Discovered that proper tweed apparel either involves lots of money or ingenuity. I discovered that if you want to wear clothes that went completely out of style 80 years ago, you should take up golf. And actually, golf stuff would work for this if you already had it.
Anyway,
Here's the pants....$250:
http://www.orvis.com/store/product.aspx?pf_id=0T3T
Or here:
http://www.premierclothing.com/Scripts/prodList.asp
And how to make your own:
http://www.thewheelmen.org/forum/top...?TOPIC_ID=1263
How the outfit looks:
http://www.oldclassiccar.co.uk/class...es/cyclist.jpg
And I found there have been numerous "Tweed Rides" around the world, this is not a first.
The "How to make your own" approach sounds promising, except I can't hardly walk into a goodwill store and find anything that fits in the first place.
There's also a Dallas vintage clothing store:
http://dallasvintageshop.com/ While I'm sure they could fix me right up, it seems to be a "If you have to ask you can't afford it" place, too.