Summer Tweed: Special Material For Warmer Season And Application In Men's Fashion
Imagine yourself walking down the streets of Birmingham in the 1920s, like Thomas Shelby in “Peaky Blinders .” The images come to mind: a sturdy trench coat, a three-piece suit and elegant trousers, accompanied by a classic flat cap. These outfits all bear the signature Flannel & Tweed fabric, creating a classic and stylish male image.
However, in the hot summer days, is the Tweed outfit with its characteristic ability to keep warm a reasonable choice? So let's learn about Summer Tweed, the way fashion changes with the weather but still retains its values.
From traditional Tweed to modern Summer Tweed.
Tweed is a fabric that originated in Scotland, where it was woven from coarse wool to create clothing that could withstand the cold weather. Traditional tweeds were often natural colors such as brown, green, and gray, suitable for the suburban landscape. However, with the development of fashion, tweed quickly became the first choice for gentlemen's suits and coats because of its high practicality, good shape, and eye-catching colors. This fabric is notable for its thick texture and unique patterns such as herringbone, houndstooth, and windowpane.
herringbone, houndstooth, and windowpane
Today, Tweed is no longer just for heavy winter wear. It has been modernized and adapted to suit a variety of styles and occasions, and Summer Tweed is the improved version that is popular during the warmer months of the year.
Special Properties of Summer Tweed Fabric: Advantages and Disadvantages
Summer Tweed, an improved version of traditional Tweed, is created by using thinner wool yarns or combining wool with other natural fibers such as cotton, silk, and linen. Summer Tweed is also generally brighter in color than traditional Tweed. This gives it the following special advantages:
Eye-catching and easy to wear: The blend of Wool with Linen, Silk and Cotton creates very different patterns and textures for Summer Tweed, both strong but no less elegant. Summer tweed is very suitable for smart-casual jackets such as Safari Jacket, Harrington Jacket and especially Blazer/Sport Jacket - can be easily selected and coordinated with many outfits from office, events to street.
Lighter: Summer Tweed uses lighter fibers than Classic Tweed, reducing the overall weight of the garment, creating a lighter and more comfortable feel when worn.
Breathable: Natural fibres such as cotton and linen in Summer Tweed enhance the fabric’s breathability, helping the wearer feel cooler. This breathability helps to reduce the amount of sweat that is retained, creating a dry and comfortable feeling all day long. This is especially important when maintaining confidence and style during outdoor events or when traveling a lot.
Durable and good shape: Although lighter than Classic Tweed, Summer Tweed still largely retains the durability and shape retention characteristic of traditional Tweed.
However, summer Tweed also has its own DISADVANTAGES:
Natural Slight Shag: This can be considered a small disadvantage for some people who do not like the slight shag of the fabric surface. Summer tweed is similar to Classic Tweed, the fabric surface must have a characteristic roughness and will have more or less lint on the surface instead of the usual smoothness of worsted wool fabric. Some special Summer Tweed lines also have large weaves and large knitting threads to create a special visual effect on the fabric surface, which will have more shag than regular Summer Tweed lines.
Minimum weight 280-330 g/m: Although called Summer Tweed or Summer Tweed, this fabric line must still have a minimum weight of 290-330 g/m to be truly called Tweed with a certain porosity and thickness. This makes Summer Tweed not really suitable for hot summers (when the weather exceeds 26 degrees Celsius or 80 degrees Fahrenheit), but more suitable for cold summers or hot spring-autumn depending on the geographical area. Compared to fabrics with a weight of only 210-260 g/m, Summer Tweed is somewhat less airy.
Some applications of Summer Tweed
Stylish with Blazer in summer, why not?
This is a great example of how to combine summer Tweed to maintain elegance and comfort. The Blazer is made mainly from linen combined with silk, this material brings uniqueness both visually and physically, with an uneven texture that is slightly rough but still soft, creating a subtle difference. This blazer weighs 280gr/m, belonging to the lightest type of Summer Tweed, suitable for the summer of temperate and cold regions.
The blazer has a classic design with wide lapels, two buttons and a light patch pocket, along with a form that is not too tight, creating comfort for the wearer. Combined with that is a shirt with a light blue stripe pattern, bringing youthfulness and creating a subtle contrast with the brown blazer. Finally, white chinos bring freshness and brightness, matching the shirt, suitable for summer. This combination helps create a harmonious and elegant whole.
Look younger with Summer Tweed
Still a Blazer, shirt and white chinos, but this outfit gives a more youthful and unique feeling thanks to the unique details.
Blazer in Summer Tweed material, small plaid pattern with light brown, blue and red tones creates rich color without being too flashy. Combined with a dark green shirt creates a strong contrast, different from the gentle sophistication of the style above. The red sweater wrapped around the waist further highlights the personal fashion style, adding personality to the outfit.
Challenge traditional norms with gender-neutral Summer Tweed style
If you are a true fashionista and are not afraid to break the traditional rules, you can refer to the genderless Tweed style that is very popular with international male stars. In this photo, G-dragon used a Tweed jacket in the summer with light details and bright colors, showing versatility and creativity in how to mix and match clothes. G-Dragon's outfit is a clear demonstration of a style that goes beyond all limits, where gender boundaries in fashion are broken. He confidently wears clothes that are usually for women and combines them subtly to create a unique personal mark.
As you can see from the examples above, the versatility and creativity in using Tweed is not limited to winter but extends to other seasons of the year. This shows that Tweed is not a rigid material but can adapt to many different styles and weather.
From the cold Scottish highlands, Tweed has come a long way to become a symbol of sartorial style for gentlemen. In Vietnam, where the climate is hot and humid, Tweed clothing is not very popular, but this has gradually changed in recent years when you can see more and more fashionistas wearing Summer Tweed Jackets in Spring and Autumn, especially in the North of Vietnam. Thanks to the constant creativity of designers, Summer Tweed is a testament to the perfect combination of tradition and modernity, suitable for both men and women in all circumstances.
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