Sizing & exchanges.

Tweed is not a stretch fabric, which is exactly why sizing it is simpler than sizing modern tailored clothing. The measurements below are taken on the garment itself, not on the body it is meant to fit. If you know how a well-fitting jacket of yours measures, match it to the table and you are done.

The jacket table

Measured flat on the garment for the Brown Herringbone three-piece, Cloth No. 001. The same cut runs through the library.

Between sizes

Take the larger. Tweed tailors down — a good alterations tailor can take a jacket in at the side seams cheaply and invisibly — but it does not stretch up. A jacket that closes with a slight strain will never hang correctly; a jacket with half a centimetre of room can be made perfect.

How to measure yourself

• Chest: measure around the fullest part of the chest, under the arms, over a shirt. Keep the tape level and breathe normally. Add 8–12 cm of ease for a tweed jacket; the garment table above already includes it.
• Shoulder: measure across the back, seam to seam, on a jacket that fits. Do not measure your body — the shoulder seam must sit on the point of your shoulder.
• Trouser waist: measure where you intend to wear them. Cloth No. 005 sits at the natural waist, not on the hip.
• Sleeve: from the shoulder seam to the wrist bone, arm relaxed. Tweed sleeves finish with a slight break over the shirt cuff.

The exchange policy

If the fit is wrong, the first exchange is free. Send the garment back unworn within 30 days and the replacement size goes out at no charge, anywhere we ship. We keep a size-exchange reserve built into the price of every garment — you can see it as a line in the cost breakdown — so the policy is funded before the first exchange ever happens. There is no restocking fee and no form-filling theatre.

After the first exchange, returns are accepted within 30 days on unworn garments. A garment that has been worn outdoors cannot come back: tweed takes on the shape and scent of its wearer quickly, and the next customer deserves the same unworn start you had.