textile fibers. It does very little damage to the environment, but there are certain ways that the global wool industry could be improved. Here’s a breakdown of all the good and bad ways tweed production might impact the environment: Tweed comes in a variety of different weights to make it suitable for various articles of clothing. When shopping for a tweed item, it is important to know if the piece will be worn as outerwear, sporting wear or as an everyday item. How to wear tweed Due to the extensive range of different designs, colour combinations and the sheer range of garments made from tweed, it can be easily dressed up or down and looks great when paired with all other natural fabrics. A highly popular version of tweed, this traditional design comes in three sizes distinguishable by their scale. But what caused the farmer’s favourite from the North to become a fashion essential centuries later?

After the yarn is roughly mixed by hand, it’s loaded into an industrial mixer to produce the desired pattern. While the speed at which tweed is made has changed, the method itself has largely remained untouched.