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  2. Norfolk jacket - Wikipedia

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    A Norfolk jacket is a loose, belted, single-breasted tweed jacket with box pleats on the back and front, with a belt or half-belt. It was originally designed as a shooting coat that did not bind when the elbow was raised to fire. Its origin is uncertain but it may have been named after Coke of Norfolk, the Duke of Norfolk, or after the county ...

  3. Tweed - Wikipedia

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    Harris Tweed woven in a herringbone twill pattern, mid-20th century. Tweed is a rough, woollen fabric, of a soft, open, flexible texture, resembling cheviot or homespun, but more closely woven. It is usually woven with a plain weave, twill or herringbone structure. Colour effects in the yarn may be obtained by mixing dyed wool before it is spun ...

  4. Harris tweed - Wikipedia

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    Harris tweed, herringbone pattern. Harris tweed (Scottish Gaelic: Clò mór or Clò hearach) is a tweed cloth that is handwoven by islanders at their homes in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, finished in the Outer Hebrides, and made from pure virgin wool dyed and spun in the Outer Hebrides. This definition, quality standards and protection of ...

  5. British country clothing - Wikipedia

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    Original country styles include a Norfolk jacket and tweed breeks. Tweed suits, normally consisting of a jacket, waistcoat and trousers (or skirt) have been an icon of the English country gentleman and lady since the 1840s when Catherine, Lady Dunmore began to provide for the British aristocracy and landed gentry; it soon proved popular as it ...

  6. Leisure suit - Wikipedia

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    Leisure Suit Convention in 1993 A man wearing a "Hawaiian" leisure suit in 2007. Leisure suits originated on the west coast of the US in the late 1930s as summer casual-wear for the wealthy, [3] possibly derived from the heavy tweed Norfolk jacket or khaki safari jacket worn by English sportsmen. [4]

  7. Dunn & Co. - Wikipedia

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    Dunn & Co. was founded in 1887 by George Arthur Dunn, a Quaker, who started by selling hats on the streets of Birmingham.Forty years later he had two hundred hat shops and as many franchises in other stores.

  8. 1910s in Western fashion - Wikipedia

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    The second man from the left is wearing a Norfolk jacket, Long Island, New York, 1910. Aviator Calbraith Perry Rodgers, 1911, in a casual wool cap. Irish immigrant in Detroit, Michigan, wearing a jacket, woollen sweater, and cap, 1912. The "formal" clothes worn by stewards, waiters, butlers and others "in service" included a black (not white) tie.

  9. Harris, Outer Hebrides - Wikipedia

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    Harris is known for Harris Tweed, although this textile is mostly made in Lewis, with the major finishing mills in Shawbost and Stornoway. Every length of cloth produced is stamped with the official Orb symbol, trademarked by the Harris Tweed Association in 1909. Harris Tweed is defined as "hand woven by the islanders at their homes in the ...