Quote Originally Posted by creagdhubh View Post
The late Duke of Windsor once said in regards to the wearing of tweed, "The louder the better." I tend to agree with him; bearing in mind of course, my own personal aesthetics, style sense and preferences. Naturally, this doesn't necessarily mean I would always choose the loudest tweed of the bunch for a particular occasion, but having one or two in the old wardrobe wouldn't do any harm.

Slainte,
Yes, the Duke of Windsor was well known for his rather flamboyant sense of style. Definitely pushing the limits in certain aspects. What he could get away with due to his station in life may be more than the rest of us could!

Anyway, here's another example of a patterned jacket. This photo was borrowed from Chas's recent thread where the Duke of Edinburgh attended the Braemar Gathering. Note the jacket at center: