The Tweed & Boucle Look

Tweed is a rough woven fabric usually made from wool. With Tweed the fibers can be woven using a plain weave or twill weaves. Boucle is is a yarn with loops or the nubby-textured fabric made from it. Tweed technically is wool. It consists of hair or fiber harvested from various animals. Tweed is distinguished from regular wool, by its weaving pattern. Most types of tweed have either a twill, herringbone or plain-weaving pattern. Tweed is usually pricier than other fabrics. If Tweed is made up of high-quality natural fibers such as wool, it can drive up the cost of tweed fabric. Boucle fabric is durable. Boucle has a rough, bumpy texture. Boucle feels soft and is warm. The downside with Boucle is that it is stiff and can be a bit itchy on the skin.

From a distance Tweed and Boucle look very similar but once you get up close and feel the two fabrics you can tell that they are different. But both Tweed and Boucle are really great pieces to have in your wardrobe. Since Tweed can be a bit pricey and expensive you may probably want to start with a boucle piece if you don't have any Tweed or boucle pieces already. If you like the Boucle look you can work your way to a Tweed piece or you can start with a Tweed look and work your way to a Boucle piece. You may have a Boucle or Tweed piece in your wardrobe already. So you don't need to go out and buy a whole new Tweed and Boucle wardrobe. But if you don't have any Boucle or Tweed pieces and are looking to try out the look then you've come to the right place. Below are some Tweed and Boucle pieces worth checking out. To learn more about the looks below you can click on each picture which will take you to the retailer selling the look.

Mango Tweed jacket with jewel buttons $129.99

Self-Portrait Sequinned bouclé-tweed and plissé midi dress $640

Abercrombie Collarless Boucle Jacket $160

Veronica Beard Ferazia metallic button-embellished tweed jacket $700

Madewell The Alonzo Coat in Bouclé $328

Alessandra Rich Checked-tweed wool blend jacket $1,347

Zara Tricot Boucle Sweatshirt $29.99

Walter baker Meranda Tweed Jacket $278

Ganni Asymmetric bouclé wool-blend duffel jacket $475

Gucci Belted cotton-blend tweed vest $2,980

Zara Boucle Cropped Jacket $59.90

R13 Chain-embellished metallic wool-blend tweed jacket $1,137

CO Mohair-blend bouclé cardigan $1,395