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>at the boutique/artisan shop which my employer runs. >find nice jacket in used clothes section
>at the boutique/artisan shop which my employer runs
>find nice jacket in used clothes section
>at the boutique/artisan shop which my employer runs
>find nice jacket in used clothes section
>get it home
i paid 10 bucks for this guys, what it worth?
I have a Harris Tweed jacket 100% wool that I bought at a second hand/vintage store in England for 56 quid. Did some research and apparently it was made in the 70’s but somehow had never been worn (pockets and tail were still stitched).
Yea if it fits
Usually around 50-100 dollars on ebay depending on the size and considering its style. Tweed jackets are nice but suit jackets aren’t as popular. Best sizes are anywhere between 38-42, anything smaller or larger will probably be on the $50 area
Sorry forgot to mention the brand, if any sometimes matters. Harris Tweed isn’t the brand of the jacket but rather the manufacturer of the tweed, kind of like wool. That’s why on vintage clothes you often get that tag in addition to the tag of the brand/tailor
>what it worth?
What you paid for it. Jackets made of harris tweed are a dime a dozen in vintage shops or on eBay, and the one you bought looks to be of average unremarkable quality. But that’s not to say you did bad, it’s a jacket you can wear the hell out of and it only cost as much as lunch.
Question is, does it fit you? Did you try it on first?
While used 100% wool jackets can be found cheap, the material is still high quality to the shit you find on the high street. But they are often older items, so it;s hit or miss, if they have shoulder pads etc.
But Harris Tweed, because of the name, always commands more interest and a higher price used. $10 is cheap, and a good deal for Harris Tweed.
Oh and the Harris Tweed label, along with the lapel, I would estimate the date from the early 90s
Looks good, nice find
jackets made of harris tweed feel much better than those 20x its price and dont worry about beating it to shit. you can pull it off feel like a million bucks
>jackets made of harris tweed feel much better than those 20x its price
Harris Tweed is definitely good but no better than other well known mills such as Abraham Moon. Also you can feel a lot of these Harris Tweed jackets from the 60s-80s don’t exactly feel high quality, they just feel just sturdy.
i didn’t know better before thanks anon
Got one from Brooks Bothers Harris tweed for like $150 and its the best jacket ever to wear during cold time, there’s some gems at their sale section every now and then.
didn’t even look at the other tags yesterday cause i was kind of blinded by the find but here it be. sears made in canada. when might that have stopped being a thing? 60s? 70s? maybe even so recent as 80s but i’d say a long shot there, but idk i’m not versed in such matters. all it’s worth to me, though is what it is, so gonna get it brought in a bit in the waist and go hard as dustin hoffman in the graduate
>sears
>lining tears
>goofy lapel stance
would be hard to sell online for $20
ye figured as much. gonna get it worked on and i know i’ll get more than my 10 bucks back out if wearing it
what’s your issue with the lapels? I don’t see anything out of the ordinary
Cant you see it? The lapels are relatively short with the collar part extending more than usual. Looks kinda like a 3 button jacket or a womens jacket. Its weird. In fact ive never seen anything like it except maybe those suits from the 30s but those are peak lapels and way wider. Either way it will look like a grampa jacket and will be harder to pull off
It looks fine you just haven’t seen many different lapels, it’s a seventies/eighties style lapel, For 10 bucks you got a bargain, wear it with pride. Also grandpa core is based.
it’s a just a low gorge
thats just a jacket from a thrift store. its nothing special, doesnt matter if its made in Scotland. Though Norwegian wool sweaters should always be taken
A tailor will charge you way more to fix the lining. Also the lapels look kinda weird. Should have bought something that wasn’t this hecked up. I would return it, its not worth fixing
Do not listen to the spergs. Sure, it isn’t high level tailoring, it’s still a very decent coat especially by today’s standards. Weae the heck out of it and if you feel comfortable in it you now know you can spend a little more on a nice one in the future when this is worn out.
>dont listen to the spergs just wear your destroyed thrifted $10 jacket until it falls appart, its harris friggin tweed!
Lmao
op here, to clarify this coat and the other vtg stuff at this store are all from the costume department for our local theatre company so much of it has been ridden hard and put away wet.
thankful for the concern of the anons who said it’s pretty much trash but if i wanna waste the money to fix it up that’s my prerogative
thread can die now
Revive! Sorry.
But you seemed to enjoy finding it, and wanting to wear it. So continue with that, this place is often about bringing others down, and making them question what they bought.
Used I would estimate around $30 to $40, perhaps a little more on a good day. As stated, Harris Tweed items almost always gain interest. But three, perhaps four times what you paid for it, is a great deal you got.
For people who do this, I always recommend you invest some time in learning how to make basic adjustments, making your used finds 100 times better.
post yourself wearing it and watch the autists tell it’s too big for you. I got mine for 35.