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Dashing Tweeds - British designed and made

Wednesday, 24 October 2012

I've been aware of Dashing Tweeds for a while, largely because I was interested in their tweed fabrics interwoven with reflective threads, ideal for sartorial cyclists. This is just part of their range. They use British mills and tweeds for their highly original style, best described as dashing, often bright, certainly colourful and, as they say themselves, full of humour. They collaborate with a wide range of designers and others to create all sorts of applications for their superb textiles. Several leading tailors use their fabrics to make highly original and wearable garments.

A Ready to Wear range exists alongside the sale of tweeds and made to measure. I tried on a jacket recently and was very impressed by the quality and feel of the tweed - very comfortable.




Ready to Wear jacket


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Labels: Dashing Tweeds, Harris Tweed, Tweed

5 comments

  1. Ulrich von Boffke24 October 2012 at 17:37

    Lovely! Especially the jacket with the purple woven into it's pattern. The final photo is great too, especially the three-piece suit with the plus fours. Great stuff.

    Best Regards,

    Ulrich von B.

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  2. That's Not My Age24 October 2012 at 23:40

    Great jacket - I love the idea of fashionable cyclewear that can be worn on and off the bike and doesn't involve black Lycra! Met Mr Dashing Tweeds once, he is very dashing!

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  3. Elizabeth25 October 2012 at 15:35

    Like the ready to wear one, others perhaps a litle too much. Can't beat tweed! Elizabeth

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  4. Fred Gonsowski25 October 2012 at 17:57

    Hi there Grey Fox,
    As beautiful and fun as the Dashing Tweed blazers are, I feel a man has to have a wardrobe of solids blazers first in the colors navy, khaki, camel, gray and black. Being solid they can be set off with a fun shirt, tie and pocket square, etc. When you have the neutral solids, people won't remember them, even if you wear them often. The more patterned blazers, like shown in this post, should only be bought after you have everything else. When wearing a bolder patterned item, it will be remembered, and if you wear it too much, people will think to themselves "He has it on again".

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  5. L'age moyen27 October 2012 at 13:50

    Nothing beats tweed in fall. The proliferation of cycling has lead to a renaissance of cycling wear. Like yoga, cycling can be all about the gear but the more people on bikes for transportation (with a bi-product of exercise/activity) means hopping on the bike with work duds as opposed to gear. I love seeing men in suits, women in dresses, and everyone in natty jackets and leather shoes.

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