RWS:RWS wrote:Might you consider a blue-gray-cream mix? Not very countryish (one thinks of browns, yellows, reds, greens, all warm colors instead of cool), but it would be wearable in town (though perhaps not with "action back" and half belt). I do think that such a coloring would complement your complexion well.
I was not able to find anything in the gray or blue family that I liked. Most were either too blue or looked two business like. The exceptions were the gray classic Donegal tweeds, but I wanted to try something a bit different than the same Donegal in a different color.
I settled on an 18 oz lovat wool tweed with a light/electric blue windowpane from Porter & Harding. It has a hard finish and is woven very much like the samples in the tweed section of the photojpournal (there is no precise match, though).
I saw some other beautiful tweed suiting options from that same book and in some of the slightly lighter weight Alsport and Dormeil books that members might consider. In particular, I saw some great glen checks and herringbones that, If I were not set on an action back, would have been a perfect choices for a tweed city suit. For those considering something fuzzier than a worsted, please add tweeds to the list of possibilities.