Unfunded Liabilities: a/k/a The Cloth Thread

[Lightbringer]

Originally Posted by Maccimus

Same question

Me too actually.

 

[zalb916]

Originally Posted by blackdice

is it unlined?

The coat has a quarter lining. Pants are unlined.

 

[kolecho]

Originally Posted by zbromer

If someone wanted a reference for how the Minnis 520 looks, I put up new non-Imageshack pictures here:
http://www.styleforum.net/showpost.p...postcount=1517

0520 has a very rich blue hue combined with speckled surface texture to boot.

 

[blackdice]

Originally Posted by zbromer

The coat has a quarter lining. Pants are unlined.

Very cool, thanks. I am actually following the same path - will see how it turns out.

 

[medtech_expat]

Received some Lesser and Moonbeam today, will pass to Mina next week.

 

[imatlas]

Originally Posted by medtech_expat

Received some Lesser and Moonbeam today, will pass to Mina next week.

 

[gdl203]

I have a jacket in this moonbeam - very rarely wear it though

 

[medtech_expat]

Originally Posted by gdl203

I have a jacket in this moonbeam - very rarely wear it though

Any particular reason? This is my first Moonbeam, and there are a few other patterns I have my eye on so hope this one makes up well.

 

[Slewfoot]

Originally Posted by zbromer

The coat has a quarter lining. Pants are unlined.

Nice. Unlined pants seem like a good way to go. Have you worn the suit on hot days? How does it handle?

 

[Slewfoot]

Originally Posted by medtech_expat

Any particular reason? This is my first Moonbeam, and there are a few other patterns I have my eye on so hope this one makes up well.

I have two Moonbeams and wear them often: the dark blue with red checks and the bright navy herringbone. Love 'em both.

 

[gdl203]

Originally Posted by medtech_expat

Any particular reason? This is my first Moonbeam, and there are a few other patterns I have my eye on so hope this one makes up well.

It's just a tough color to wear - it looks like a much lighter blue when made up than on the swatches. That said, you have a full length so you're well aware of the color. Light blue color and winter spongy cloth texture are tough to combine IME.

 

[Slewfoot]

HK acquisitions from last week. The light blue is a linen from Peter Lee's house book while the Fresco is from Chan from the H&S discontinued Fresco section. Both have natural/shirtsleeve shoulders and fit very well right off the bat and kudos to them for finishing in time. Will try to put up fit pics one of these days.

 

[TRINI]

Originally Posted by Slewfoot

Will try to put up fit pics one of these days.

Please do.

 

[medtech_expat]

Originally Posted by gdl203

It's just a tough color to wear - it looks like a much lighter blue when made up than on the swatches. That said, you have a full length so you're well aware of the color. Light blue color and winter spongy cloth texture are tough to combine IME.

I see, thanks - you're right, the full length did appear a bit lighter than the swatch. Is this representative of your experience with Moonbeam in general?

 

[gdl203]

Originally Posted by medtech_expat

I see, thanks - you're right, the full length did appear a bit lighter than the swatch. Is this representative of your experience with Moonbeam in general?

I'd say it's my experience with most swatches in general. Particularly blues. So when a color is already on the verge of too light/bright on a swatch, I now know to avoid it or get the one shade darker. YMMV - some people here have said that their coats/suits looked exactly like the small swatches.