The Need for Tweed

Saturday's Tweed Run was super for many reasons:

• It didn't rain
• We were invited by Rugby Ralph Lauren
• We got to wear amaaaazing jackets from Rugby
• We all rode Pashleys
• There were so many lovely people there
• Did I mention it didn't rain?

The super sponsor meant that there was definitely a different feel to last time; there were lots of trendy blogger types, and not a Penny Farthing in sight, but there was still the same inclusive and friendly atmosphere.

There is something extremely appealing about tweed. On almost anyone it quickly adds an air of sophistication and lets face it, men in tweed look mighty fine. Whether you accessorise with a tweed cap or dress head to toe in a three piece tweed suit, tweed makes you feel good and keeps you warm to boot. Plus it's as English as tea and crumpets.

The first group of photographs were taken with a Leica M9P full frame digital rangefinder:

The following photographs were shot on film using a 1950's Leica M3:

Photography by Hanson Leatherby