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Lands’ End unveils bespoke tweed designed in collaboration with Harris Tweed

American retailer Lands’ End, which has been selling clothes and footwear since 1963, has unveiled a capsule collection with Harris Tweed, featuring a bespoke tweed designed exclusively for the brand for its customers in Europe. In a statement, Lands’ End said the collection “represents a step toward reshaping Lands’ End for today’s customer,”...

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From banker to weaver: A Scottish island Harris Tweed industry experiences a renaissance

"When you see tweed on the runway, you don't expect it to come from here," joked 38-year-old former banker Alexander MacLeod as he set up his loom in a converted barn on the shores of a Scottish loch. MacLeod became a weaver two years ago, joining residents on the islands of Lewis and Harris, off Scotland's northwest coast, in helping to...

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Pre-Fall 2023 Buyers Guide – Modern Tweed

The origins of the Chanel tweed suit It’s well known that Coco Chanel revolutionized the use of tweed in women’s fashion. In the 1920s when the designer was in a relationship with the Duke of Westminster, she fell in love with the material after borrowing her beau’s tweed sportswear. In 1983, following Chanel’s death in the previous decade, Karl...

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Tweed weaves a way from Scottish islands to catwalk

Isle of Lewis, United Kingdom - In the cluttered workshop of his home off the coast of northwest Scotland, Ian Mackay patiently weaves a bright green wool, surrounded by bags of fabric, spools and tools. He makes a steady clatter as he pedals his machine in the shed of his croft on the village of South Shawbost on the Isle of Lewis, watching...

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Karen Millen collaborates with Linton tweed

Karen Millen is placing a spotlight on tweed with a collaboration with Linton, bespoke producers of tweed for more than 100 years. Linton has become synonymous with heritage, luxury and excellence and supplies its tweed to Paris couturiers, and this collaboration with Karen Millen aims to showcase “true craftsmanship”. The Linton x Karen Millen...

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A Friend In Tweed

This autumn, chunky textured tweed is definitely the fabric for daywear. Suits and coats come in all shades from berry pinks to blues and creams. Go for flatteringly cut single breasted jackets worn with skirts that just skim the knee to keep the look ladylike. Retailer Next do beautiful chunky tweed jackets for GBP 69,99. Available nationwide...

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Next Big Thing

Next season is all about tweed. A classic winter fabric that can look very sexy when it's beautifully cut. Shown on both the catwalks in New York and London, get your Harris Tweed coat before they are destined to sell out!