Tweed emerged among the small farmers and land labourers of the damp climate of Scotland and Ireland. Originally it was very rough, thick and felted, hand woven according to local traditions. It was a working man’s cloth, but ready to make a journey through the history and social classes of the British Empire.(read more)
The hacking jacket is the accentuated version of a sports jacket. Its elegance and the presence of its silhouette made it the model for the modern suit jacket.(read more)