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post #4921 of 6378
1/23/13 at 7:52am
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Originally Posted by patrickBOOTH View Post

Does anybody have any photos of a rangoon? I have never heard of it.

 

I have a few - will snap some pics tonight.

 

You've probably never heard of it as they phased out the range in 2007.

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post #4922 of 6378
1/23/13 at 8:08am
I had a chance to buy some on LL maybe a year ago or so and stupidly passed. Jus didn't know enough at the time.
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post #4923 of 6378
1/23/13 at 8:10am

Minnis had a closeout Rangoon sale in 2007 - bought 5 suit-lengths at 12.50 gbp / meter tounge.gif

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post #4924 of 6378
1/23/13 at 9:06am
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I believe Antich weave most of the cloth for the HFW group.

The problem with weaving a pattern is that you have to reset and reprogram the loom which is time consuming and has a cost that has to be recovered either by unit cost or quantity or both,

There used to be a POW patterned Fresco which they no longer sell. Probably didn't sell well. So your answer maybe there.

I would be surprised if Lovat had signed such a restrictive contract with London Lounge.

Do you know if Antich wove Rangoon or Fresco before Gladson purchased HFW? I know that Martin Sons originally wove Fresco and HFW purchased the rights to the range when it bought out Martins. The problem you may be having is that the mill(s) that produced Fresco and Rangoon no longer exist or don't do business with HFW any more.
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post #4925 of 6378
1/23/13 at 9:07am
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Minnis had a closeout Rangoon sale in 2007 - bought 5 suit-lengths at 12.50 gbp / meter tounge.gif
Me too, though not five, but I got what I wanted.

Getting the actual suit back from Solito, however ...
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post #4926 of 6378
1/23/13 at 10:50am
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Me too, though not five, but I got what I wanted.

Getting the actual suit back from Solito, however ...

Isn't Solito planning a New York City trip soon?
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post #4927 of 6378
1/23/13 at 10:52am
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So he said, before going silent again.
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post #4928 of 6378
1/23/13 at 11:27am
^ I received quite a disturbing e-mail from him not too long ago, a bit too personal, was kind of off-putting actually considering I don't know the man.
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post #4929 of 6378
1/23/13 at 11:46am
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post #4930 of 6378
1/23/13 at 11:54am
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Originally Posted by Eustace Tilley View Post

Minnis had a closeout Rangoon sale in 2007 - bought 5 suit-lengths at 12.50 gbp / meter tounge.gif

Same here it was a bargain bought 4 suit lengths and had 2 suits made up so far.
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post #4931 of 6378
1/23/13 at 11:57am




Some more close ups of Rangoon. By far the best warm weather cloth I have experienced. I only have one more length sitting in the closet and would love more.
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post #4932 of 6378
1/23/13 at 12:02pm




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post #4933 of 6378
1/23/13 at 12:06pm
Thread Starter 
honestly I don't find Rangoon qualatatively different from Lesser Tropical but they did have several nice designs that Lesser does not and never has had in that weight.
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post #4934 of 6378
1/23/13 at 12:29pm
I am trying the new Lesser Tropical soon so I hope it is on par with the old which I agree is on par with the Rangoon
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post #4935 of 6378
1/23/13 at 12:59pm

Never understood why Minnis discontinued Rangoon. That was great tropical wool.

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