Boss tweed: what happens when the woolly bullies ruling fall fashion mix it up with fabrics not afraid to show their soft side.

All prices approximate. Her Ralph Lauren wool-blend jacket ($250) and skirt ($140) and Liz Claiborne scarf ($30) from Belk. Opposite: His Hickey Freeman bamboo fiber and wool sports coal ($1,150), Robert Talbott cotton shirt ($210) and Zanella rayon slacks ($245) from Paul Simon. Photographed at The Villa in Charlotte.

His Ermenegildo Zegna wool jacket ($1,395) and silk tie ($140) from Nowell's. Burberry cotton shirt ($150) and Ermenegildo Zegna cashmere sweater ($485) from Paul Simon. Her Gerard Darel virgin wool, rayon and silk suit from Paul Simon ($590). Photographed at Blue Restaurant and Bar in Charlotte. Opposite: His Ermenegildo Zegna cashmere sweater ($485). Lorenzini cotton shirt ($255) and Hickey Freeman cotton twill pants ($175) from Paul Simon. Her cotton and Spandex blouse ($145), cotton velvet jacket ($245), rayon pants ($145) from Paul Simon. Photographed at the Mint Museum of Craft + Design in Charlotte.

Her Burberry silk and nylon poncho ($395), Renfrew Collection pants and David Brooks knit shirt ($58) from Nowell's. Liz...