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post #1 of 13
11/2/11 at 2:59pm
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I'm looking for some fabric for a blazer here in Chile. I stopped by a fabric store and found a 'super 180s' wool fabric made by Yves Saint Laurent (this was all written on the selvage, with the proper logos). They were selling it for about $140 a meter. I've definitely felt much nicer feeling fabric that had a lower super number, but it felt fine. I'd expect super 180s to be extremely delicate, but this didn't feel overly delicate. Does the price sound right? Would I be buying crap?

I never even knew YSL made suiting fabric.
Edited by musicguy - 11/2/11 at 6:02pm
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post #2 of 13
11/2/11 at 3:06pm
does not sound Kosher.
YSL does not own a woolen mill
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post #3 of 13
11/2/11 at 3:08pm
Be careful when buying fabric at places you don't know, believe it or not there are fake fabric. I was in Asia during the summer and found fabrics with random clothing brands on their selvedges.
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post #4 of 13
11/2/11 at 3:11pm
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Thanks for confirming my suspicions.

The shop looked quite respectable (in the heart of downtown, obviously it had been there for years and there were many salesman there who seemed to know their stuff), so I assumed it was real, but it definitely was surprising to see Yves Saint Laurent on the selvage. It was in the correct logo script too, not in the normal block letters which baffled me. Heck does YSL even make their own suits?

I forgot to mention it also said Made in Italy on the selvage. YSL is French. The only thing I could think of is that they commissioned the fabric from a mill.
Edited by musicguy - 11/2/11 at 6:02pm
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post #5 of 13
11/2/11 at 3:18pm
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Hrmm, looked at YSL's website and it seems they do make suits. Quite expensive ones at that. And they're made in Italy. Could it be that they commissioned the fabric?
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post #6 of 13
11/2/11 at 6:00pm
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Originally Posted by Shirtmaven View Post

does not sound Kosher.
YSL does not own a woolen mill

YSL may not, but perhaps "Yves Saint Laurant" may.
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Originally Posted by musicguy View Post

...I forgot to mention it also said Made in Italy on the selvage. YSL is French. The only thing I could think of is that they commissioned the fabric from a mill.

In all seriousness, I have YSL ties that have been made made in Italy. Not sure about cloth though.
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post #7 of 13
11/2/11 at 6:02pm
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Originally Posted by Lonneker View Post

YSL may not, but perhaps "Yves Saint Laurant" may.
In all seriousness, I have YSL ties that have been made made in Italy. Not sure about cloth though.

rofl I just misspelled Laurent
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post #8 of 13
11/2/11 at 9:47pm
ysl does not make suits, zegna makes their suits,maybe its older licensed crap
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post #9 of 13
11/2/11 at 10:39pm
Would a large maker use normal tailor bolts of cloth? Or more those big rolls that feed the automated machines?shog[1].gif
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post #10 of 13
11/2/11 at 11:42pm
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Originally Posted by eddievddr10 View Post

ysl does not make suits, zegna makes their suits,maybe its older licensed crap

Correct, all YSL suits I have ever owned in the last few years was made in Switzerland by Zegna. I have an old YSL made in Italy suit but it is the Pour Homme line.
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post #11 of 13
11/3/11 at 4:19am
It is not unusual for the mill to have the name of the manufacturer or store on the selvege.

E.g.,

a). "Woven exclusively for Brooks Brothers"; or

b). "Woven by Holland & Sherry for Oxxford Clothes".

Sometimes the store or manufacturer wants its name on the cloth for trnk shows.

I think that 180's cloth can be a bit fragile.
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post #12 of 13
11/3/11 at 4:24am
Even if YSL commissioned fabric to be woven in italy by a respected mill, I ti doubtfull that YSL would request that the mill include a woven selvage unless the selvage is used as pocket trim.

It is doubtful that there would be so much fabric left over at the end of the season, that the fabric ended up in a fabric store in chile.

most likely Chinese woven fabric
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post #13 of 13
11/3/11 at 10:16am
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Thanks for all the advice. I also called YSL and left a message. We'll see if they say anything.

edit: YSL couldn't help or even confirm they sell anything outside of their online store. I'll look elsewhere for fabric.
Edited by musicguy - 11/3/11 at 5:48pm
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