thoughts on mixing tweeds; is this too much?

[Jock Scot]

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As for large and loud patterns, well I'm not a Buchanan or a Drummond. Ogilvie either for that matter.

Strange how as busy as many tartans are they just seem 'right' when all pleated up.

I learned during my first week-----about 1944----- at school that un-complimentary and even mild un-asked for comments about other peoples tartans was almost a certain guarantee of a black eye. A lesson not forgotten!

[Hirsty]

Mix and match tweed is fine but I would stick to the same (or at least close) colours.

[Bad Monkey]

Hey, I'm a working musician; I like loud. I just don't have any association with those tartans and don't get to wear them.

I'm going to stop now before I pull the dirt in over my head...

[Hirsty]

You can wear whatever tartan you want (with very few exceptions). Mixing tartans, now that is something where you can go loud.

[OC Richard]

Our member Terry posted this photo a while back, and I thought it was an excellent example of mixing tweeds.



(I asked for his permission to use this photo, for the purpose of discussions here.)

The OP's colour-combination is perhaps not a striking as Terry's but it works fine IMHO.

(I'd like to see blue hose with Terry's outfit above... just to see...)

I had thought about combining a Lovat Blue jacket with a Navy Blue waistcoat. It should look good, but I can't recall seeing that in the flesh.

[Bad Monkey]

Our member Terry posted this photo a while back, and I thought it was an excellent example of mixing tweeds.



(I asked for his permission to use this photo, for the purpose of discussions here.)

The OP's colour-combination is perhaps not a striking as Terry's but it works fine IMHO.

(I'd like to see blue hose with Terry's outfit above... just to see...)

I had thought about combining a Lovat Blue jacket with a Navy Blue waistcoat. It should look good, but I can't recall seeing that in the flesh.

that is a most excellent rig. To my eye the green in the tartan ties to the greens in the jacket, and the brown of the waistcoat pulls in the stripe of the jacket. The mustard tie is subtle but dead on point.

[Jock Scot]

that is a most excellent rig. To my eye the green in the tartan ties to the greens in the jacket, and the brown of the waistcoat pulls in the stripe of the jacket. The mustard tie is subtle but dead on point.

Does it? Well of course it might well do, but I really think in the nicest possible way, that you are starting to over-think all this in what appears to be a typically North American way! Well alright, you are a North American, but to some of us over here, you do seem to make very hard work of all this matching and co-ordinating of colours stuff!

[Bad Monkey]

Does it? Well of course it might well do, but I really think in the nicest possible way, that you are starting to over-think all this in what appears to be a typically North American way! Well alright, you are a North American, but to some of us over here, you do seem to make very hard work of all this matching and co-ordinating of colours stuff!

well, I suppose it may have been an overly verbose way to say "That looks good"...
It's not our fault, it's the women around here! They're really picky and make us guys jump through all kinds of hoops!, When a gent reaches my age, the women have 'expectations' and stuff!