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Actually one reason why I like fresco is the shine resistance. It is a bit fuzzy with a nap, not smooth finished. My navy shows no signs of shine and it has been something I have just learned to live with in navy and charcoal.

As for the lightness of the 8/9oz. I was surprised how well it does drape for a very light fabric. Runs circles around linen. I mean, I get the desire for a linen suit, but I just feel there are cooler, cheaper, better looking options out there, (fresco). I don't have enough suits in rotation yet to warrant getting a linen suit just to join the club... yet.

I have also noticed something else about fresco. I feel that you can actually feel the fabric's reaction to heat and moisture. It tends to wick water easily. Also, when it is hot it almost tends to open up more, whereas when you wear it cooler it feels tighter. Maybe it is in my mind, but it makes sense.

it also gives you a hummer when you are feeling down.

To me comparing fresco and linen is apples and oranges. Both have their place in a warm weather rotation. The idea of a linen suit is also exciting to me in a way that fresco is not, feels more bespoke somehow.

It's the wrinkles, isn't it? I love the wrinkles.

I wish that were the case with me—I pretty much can't wear the Finmeresco on sunny days anymore because of the amount of shine . I think it was the second suit I got from Frank, so it was in heavy rotation (2-3 times a week). I also wear my jackets at my desk during work, so mouse-surfing has taken its toll as well...

I'm looking for a really informal summer jacket, and I still find Fresco a bit more formal than linen. I work in a creative field, so I'm already better dressed than just about everyone in the company (including the owner), so I'm thinking I need to turn it down a notch. The definite plus for the 8/9 oz. Minnis would be that it's less warm than the heavier Smith's, and perhaps more breezy than the linen (although that Loro Piana Mare linen has a real fresco-like weave—hold it up to the light and it's like a sieve...) Also, I'd probably get to wear it for longer than linen (I wore the Finmeresco pretty much through November and again starting in March...)


Wrong thread, ed. Try this one: http://www.styleforum.net/t/165712/creepy-sartorial-images/3000_100#post_5853929
(3:36 starts the über-creepiness...)

Lots of new photos up on the tumblr and facebook, including my wedding suit and shirt (tie by Sam Hober):

 

That's really nice.

 

I happen to agree 

15oz linen sounds like an excellent idea.

I handled the Loro Piana 15oz linen last week. I may still not convinced it is particularly functional but it is definitely a cool fabric that I hope someone has made up. It has an open, hopsack kind of weave to it, unlike most linens I have seen.

That looks great, congrats on the impending nuptials.

 

Thanks.  Frank does fantastic work, and was willing to keep working on it until it was just right.  I ended up having at least 4 fittings (though the last one was just about minor alterations to the sleeves).  Great, great customer service.  I have already commissioned two additional shirts and one pair of dress pants, but I'm already itching to commission the medium blue suit I have always wanted.

Careful, things start to get on your short list fast, and that short list becomes quite long. Though this may be my own problem, I email Jeremy too much.

 

That problem is not limited to you, I can assure you.  Poor Jeremy/Frank's inbox.

I spoke a bit about the MTM program with Jeremy when I was there a few weeks ago, if I remember correctly, he said the factory is in China.