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Just what The Doctor ordered

Doctor Who wears Harris Tweed!

More tweediness here and here, and in quilt form, here.

27 March 2010 in Textiles | Permalink

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Dr Who? I think you know that Dr Peter has been wearing Harris Tweed since 1975! These young upstarts are just reinventing the wheel; twas ever thus in the world of fashion, why I'll bet even corsets will be back shortly ;-))

Posted by: Dark Puss | 27 March 2010 at 04:55 PM

We Yanks are stoked that the Who fans may revive 'The Real Thing'. I want to see more made so it can make its way across the pond and also have the industry continue,,forever.

Posted by: rita | 28 March 2010 at 12:40 AM

This is why I love reading your blog! Books, cakes...and now Doctor Who-- what more could a girl ask for?

(I miss David Tennant though...)

Posted by: CN | 28 March 2010 at 08:45 AM

Rita, I know about stoking a boiler, but what does stoked mean in your context please?

Posted by: Dark Puss | 28 March 2010 at 08:59 AM

Easy, a custom corset from Metamorph!

Posted by: Dark Puss | 28 March 2010 at 09:55 AM

But surely not Harris Tweed corsets?

Posted by: rosie | 28 March 2010 at 05:40 PM

Rosie, Harris Tweed - probably not, but I made that as a tounge in cheek comment. Haute Couture corsetry is back in a big way (well a highly visible way) and here are some people using tweed in them:

FairyGothMother
Katie Mosa

And I've just found Ann MacCallum who says "Ann wants to specialise in Harris Tweed Corsets and will be developing the business in that direction." so it looks like the answer to your question is probably yes!

Posted by: Dark Puss | 28 March 2010 at 06:26 PM

Wow, DP, those corsets!! as someone who has actually made corsets (albeit the Elizabethan variety, and therefore, stays) I am immensely impressed!

Posted by: GeraniumCat | 29 March 2010 at 06:27 PM

Dear Geranium Cat, corsets of the modern variety are something of an interest of mine, I expect Cornflower might chose the word obsession! If you wish to see some more innovative work can I suggest a visit to Metamorph whose site features my wonderful photographer Morgana in model mode, and also the splendid Maya Hansen. Metamorph has an unusual fan-tied corset if you look hard enough.

Enjoy!

Posted by: Dark Puss | 29 March 2010 at 09:25 PM

Belatedly, Dark Puss, double wow. Made me want to get out the sewing machine and whalebone again - not, I hasten to add, the real thing, but nylon or steel depending on the purpose, and you can, at a pinch, make an excellent busk for stiffening the front with a wooden school ruler. In an idle, unemployed moment, many years ago, I wondered if it would be possible to earn a living making beautiful corsets - what a pity I didn't try, it might have been fun!

Posted by: GeraniumCat | 17 April 2010 at 03:02 PM

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