Can anyone recommend a tweed showing jacket?

[desert_storm87]

Which tweed jacket do you have/ recommend?

Thanks

[showingnutter]

i have a pychley or how ever u sell it not a heavy wool one so great for summer, preety ponies showing selection. but if on a buget shires ones are good but try ebay and horse quest

[Gimp]

Harris tweeds are a smart job ( readily available 2nd hand) these equestrian firms these days stick there label on a poorly made tweed jacket and charge the earth!

[ms dude]

Ive a shires huntington one, fits well, nice length and you can wear it with a range of ties!

[pedilia]

Originally Posted by ms dude

Ive a shires huntington one, fits well, nice length and you can wear it with a range of ties!

Ditto

[ponyzrule]

ive got a dublin canberra grey tweed hacking jacket, it is good fitting and it is has paading in the shoulders
front

pattern

back

[desert_storm87]

Thanks for all your answers! I'm awful at choosing jackets lol.

Ponyzrule- your jacket's really smart What colour tie/ shirt do you wear with it?

Thanks again everyone

[ms dude]

Pedilia, i loathe having to wear my navy jacket now, i feel like a sack compared to my tweed!

[ponyzrule]

i only use it for working hunter classes i wear a white stock

[showingnutter]

no pleasssseeee dont wear a stock for hunter big no no unless u wear a bowler hat and carry a hunting whip, then it is correct to wear a stock a good colour with dots never fails

[showbusiness]

Showingnutter is right, a stock is never correct in the showring unless it is an evening performance. Always wear a tie.

Buying a good quality tweed is a brilliant investment, and always makes you stand out. Mrs Candy is my personal favourite (www.mrscandy.co.uk), however Showing Selection, Pretty Ponies, Designer Browbands, Alexander James, Ponies on Parade and Le Beau Cheval are just a few others who do excellent quality tweeds with interesting, correct checks through them. They can be expensive, but they look 100x better than a blue tweed jacket.

[Elly Koopman]

I have a caldene southwold which is wool, but not particularly heavy and while it is brown, it has green hues. It ranges in price (depending on the size you need and where you get it) from about £70 - £120.

You can't beat going to a tack shop and seeing the tweed in the flesh as you can see the true colour (very rarely the same colour as what is seen on the net due to colour differences on computers), see if it fits and whether the colour suits you.

[posie]

ohh - never knew that about stocks!!!
i'd better buy a tie then - i jsut assumed hunter = stock - as i would wear out hunting

[Elly Koopman]

I think the wearing of stocks out hunting is the theory that they help protect the neck (back when stocks were bulky and properly tied). Some hunts have dress codes stipulating that stocks are worn with tweed (cubbing season I think this applies to) as well as black/navy jackets.

[Daffy Dilly]

Fit and cut is way more important than price IMO. A well fitting £30 jacket will look better than a £130 jacket that is too big/small. That said, buy the best that you can afford - usually a more expensive jacket will have a better cut.

I went down the made to measure route because I'm not an off the shelf shape, but I agree with all Show Business' recommendations. They come up on ebay at times, so it's worth keeping an eye out. I would also add in Caldene, but only a pure wool, not a mix.

I had a Caldene pure wool blue tweed - lovely, great quality and good fit, but technically not the best colour.



I then bought a Dublin Canberra - too lightweight, sizing way off and not a good fit. No photos on the computer of this.

Then I had a jacket made (by Mum, which kept the cost down),



then a Caldene Belvoir Keepers Tweed - gorgeous jacket, just the wrong shape for me.



I got my new M2M jacket and have been able to list the latest Caldene on ebay. You can't beat the fit of a good M2M jacket, and it didn't cost me that much.

[alanalovesfinn]

I have a pretty ponies one and love it.

[Hollielovesplum]

I have just brought myself a lovely Mears tweed jacket from www.showingshop.co.uk. I also spoke to Michelle to ensure delivery could be made in time and to discuss sizes - she was really helpful.