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18th March 1947: Left, a suit in duck-egg blue and tan herringbone tweed from Spamount Mills Ltd, model by Cordell. On the right a sports outfit with slacks in Donegal tweed with a scarlet brushed wool hooded coat and waistcoat in a fabric from James Ireland & Co. model by Moris Cole. The outfits are part of an exhibition of wool products from Northern ireland staged by the International Wool Secretariat. (Photo by J. A. Hampton/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)