Tweed Jackets for Women: How to Wear Tweed the Downtown Way

A tweed jacket for women is a short, boxy jacket woven from tweed, a textured cloth made with flecked, multi-coloured yarns, and the best way to wear it now is against something casual: denim, a leather skirt, a plain tee. Shop the full category in our edit of designer jackets, and see how Alexander Wang cuts it on the Alexander Wang edit at Coveti.

What is tweed?

Tweed began as a rough woollen cloth from Scotland. Today the word covers any textured, flecked weave, and fashion tweeds are often blends. The Alexander Wang tweeds show this: the embellished boxy jacket lists cotton, polyester and acrylic on its label, and the grey boxy jacket is mostly polyester, acrylic and cotton with 2% wool, both lighter than traditional wool tweed.

Tweed pieces at Coveti

How to wear a tweed jacket

Break the set. A tweed jacket with its matching skirt is polished; the same jacket over wide jeans and a white tee is the downtown version. Alexander Wang makes the point with crystal details, a crystal trim on the embellished jacket and the strapless top, so the tweed reads evening rather than office.

Tweed skirts and tweed sets

The matching tweed micro mini skirt is the short, sharp partner to the jacket. Wear it with a fitted knit and knee boots, and see our guide to micro mini skirts for the proportions. There is also a tweed mini dress and tweed trousers if you want the cloth in one piece.

How should a tweed jacket fit?

A boxy jacket should sit straight from the shoulder with room to close over a knit. Cropped styles stop at the waist. Alexander Wang sizes on a US scale. On its own size chart US 0 is UK 4, US 4 is UK 8 and US 8 is UK 12, and the letter sizes run XXS (US 00) to XL (US 14). Coveti lists every piece in UK sizes, converted from that chart.

Tweed around the world

In the UK and northern Europe tweed is an autumn and spring layer. In the US it is a holiday staple over a black dress. In the GCC, a cotton blend tweed jacket is light enough for winter evenings, and the matching mini skirt works with opaque tights for a more covered look.

Three ways to wear tweed

The set

Wear the Tweed Boxy Jacket in grey, the Tweed High-Rise Micro Mini Skirt in grey and the Crystal Necklace Long Sleeve Crewneck in light blush. Add sheer black tights and a slingback.

Broken up

Wear the Tweed Boxy Jacket in grey, the Opera Print Unisex Jean in washed black and the Oversized Graphic Cropped Tee in washed black. Denim takes the polish off the tweed.

Evening

Wear the Tweed Strapless Top with Crystal Trim in charcoal, the Tweed Crystal Trim Pant in charcoal and the Embellished Tweed Boxy Jacket in black. Crystal trim turns tweed into evening wear.

Tweed pieces: price guide

Across the 19 colourways we stock, prices run from $770 to $2,600, with a median of $1,710. Prices are in US dollars as listed at Coveti.

Colours and sizes in stock

By colour: grey (17), black (2). By size system: 15 in UK sizes converted from US 0 to 14, 4 in letter sizes XXS to XL. Stock moves quickly, so the live size selector on each product page is the final word.

Frequently asked questions

What is tweed made of?

Traditional tweed is wool. Fashion tweeds are often blends; the Alexander Wang embellished tweed jacket lists cotton, polyester and acrylic.

Are tweed jackets in style?

Yes. Search interest in women’s tweed jackets peaks every autumn, and the cropped boxy shape is the current version.

What do you wear with a tweed jacket?

Denim and a plain tee for day, the matching skirt and knee boots for a set, a black mini dress for evening.

Is there a matching tweed skirt?

Yes. The Alexander Wang tweed high-rise micro mini skirt matches the boxy tweed jacket, in plain and embellished versions.

How do I care for tweed?

Follow the care label. Most tweed jackets need a specialist clean; hang them on a shaped hanger.

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