"He had this tweed suit, and he loved it, " she said, smiling.

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For fall, she gets a black-and-oyster lame dress, a metallic tweed suit and a jet-black silk and wool gown with a beaded back, cutout bodice and mermaid hemline.

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Every button on the jacket of her pink tweed suit is done up, every hair on her head is combed precisely into place, framing the tidy features of her bespectacled face.

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He has stayed relevant with something like the black leather coat with gold Toile (you won't find this look on wallpaper), and he knows how to update the tweed suit.

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Layering a solid turtleneck under a classic tweed suit or simple dress, as seen in Matthew Williamson, Milly and Max Azria's runway shows, is another great way to revive pieces that many consumers already have hanging in their closets.

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