Harris Tweed
Jacket of Scotland/Carlos Pueblo
Walking out
of the campus, we entered an amazing working tapestry
museum. A
few artists were working on the first floor for their new
projects and
we could view them above on the circular square balcony.
There is a
picture of their fine work for Pepsi’s new upstate New York
head quarter.
I kept on asking for my life time favorite Scotland wool
fabric and
fortunately I got the answer from the front desk lady. She
understood
my curiosity and brought me near her desk top to watch
her search. Once
I saw the garment pattern, I was like to receive an
electric
shock, that’s it. She kindly wrote down two pieces of note
which
indicated Harris Tweed and the store’s name, Walker Slater, on
Victoria
Street of the old town not far from the museum.
I was
brought up in a very humble family of nine with a sole income of
equivalent of
US$20.00 per month from our dad’s work at Taiwan Sugar
Company. I
had to inherit my sisters’ and brother’s school uniforms to
meet the
requirement at school and that was why I knew the difference
of T-shirt
opening between male and female, yet almost not kids at my
age noticed
my wearing of a female shirt. This was why I always admired
good dress.
I had had my first tailor made suite at my fresh man year at
college in
time for my elder sister’s wedding. That’s was my own money
saved by
private tutorship for rich kids extra-curricular. I had had a kin
relationship
with the tailor ever since my high school. He advised me the
high quality
of wool imported from Hong Kong trademark Crown with a
thread
attached to the garment. I always thought that the wool was from
Scotland
because the sheep raised on the highland of Scotland and all the
winter wear
from Scotland.
The men’s
store of Walker Slater was tremendous busy at that moment,
yet I still
could inspect all the showroom merchandise and finally I got an
opportunity
to chat with a sales. This young man is very well learned and
kindly toward
customers. I live in a worm climate of Houston and there is
no need to
have this heavy snow resistant wool jacket. He took one light
suit jacket
to compare the different type of suite and finally pointed a
handsome one
and said that’s a very Harris Tweed. He corrected my wrong
life time
fantasy of Scotland suit which actually might from England. England
and Italy
are famous for light suit made of wool in the world. Now I do
remember
that I still keep two Italian suits at home.
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