Explorations of Questionable Taste: The Pink Sportcoat Thread

[lordsuperb]

I ordered the swatches from Dugdale earlier, just to start getting some handy.

Bateman and Ogden

Cream book - which is apparently ~300gm wool with anti-spill properties

Some patterns:

Cream with brown+red checks DD4

Bateman & Ogden - Cream w/Brown & Red checks

Bateman & Ogden, merchants of Suiting Cloth

www.batemanogden.co.uk

A very dense gunclub,
Cream with brown+red small check DD12

Bateman & Ogden - Cream w/Brown & Red Small Check

Bateman & Ogden, merchants of Suiting Cloth

www.batemanogden.co.uk

Cream with burgundy DD38

Bateman & Ogden - Cream w/Burgundy Check

Bateman & Ogden, merchants of Suiting Cloth

www.batemanogden.co.uk

This is an interesting book.

The BB book is said to be hopsacks. 290 GMs. This is the red/terracotta, nothing really pink

Subtle Dusty Pink & White / Orange check DP1359

Bateman & Ogden - Subtle Dusty Pink & White / Orange check

Bateman & Ogden, merchants of Suiting Cloth

www.batemanogden.co.uk

Their "Spice" book has a number of unusual, lower contrast patterns

I like the red terracotta look.

 

[camez_]

Cacciopoli surprisingly doesn't seem to have much germane for SS '23.

Back to Britain:

This is WSL blend sharkskin pale pink from Kynoch's Montrose Bay book via Pepper Lee

Pepper Lee | Sharkskin Wool Silk Linen Jacketing | Luxury Jacketing Fabric

Kynoch’s Montrose Bay jacketing collection takes the finest wools and delicately blends with silk and linen to give a lively cloth with body, making it a joy to wear. Vibrant colours from a palette of raspberry crush, oceanic blues and muted creams are presented in an abundant collection of...

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Same book has

Which has more going on that I am looking for, I think. Continuing in this book:

Pepper Lee | Small Windowpane Wool Silk Linen Jacketing | Luxury Jacketing Fabric

Kynoch’s Montrose Bay jacketing collection takes the finest wools and delicately blends with silk and linen to give a lively cloth with body, making it a joy to wear. Vibrant colours from a palette of raspberry crush, oceanic blues and muted creams are presented in an abundant collection of...

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I'd like the windowpane to be a bit more pronounced if it is going to be there. Not sure I am looking for this salmon-tone.

Pepper Lee | Small Windowpane Wool Silk Linen Jacketing | Luxury Jacketing Fabric

Kynoch’s Montrose Bay jacketing collection takes the finest wools and delicately blends with silk and linen to give a lively cloth with body, making it a joy to wear. Vibrant colours from a palette of raspberry crush, oceanic blues and muted creams are presented in an abundant collection of...

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Described as pink, nor salmon, but more fuschia. Nah.


There are a couple other herringbones, one super pale.


Quick editorial interjection - the subtle windowpane works beautifully when there is much more contrast:

Pepper Lee | Small Windowpane Wool Silk Linen Jacketing | Luxury Jacketing Fabric

Kynoch’s Montrose Bay jacketing collection takes the finest wools and delicately blends with silk and linen to give a lively cloth with body, making it a joy to wear. Vibrant colours from a palette of raspberry crush, oceanic blues and muted creams are presented in an abundant collection of...

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you forgot these iterations:

Pepper Lee | Herringbone Wool Silk Linen Jacketing | Luxury Jacketing Fabric

Kynoch’s Montrose Bay jacketing collection takes the finest wools and delicately blends with silk and linen to give a lively cloth with body, making it a joy to wear. Vibrant colours from a palette of raspberry crush, oceanic blues and muted creams are presented in an abundant collection of...

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Pepper Lee | Two Tone Windowpane Herringbone Wool Silk Linen Jacketing | Luxury Jacketing Fabric

Kynoch’s Montrose Bay jacketing collection takes the finest wools and delicately blends with silk and linen to give a lively cloth with body, making it a joy to wear. Vibrant colours from a palette of raspberry crush, oceanic blues and muted creams are presented in an abundant collection of...

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i really like this option and considering this for a jacket - I'm between Dugdale's Mock Leno and this one:

Pepper Lee | Sharkskin Wool Silk Linen Jacketing | Luxury Jacketing Fabric

Kynoch’s Montrose Bay jacketing collection takes the finest wools and delicately blends with silk and linen to give a lively cloth with body, making it a joy to wear. Vibrant colours from a palette of raspberry crush, oceanic blues and muted creams are presented in an abundant collection of...

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[DorianGreen]

Yes, these are lovely.

 

[circumspice]

I think I mentioned somewhere that I am a herringbone skeptic for spring+summer - it feels too tight of a weave.

I can also share that I am a Pepper Lee skeptic - US$61 shipping for fabric swatches is something they are going to need to solve.

 

[gimpwiz]

$61 is a lot to ship some swatches. Out of curiosity, if you're skeptical about herringbone, I assume you're also skeptical about twill?

 

[DorianGreen]

I'm not a suit guy, but this one looks good. Lovely pink hue.

 

[DorianGreen]

Another one. Of course one can use jacket and trousers as separates too. Again, nice pink tone and texture.

 

[circumspice]

Dugdale has a pink Mock Leno in their TropicalAir book:

4607 | Tropicalair From Dugdale Bros & Co | Cloth Merchants, High Qual

Buy 4607 from Dugdale Bros & Co | cloth merchants, high quality cloth to the finest tailors.

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From a suiting standpoint

This is in the Needle Ready book, and is one of their "Sunburst" two faced, thus the different tones. 98/2 wool cashmere, 9oz.

2849 | Needle Ready From Dugdale Bros & Co | Cloth Merchants, High Qua

Buy 2849 from Dugdale Bros & Co | cloth merchants, high quality cloth to the finest tailors.

shop.dugdalebros.com

The Dugdale hopsack is a little too intense and contrasty - it is like the warp is white threads, and the weft is Pepto Bismol, so the photo above is more representative of how it looks at a distance.

The two tone suiting fabric is super interesting. It has a substantial sheen to it.

 

[DorianGreen]

This jacket in pink corduroy looks stunning to me.

The cloth is available at Bateman Ogden.

 

[smittycl]

This jacket in pink corduroy looks stunning to me.

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The cloth is available at Bateman Ogden.

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Maybe on Mick Jagger in 1972.

 

[DorianGreen]

Maybe on Mick Jagger in 1972.

I understand that it's not an everybody's look.

 

[smittycl]

I understand that it's not an everybody's look.

60s-70s rock star was the first thing that popped into my mind.

 

[lordsuperb]

60s-70s rock star was the first thing that popped into my mind.

 

[DorianGreen]

Also pretty nice, this cloth from the Huddersfield Snow Flake bunch, here in a Steed jacket.

 

[Easily Amused]

Maybe on Mick Jagger in 1972.

Or maybe Easily Amused, circa 2025...