[excerpt] owering temperatures have propelled a seasonal shift in fashions for women. Style also has moved up in the correspondingly opposite direction.
Tweed are here to stay and this fall, every woman will have reasons for wearing them.
Stylish icons catching on the trend are Jackie O. and Babe Paley instead of Britney Spears.
'Boss Tweed' was the headline the New York Post recently ran to top a photo spread of women's autumn fashion.
Grandma's tweeds vary much from contemporary tweeds in several ways.
As per the Webster's dictionary, tweed is referred originally to a wool fabric with a rough surface and the weave type is called a twill.
Tweeds bear two or more colors of yarn which differ in color, weight and fiber from the traditional ones.
Old-style tweeds tend toward muted earth tones such as browns, rusts and olive greens. Jewel tones such as fuchsia, royal blue and turquoise are now available in tweeds. Muted pastels are popular, too.
Earlier, tweeds were made from wool, with a corresponding heaviness. Today, tweeds can also be made of cotton or silkmaking them lighter in weight.
This is good enough reason for Las Vegans, who rarely get winter temperatures low enough to justify wearing old-style tweeds.
"They're really year-round," is how Fink describes the new tweeds. " Read the entire article. "
