Fox Bros. books

[Slewfoot]

Originally Posted by Eustace Tilley

Both the Drapers / Barbera and Fox Bros. 10/11 oz. flannels are quite good imo. A statement backed by both Raphael and Poole.

ET - when you write those names like that do you mean that the Drapers and Barbera flannels are one in the same?

 

[Eustace Tilley]

Originally Posted by Slewfoot

ET - when you write those names like that do you mean that the Drapers and Barbera flannels are one in the same?

Yes. The 2 suits I have from Drapers 10/11 oz. flannel were from Barbera (Drapers is a jobber and not a mill). Not sure if the entire range is like that though.

 

[Slewfoot]

Gotcha. Thanks!

 

[poorsod]

Originally Posted by Eustace Tilley

Yes. The 2 suits I have from Drapers 10/11 oz. flannel were from Barbera (Drapers is a jobber and not a mill). Not sure if the entire range is like that though.

Did it say Barbera on the selvedge per chance?

 

[Eustace Tilley]

Originally Posted by poorsod

Did it say Barbera on the selvedge per chance?

No idea. I picked both fabrics from the book (Raph informed me that they were rebranded Barbera).

 

[banis]

Originally Posted by Michael Ay329

I found Fox's 10-11oz stuff to be too fragile and only their 13/14oz stuff to be worthwhile

I live in the U.S. and was hit with a 25% import duty plus customs fees since Fox used DHL as their carrier.

Fox declares the entire value and is not shrewd (like other English merchants) to claim the item as being a non-commerical sample.

Can't yet say whether it is fragile or not, as have not received my suit.

Fox can send Royal Mail instead of DHL. In my case they did it. Still, they declared full value, but because of RM I did not have to pay customs fees.