The Need for Tweed! ~ VFG Fashion Parade for the week of September 10th

[carla rey]

Runway images: Matty Bovan, Chanel, Louis Vuitton


Vintage Inspirations: The Need for Tweed!
Ever-popular for cooler weather, vintage tweeds provide a certain old school insouciance like no other fabric. No surprise, tweeds are trending again this fall, with designers showing everything from classic to avant-garde looks.

And speaking of tweed: Tweed Runs—starting in London in 2009 and spreading all over the world—are cycling events in which participants dress in vintage (or at least traditional) tweeds and are encouraged to ride vintage bicycles. Points for nattiness!

Perhaps fashion designers’ use of tweeds have fueled an interest in Tweed Run style…or is it the other way around? One thing’s for sure, from Tweed Run to runway, there’s a need for tweed!

 

[Joyatri]

1970s A-line skirt by Wallis

 

[thespectrum]

Vintage 70s Tweed Midi Coat & Scarf Coffee Cinnamon S

 

[thespectrum]

From my sold archives

Vintage 60s Tweed British Driving Cap / Flat Cap

Vintage 60s Turquoise Black Silk Tweed Jacket

Vintage 70s Studio Donegal Irish Tweed Jacket

Vintage 50s Cream Fleck Tweed Topcoat Overcoat

 

[poppysvintageclothing]

1970s Tweed Wool Houndstooth Coat Princess Style Trench Coat



1960s Harris Tweed Mens Jacket - Houndstooth Sport Coat - Howarths - M Short



1950s Mens Tweed Blazer Jacket - 100% Wool - Size M



1940s Mens Overcoat Green Wool Herringbone Tweed Coat - T Eaton Co - Size M



1960s Green Connemara Irish Tweed Ladies Suit - L

 

[vivavintageclothing]

Suzy Perette 1950s halter dress full skirt bolero jacket black copper wool XS-S


Nubby wool tweed 1950s skirt suit grey copper size XS


Late 1950s early 1960s skirt suit blue tweed size M (should fit 38 bust 31 waist)


Mod 1960s skirt suit miniskirt black ivory patterned tweed wool size XS


1950s swing coat jacket black ivory curly wool size S

 

[The Vintage Merchant]

At The Vintage Merchant you can find:


this rich black tweed straight skirt from the 50s (waist 26"):




this gorgeous tweed suit with boxy cut square neck jacket (bust of jacket 48", waist of skirt 24") :




this luxurious overcoat for Him (chest 50") with plaid zip out lining:



and this cozy chevron tweed hat:

 

[carla rey]

The ultimate autumn skirt!


From my sold archives:

 

[themerchantsofvintage]

Vintage 70s Men's Tweed Coat 42 by Aquascutum


Vintage 70s Skirt and Vest Suit with Tie XXS
Donegal Herringbone Tweed Outfit


Vintage 70s Tweed Coat XXS XS
with Angora Goat Fur Trim



Vintage 80s Charles Jourdan Tweed Coat XL
Avant Garde Collar



Vintage 90s Valentino Suit S Nubby Tweed Jacket and Skirt

 

[The Vintage Merchant]

oh, Deborah. That Valentino suit.

 

[denisebrain]

50s Bill Atkinson blue and green tweed skirt

50s skirt and short-sleeved jacket set


One fave from my sold archives, a suit by Hattie Carnegie

 

[themerchantsofvintage]

Thanks, Mary! Clever use of zippers.

 

[BonniesVintageClothesLine]

Vintage Late 1950s-Early 1960s Pendleton Mens Wool Tweed Trench Style Coat

Vintage 1970s Mens Tweed Sport Coat Jacket Norfolk Style Black and White Herringbone

My Vintage Clothes Line on Ruby Lane
https://www.rubylane.com/shop/myvintageclothesline

 

[The Vintage Vendeuse]

I love tweed and there are some great examples here!

 

[amandainvermont]

Just noticed this on the Fedora Lounge on Facebook and it made me think of this thread.

"Kings Edward VIII and George VI, 1920s. Both wearing Tweed Paddock jackets ( two-button, rather high fastening )"