The beginning of summer brings warm weather everywhere it seems but here in Northern California, where after a few weeks of sunshine our temperatures decline to about 55 degrees (12 C) and remain there for a month or more. The weather brings out the Breanish, the 10/11 ounce (300/330 gram) tweed jacket that is comfortable in the fog.
The Breanish is hardly a hard-wearing weave, being only a 2x1 instead of the usual 2x2 (reducing the thread by a quarter is how the light weight is achieved) but it is just the thing six or eight times a year. And, in keeping with its neither fish nor fowl makeup, it is worn in the photo with summer's shantung necktie and fall's madder silk pocket square.
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4 comments:
Great three tones, all marry up well!
That's a beauty, Will, would you be kind enough to explain 2X1 and
2X2?
Thanks,
Carl
Carl, the numbers refer to the number of weft threads per warp thread in the weave. 2x2 is more common, and considerably more durable.
What are its benefits, then, other than appearance? Softness? Pliability?
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