A cultural history of tweed (sort of!)

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Tweed is originally from Scotland. At the beginning

it was a good country cloth for working outside. In the 19th century, tweed was still for active people. Such images were possible, but in reality they are only AI creations. The truth is that only later was the tweed appropriated by rural aristocracy.

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Sic tranzit!

    Tweed and football were iconic for Britons. Today, only football remains.Created with DreamUp for a Deviant Art contest: Image from a soccer game where in… Read More »



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