Chocolate Brown Summer Suit

[startintosnap]

1st time poster, long time lurker.

Trying to find a nice chocolate/dark brown suit for summer (cotton? poplin? not quite sure)...I'm usually a j.crew/brooks bros. type of guy, so looking to keep it in that price range...

I've been looking around and can't find any stores that carry it and/or online stores...any suggestions??

Thanks

 

[whiteslashasian]

I feel like chocolate and summer don't really compute. You don't want to be out in the sun and turn into a pool of melted chocolate deliciousness.

I browsed the J Crew site real quick and didn't see anything you might be looking for. Pretty sure H&M offers a cotton or linen chocolate brown suit. The cut is slim and the quality isn't great...

 

[Manton]

I have seen excellent brown linen and wool fresco. I would not rule out cotton either. Though, all other things being equal, brown is not my first, second or third choice for a summer color.

 

[whiteslashasian]

Originally Posted by Manton

I have seen excellent brown linen and wool fresco. I would not rule out cotton either. Though, all other things being equal, brown is not my first, second or third choice for a summer color.

Exactly. Brown for me would just be ahead of a black suit for summertime wear....

 

[texas_jack]

only if it's duppioni

 

[startintosnap]

thanks...maybe summer suit isn't the best descriptor. Just don't want a wool suit and was thinking that a brown cotton-type suit jacket could also work well with khakis/jeans

 

[Manton]

Brown linen is much nicer looking than brown cotton.

 

[Mildly Consumptive]

My only summer suit is a brown flesco (as Tailor Caid says). I have plans for a grey Brisa and a navy mohair blend.

 

[Manton]

I have a neat piece of brown fresco with a heathered effect in the cloth, tiny little blue (and some other colors) flecks. It is nice. Not made, though.

 

[Mildly Consumptive]

Originally Posted by Manton

I have a neat piece of brown fresco with a heathered effect in the cloth, tiny little blue (and some other colors) flecks. It is nice. Not made, though.



Do you have a photo? It sounds interesting.

 

[Manton]

It's a terrible picture, sadly. I took it outside to get a true to life representation, but the sun washed out the color instead. It is a much richer brown and not so gray looking:

Also, it is 3x3, which is unusual.

 

[JayJay]

Originally Posted by Manton

Brown linen is much nicer looking than brown cotton.
Brown linen looks nice.

 

[Mildly Consumptive]

Originally Posted by JayJay

Brown linen looks nice.


I just bought a piece of brown linen, but only for trousers. Minnis 11/12oz Irish linen, colour is called rope, bottom one:

 

[startintosnap]

the brown "flesco" pictured is what I had in mind...pardon my ignorance but is that a custom piece of clothing? Any ideas for a place to look for an off the rack version of something similar?

 

[Mildly Consumptive]

Originally Posted by startintosnap

the brown "flesco" pictured is what I had in mind...pardon my ignorance but is that a custom piece of clothing? Any ideas for a place to look for an off the rack version of something similar?



Yeah, customish. I dug around a bit, but cannot find off the rack brown suits anywhere. Especially not in fresco. I don't think anyone makes off the rack in fresco.