Tweed cloth is available across the globe, especially in colder, European countries. The world famous tweeds are Scottish and British tweeds. Tweed can be tailored into long winter coats, blazers, jackets, suits, waistcoats, trousers, shooting jackets, caps and even wedding suits. However, in Kashmir it can also be tailored into a traditional Pheran.
“Kashmiri tweed is made of 100 percent wool, meaning it is of superior quality compared to other tweed like that from Amritsar which has also viscose in it. In Kashmir, there is an emphasis is on handmade weaving only, more closely woven because that way the product is of superior quality,” shares an employee associated with tweed sales. Tweeds from states other than Kashmir is reconstituted / recycled wool which is of inferior quality whereas Kashmiri tweed is the only tweed of 100 percent pure wool and sold at affordable price.
Tweed cloth is sold at Rs 500 per meter and the cost of a gent’s readymade coat is Rs 2710 whereas a female readymade long coat costs around Rs 3500. Presently there is a discount of 10 percent on tweed coats.
If you’re out shopping for tweed, you can get it in a variety of textures, such as checkered, herring bone, plain, striped, hopsack, matte, hondse tooth and in twills — as is the case in foreign countries. It also comes in different colors. Tweed can be lightweight, of 9NM (400-450 grams) or heavyweight, of 7NM (525- 550 grams). 9NM meters goes for Rs. 435 and 7NM for Rs. 500.Tweed coats have been in fashion for many years and they never go out of season. Kashmir Tweed is durable and intricate in its design, and it lasts longer than other fabrics in your wardrobe. It is widely accepted as both formal and informal wear all over the world and is also used as a uniform in some foreign schools. Some big fashion houses like Bookster (UK) deal exclusively with the tweed suiting, and the brand Burberry also deals with tweed coats, which they sell for about Rs 82000. more
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