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  • The jacket is from Harris Tweed, which is made on an island off the coast of Scotland.

    21st-Century Man 2011

  • The thought of millions of tech-savvy tastemakers attempting to BlackBerry in mittens inspired Topshop to design, in collaboration with Harris Tweed, a glove for men with a thumb that flips back.

    Mobile Mitts 2010

  • The Voltigeur was run at a strong pace with Harris Tweed leading the field.

    Talking Horses 2010

  • Even the tweediest of tweed makers — Harris Tweed Scotland Ltd., one of the three mills whose Harris Tweed is certified by the U.K. government — launched a lightweight tweed in September.

    The Answer: Tweed in the city Jason Chow 2010

  • The night of his death, Welsh learns that although her husband is gone, the objects that retain his memory still exist: his wallet, his wedding ring, his barely singed Harris Tweed jacket, his daughter, unharmed.

    Megan Pillow: Book Review: Held in the Light: Norman Morrison's Sacrifice for Peace and His Family's Journey of Healing 2009

  • At the start of the decade the well established ‘Riders of the Range’, ‘Harris Tweed’ and ‘Luck of the Legion’ were still running and all of these are represented by single episodes in the book.

    Eagle Annual: The Best of the 1960s Comic Steve 2009

  • Although best-remembered in comics' circles for Captain Pugwash and Harris Tweed, both originally drawn for Eagle, there was another strip that Ryan created for the early issues of Swift in 1954.

    Sir Boldasbrass part 1 Steve 2009

  • But independent mills banded together to market Harris Tweed as a luxury product for high-end fashion.

    Tweed Is the New Black 2008

  • I delve in the pockets of my sweat-soaked Harris Tweed and fish out a card: Brian Sinclair, accredited interpreter, resident in a post-office box in Brixton.

    The mission song Le Carre, John, 1931- 2006

  • Donning my penitential grey flannels and Harris Tweed jacket and with my ill-fitting shoes in hand, I stole down the main staircase to the front porch.

    The mission song Le Carre, John, 1931- 2006

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