Tweed show jacket, not just for show?

[Fjord]

Do you wear your tweed show jacket at any other time? It seems a shame to leave mine in the wardrobe but I'm not sure when else I can wear it. I love the idea of being a person swanning about in tweed and country boots but I don't think I am!

 

[rextherobber]

Do you mean other horsey things apart from showing? ( yes) or out socially,?(no)

 

[Fjord]

Any time really. I guess it wouldn't look too out of place with jeans at Burghley would it? I just want the excuse to wear it!

 

[Reacher]

I don’t see why you can’t wear it eg with jeans etc. I once had a tweed (not a riding jacket) jacket which I loved. I ended up having a clear out and giving it to a charity shop and I still regret it

 

[abbijay]

Interestingly, I am at work today in my brand new tweed jacket which I want to get used to wearing before it has its first showing outing! Paired with white trainers, skinny jeans and a t-shirt. It's my smart causal dress down Friday. I have done similar in the past on quite a few occasions, often in autumn and spring with a roll neck top and jeans/work trousers/leather trousers and boots or heels depending on the occasion.
My tweed jackets are the only pieces I have ever bought made to measure (except my wedding dress) and they deserve to get out more than 3 times a year! Plus I always get lovely compliments about them too.

 

[Fjord]

@abbijay, that sounds like a lovely outfit!

I've just tried mine on, and it appears to have shrunk...

However, my friend is selling hers so I may have to try that on!

 

[PinkvSantaboots]

I wear one of mine with jeans, white shirt/ top loafers or boots out to non horse places like shopping or the pub.

 

[abbijay]

@abbijay, that sounds like a lovely outfit!

I've just tried mine on, and it appears to have shrunk...

However, my friend is selling hers so I may have to try that on!

Mine had shrunk too which is why I have a new one Although you would need to be a tweed aficionado to spot the difference!

 

[Fjord]

Well my friend's jacket fits perfectly so I have relieved her of it and plan to wear it with jeans and a white shirt.

 

[Kaylum]

I have a lovely Harris tweed I wear now and again for work.

 

[leflynn]

I have a cavallo tweed that I wear for non horsey things inc work and the odd show - its handy!

 

[rextherobber]

I never wear mine apart from horsey things as scared I'll look exactly like French and Saunders "stuff and nonsense" women...

 

[Muddy unicorn]

I was at a point to point the other week and there was wall to wall tweed

 

[fiwen30]

I tried to be a skinny jeans, knee length boots, neat top & tweed jacket person when I was newly married in my 20’s. Dumped that look when the husband left, and never missed either one! Turns out it’s not very ‘me’, but it is an acceptable look if it’s ‘you’.

 

[ThreeFurs]

I would. Years ago when living in London I found in an opshop a PERFECT 1950s vintage tweed riding jacket. High buttoning, padded shoulders, defined waist. It would have been what the mothers of French and Saunders' stuff and nonsense women wore! and it went with everything.

 

[Carlosmum]

Back in the 80s when I was a teenager, there was a fashion to wear tweed jackets. Of course the unhorsey had to go to TopSjop or Dotty P. I went to my wardrobe!!

 

[eggs]

Back in the 80s when I was a teenager, there was a fashion to wear tweed jackets. Of course the unhorsey had to go to TopSjop or Dotty P. I went to my wardrobe!!

I remember those days when the 'horsey' look was all the fashion rage. I used to swan around in my show jods, leather riding boots and hacking jacket - think it was the only time I was ever 'in fashion'