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  2. British country clothing - Wikipedia

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    Today tweed suits remain popular, with some choosing the style for business as well as pleasure. However, people very rarely wear the full three piece when outdoors, usually only at events; the suit is traditionally worn with a Tattersall or Gingham shirt and optionally a tie or neck scarf for women. Some also choose to wear a knitwear sweater ...

  3. Digby Morton - Wikipedia

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    Digby Morton remained active during the war as a couturier, charging at least £25 for a good quality tweed suit. [6] But he also responded to the wartime need for well designed and affordable clothing.

  4. Tweed - Wikipedia

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    Traditionally used for upper-class country clothing such as shooting jackets, tweed became popular among the Edwardian middle classes who associated it with the leisurely pursuits of the elite. [6] Due to their durability tweed Norfolk jackets and plus-fours were a popular choice [ 7 ] for hunters, cyclists, golfers, and early motorists, hence ...

  5. Donegal tweed - Wikipedia

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    Donegal Tweed Label in a flat cap. Donegal tweed is a woven tweed manufactured in County Donegal, Ireland. Originally all handwoven, it is now mostly machine woven and has been since the introduction of mechanised looms in the 1950s-1960s. Donegal has for centuries been producing tweed from local materials in the making of caps, suits and vests.

  6. 1900s in Western fashion - Wikipedia

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    The shirtwaist, a costume with a bodice or waist tailored like a man's shirt with a high collar, was adopted for informal daywear and became the uniform of working women. Wool or tweed suit (clothing) called tailor-mades or (in French) tailleurs featured ankle-length skirts with matching jackets; ladies of fashion wore them with fox furs and ...

  7. Gabardine - Wikipedia

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    It is a tightly woven waterproof fabric and is used to make outerwear and various other garments, such as suits, overcoats, trousers, uniforms, and windbreakers. Thomas Burberry created the fabric in the late 1870s and patented it in 1888. [1] The name gabardine comes from "gaberdine", a type of long, cape-like dress worn during the Middle Ages ...