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It's lower than the mock neck on the basketweave so we're calling it crew. You can call it mock if you prefer, but it's not the same neck
Wow, this piece is voluminous and part of my brain is yelling at me to size down while most of my brain is loving the cozy feeling of being wrapped up in a big shirt jacket blanket. 🥰 I think I could use more Document in my life.Dang, Document bringing the 🔥 to keep us warm all winter. I'm in between sizes and am tempted to size down on an overshirt. But they look so good slightly oversized... Maybe I should go up.
Edit: grabbed this one in L.
Yeah, I'm a skinny dude. Got it in a medium. I keep trying it on and wondering if it's too voluminous for me, but then I realize just how damn comfortable the thing is. (And I can't imagine going down to a small because I'd run into sleeve length issues.)Wow, this piece is voluminous and part of my brain is yelling at me to size down while most of my brain is loving the cozy feeling of being wrapped up in a big shirt jacket blanket. 🥰 I think I could use more Document in my life.
FW24 Tailoring Capsule
Here we go... we'll keep those up for the rest of the week and collate orders on Sunday/Monday so we can get fabric orders placed and try to ensure a mid-November delivery
As always, PREORDER15 for your 15% pre-order discount.
This Fall/Winter is heavily dedicated to the awesomeness of Fox Brothers, with a variety of cloth options from their best fabrics and also from their deadstock vault. Many are limited and we indicated how many units can be tailored - which means that we may need to cancel pre-orders that were placed after we reached that max number
Suit Separates in Char-Navy sharkskin worsted wool
"Fox may be world-renowned for its flannels and jacketing, but their worsted wools are truly second to none. The heft, weave and beautiful desaturated navy color makes this a true staple suit. The London Shrunk finish makes it a suit you'll be wearing often with little maintenance."---Greg
"The worsted cloth was popular in the 1930s, Fox Brothers have re-developed this to become the sleek quality that we see today. This is achieved with the famous London Shrunk finish: the folding of cloth with moist heat, the drying of the cloth in precise conditions, and an even steam of the cloth all determine the excellence of this finish. The fabric is unstrained throughout finishing and forms well with a permanence that will not be altered during the tailoring process and steam pressing."---Fox Brothers
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Suit Separates in Feather Blue-Grey Melange worsted flannel
"Sometimes, in life, we learn things from people in position of authority, and we realize later that it was all hogwash. One of the dumbest things I ever learned on menswear forums was that flannel shall always be woolen and that worsted flannel was useless. Once I got my first Fox worsted flannel suit and started wearing it all the time, I unlearned that and realized how good this fabric is. Less stuffy and hot-wearing as a heavy woolen, but with a matt finish that cannot be found in classic worsteds, it became my goldilocks fabric for fall winter suits. Especially for suits that are less conservative. TLDR: worsted flannel is actually great; try it."---Greg
"Our Worsted Flannel are woven with yarns spun from long combed wool fibres, which produce smooth flannels. Plain fabric with an abundance of texture & depth. Can be worn as a full suit or perfectly broken into separate garments. It is an easy pairing for any formal or casual outfit."---Fox Brothers
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Sport coat in Almond, Tawny Brown & Azure gun club wool
"I would argue that gun club sport coats are more fundamental to a man's closet than even navy blazers (fight me if you dare to disagree!). But there are good gun clubs and a lot of mid ones, let's be honest. This limited edition cloth is one of the GOOD ones. The mix of cool and warm color yarns makes it nearly impossible to style badly."---Greg
"Designed for understated dressing, with British heritage in its ‘roots’. This quintessential cloth can be perfectly worn in every setting, whether that’s at home, in the city or even around the country. Fox Sports Jacketing is expertly crafted to ‘keep in’ with new traditions of relaxed elegance, to create both a timeless and ageless ‘classic’."---Fox Brothers
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Sport coat in Brown tonal glenplaid lambswool flannel
"Low-contrast glenplaid fabrics are a top choice for versatility and personality. The use of only two dominant colors without overcheck makes it chic and easy to wear as an everyday jacket or for events. The mixed yarns in this heavy flannel gives it a beautiful complex finish"---Greg
"Flannel jacketing quality has the visual and depth of a true tweed but with the handle of our subtle flannel quality. Using solid and mélange yarns. Notes of browns and greens would make it an easy pairing jacket."---Fox Brothers
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Sport coat in Old Silver, Naval Blue & Copper gun club wool
"I would argue that gun club sport coats are more fundamental to a man's closet than even navy blazers (fight me if you dare to disagree!). But there are good gun clubs and a lot of mid ones, let's be honest. This limited edition cloth is one of the GOOD ones. The mix of cool and warm color yarns makes it nearly impossible to style badly."---Greg
"This heavier mid weight jacketing cloth woven with wool, provides a delicate and dry hand feel, making an exceptional choice for a sports coat."---Fox Brothers
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Sport coat in Walnut & Olive basketweave merino wool
"I'm a sucker for beautiful in between colors AND for basketweave hopsack textures. This limited edition fabric has both so it was a no brainer. The color between green and brown will look perfect styled across the formality spectrum."---Greg
"Using a slightly thicker yarn for a more visible mock-leno basketweave, gives depth and texture. The weave structure is such that it is open and breathable, which makes it a great choice in these warmer months with incredible crease recovery."---Fox Brothers
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Chore jacket in deadstock Cream Brown and Green glenplaid wool flannel
"Always looking for ways to blend exceptional fabrics and tailoring expertise into garments beyond classic sport coats and suits, we really do enjoy seeing chore coats made up in luscious jacketing fabrics. This Fox flannel one lends itself particularly well to pairing with washed jeans and an oxford shirt or white tee. Casual does not have to be without luxe."---Greg
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Chore jacket in deadstock Mocha wool flannel with brown and light blue windowpane
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Field jacket in deadstock Chocolate brown high-twist wool
"A lighter weight option for those in warmer locales or who prefer layering, this field jacket is cut of an uber-chic deep brown high-twist wool fabric. Pair it with pleated slacks and a sweater for a chic look, or just as easy with jeans."---Greg
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Field jacket in deadstock Grey-Blue cavalry twill wool
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We're complementing the Fox capsule with casentino wool outerwear
Balmacaan belted coat in Rust Casentino wool
"We've always loved Casentino wool, that ancestral rustic Tuscan wool used to make hunting jackets and casual coats. So we asked Sartoria Carrara to help us source the material and turn it into three great styles. This one is the raglan coat in a beautiful shade of rusty brown - an easy companion throughout the winter. I like it oversized personally, but sizing is up to you !"---Greg
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Chore jacket in Classic Orange Casentino wool
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Field jacket in Pine Green Casentino wool
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Let’s see how things shake out with this round re: exchanges and returns etc… and if there’s demand, I believe they can make more for delivery later in the season. We could then organize a preorder of sorts to make sure we restock the right colors/sizes
Not yet - hasn't shippedAny ETA on the F/W Valstar items?
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It seems that every season Kardo gets better and better, and this latest is for sure the strongest yet. It's all here - the hand spun yarns, hand loomed fabrics, hand embroidered pieces, organic cotton, and special dyes - but it never feels folksy or generic hippie.
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Kicking things off is this new quilted jacket style, in indigo dyed handloomed organic cotton, which has then been hand-embroidered on a chainstitching machine by one man (all of the jackets are embroidered by the same man). Keeping it all so tonal really works with the quilted nature of it though, and the result is just pretty
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The other jacket is a Type 2 trucker style, but done in this amazing diamond jacquard. Please, please check out all of the close-up photos on this one!
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Moving onto shirts, again we have some hand spun and handwoven khadi cotton, then individually chain-stitch embroidered by one man again using a technique called Ari. The human touch makes this kind of large scale design so special IMO
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This is the same basic design of shirt, but with a much different production technique - the fabric is handloomed, but using something called "discontinuous weft" extra motifs are added to the fabric by adding a denser thread to the warp by hand. It's a unique geometric design that adds to the craft and personality of the fabric.
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Our last version of this style of long sleeve shirt was made using a hand-loomed fabric that contrasts two types of hand-dyed yarns. From a distance you might think it's a herringbone but up close you can see the alternating microdiamond and squiggle designs.
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Speaking of herringbone, we picked up two colors of this really cool gusseted pocket shirt. Tons of personality in those!
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That fabric also really suited some easy pants, so we went for the navy there.
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Lastly a few accessories - quilted caps in that same "discontinuous weft" hand loomed fabric,
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And two hand block printed scarves in microcorduroy (!!)