TOWN & COUNTRY
Country Wear
Country cloth is chosen for weather and wear before it is chosen for looks. These guides cover what each garment is for, what it is cut from, and how the pieces sit together.
Every garment here is cut from a unique pattern and made by hand in our Cleveland Street workroom, with a lifetime alteration guarantee.
The Country Wardrobe
The Tweed Jacket
The foundation of British country dressing. Harris, Donegal, Estate, Saxony and Cheviot - what each weave is for, how it wears, and which to choose first.
Read Full Guide →The Norfolk Jacket
The shooting jacket that became a symbol of country style. Classic, half-Norfolk, bi-swing back and belted, with the box pleats and action back that let you actually raise a gun.
Read Full Guide →Country Trousers
The half of the wardrobe nobody writes about. Moleskin, corduroy, cavalry twill and whipcord, cut high and full, and chosen to sit against the jacket rather than match it.
Read Full Guide →Also Relevant
These guides cover town and country together, so they are not country wear alone - but each has a country half worth reading.
The Gilet & Waistcoat
The essential third piece. Tweed, quilted and knitted gilets for the country; the formal waistcoat for town and evening.
Read Full Guide →The Blazer & Sport Coat
The blazer carries naval discipline, the sport coat carries country ease. The distinction is cloth, buttons and structure.
Read Full Guide →The Overcoat
Covert coat and Ulster for the country; Chesterfield and Crombie for town. Length, cloth weight and shoulder decide which is which.
Read Full Guide →Common Questions
What is country wear?
Tailoring cut for outdoor use rather than for an office: heavier, more textured cloth in earth colours, cut fuller so it moves. Its defining feature is that it is a separates wardrobe - a tweed jacket worn with contrasting trousers, never a matching suit.
What trousers go with a tweed jacket?
Moleskin, corduroy or cavalry twill in fawn, drab, olive or tobacco. The trouser is chosen to sit against the jacket rather than to match it, so a little distance in tone is the point. Grey flannel belongs to town.
Can country tailoring be worn in town?
Some of it. A tweed jacket in a quieter cheviot, fine-wale corduroy and cavalry twill all work under a coat in most cities. Estate tweeds, eight-wale corduroy and heavy moleskin do not, and are better for staying where they belong.
Most country commissions begin with one jacket and two pairs of trousers. Bring us the use rather than the garment - where you will wear it and in what weather - and we will recommend the cloth.