FRIDAY CHALLENGE 20140509 - COTTON

[EFV]

This week we embrace spring and one of the materials most suitable for the season, Cotton. I expect most of you guys own at least one cotton SC or suit, now is the time bring them out. Rules are simple: Cotton SC or suit. Cotton blends are allowed if they contain more than 50% cotton. Fits have to be worn this week. Poll will be up on Saturday and ends on Monday (Swedish time). Examples (BnTailor, vannikorea):

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Edit: ^Those are some horrible fitting sleeves on an otherwise lovely suit.

Participants:

SC 100% cotton - Raffaele Caruso The rest is Drake's, Kamakura, C&J etc.

Raffaele Caruso old cotton sports coat.

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Vineyard Vines (sold today, so this is likely to be its final hurrah) Finamore Talbott Unknown Hiltl 0 Carmina

Boglioli cotton jacket Finamore cotton shirt Ralph Lauren Purple Label silk tie Random cotton paisley PS Hierbas de Ibiza Martin Dingman blue alligator belt J. Crew Bowery oxford cotton pants Lodger blue suede + pebble grain loafers

Jacket: Howard Yount (cotton) Shirt: Luxire (cotton) Trousers: Luxire (linen) Tie: Hober grenadine PS: Kent Wang Not pictured: Shoes: C&J Lowndes

All cotton

(the chinos aren't yellow but sand)

Jacket is 100% cotton

Cotton SC: Uniqlo Cotton shirt: Spoon Cotton pants: Isaia Cotton socks: Lands End Cotton drawers: Fruit Of The Loom for Old Navy

100% cotton suit:

 

[Anden]

SC 100% cotton - Raffaele Caruso
The rest is Drake's, Kamakura, C&J etc.

 

[EFV]

Wow, great first entry!

Love everything about that fit: collar roll, lapels, colours and textures.

 

[Anden]

Wow, great first entry!

Love everything about that fit: collar roll, lapels, colours and textures.

Only 20 minutes into the challenge...

Glad you like it Erik.Got the SC for a song a couple of months ago. Today is the first wearing. Had to save it for a challenge.

 

[P-K-L]



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SC 100% cotton - Raffaele Caruso The rest is Drake's, Kamakura, C&J etc.

Nice entry. We still got 5°C over here - will not participate in this one....

 

[EFV]

Remember, technically you could go with moleskin or corduroy (classic F/W fabrics) as they're also (usually) cotton.

 

[size 38R]

i have something "special" for this challenge.

 

[NOBD]

Spoiler: No suit...

Spoiler: ... or jacket and tie occasion this week : (

 

[EFV]

Tie and dress shirt are optional. Although, considering this is MC, you're more likely to get votes if you stick to (at least casual) dress shirts.

 

[upr_crust]

I may have to bow out of this one - my only cotton suit is seersucker, and it's a little early in the season for it, at least here in NYC. However, don't let me stop the rest of you from having a go at it - I'll be very interested to see what you all come up with.

 

[tchoy]



Remember, technically you could go with moleskin or corduroy (classic F/W fabrics) as they're also (usually) cotton.

Great idea for us folks down in the Southern Hemisphere it's a bit chilly to be wearing cotton suit at the moment.

 

[DonCologne]

Raffaele Caruso old cotton sports coat.

 

[in stitches]

Should be a fun challenge. Unfortunately, the only jacket I have is a cotton, angora, wool blend. It looks like wool tho. Which, point in fact, is the reason I bought it. I'm not a huge fan of cotton jackets. The wrinkles drive me crazy.

 

[HansderHund]



Should be a fun challenge. Unfortunately, the only jacket I have is a cotton, angora, wool blend. It looks like wool tho. Which, point in fact, is the reason I bought it. I'm not a huge fan of cotton jackets. The wrinkles drive me crazy.

Great challenge idea, I'll see whether I can come up with something.

Forgive my ignorance @in stitches, but I didn't think you wore any type of blended fabric?

 

[in stitches]

No probs.

I wear lots of blended fabrics. The only blend that is not allowed by Jewish law is wool and linen together. Any other blend is fine.