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How does Lesser compare to Holland & Sherry?
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How does Lesser compare to Holland & Sherry?
Yeah, that makes sense. I am talking as far as who has a better durability per unit of "Super".
How many Lesser swatches to make a DB Topcoat?
Yeah, that makes sense. I am talking as far as who has a better durability per unit of "Super".
Noted. I was totally upfront with them, though. When they asked why I couldn't just see my tailor, I explained that he is based in Italy and it's a pain to have Lesser swatches sent from there.
How does Lesser compare to Holland & Sherry?
As Manton says, Lesser is more.
I don't think Lesser markets any of their cloth as super anything. Most of the suiting range is perhaps Super 90s.
I don't think Lesser markets any of their cloth as super anything. Most of the suiting range is perhaps Super 90s. The allure of Lesser is that their cloths are very well made and particularly well finished. By the way, I have been hearing for two or three years that Lesser would be issuing a new 16 oz range and a new bunch of 14/15 oz stripes. As of a few months ago, my tailor had no 14/15 oz cloth and only the same, depleted, 16 oz. bunch. Can anyone say whether Lesser has issued any new cloth recently?
I had no doubt you were honest with them, they ask lots of questions from anyone contacting them the first time around. Just passing on info from disgruntled tailors who have to deal with rationing and company reps that complain about the rising costs of making the books and the number of people asking for them. I was told by H&S that people are submitting vendor apps with made up TaxIDs/EINs just to get their sets of books. As far as how Holland and Sherry stacks up against Lesser or anyone for that matter -- there's no one making better cloth. I not saying they're better or worse than anyone but I know the mills, big and small, new and old, and H&S will always fit into the top bracket whichever way you slice it. Some mills have specialties so maybe Lesser is known for a more hardy (no pun intended) cloth on average but H&S as I've said is at the pinnacle of fine cloth. I've spoken to tailors in Italy, Spain, HK, etc about their favorite cloths and the majority has said Holland+Sherry. I am not endorsing it as fact, but they seem to like the "drape" of English cloth, but specifically HS over others. Again, their words, as there are other cloth makers with equally beautiful drape in my opinion.
There's too much fussing about which merchant to use, and who offers the best cloth.
For what it's worth, Despos, if only allowed as single source of cloth, would go with H&S.
I have always noticed that people on the various boards find the need to "rank" each and every maker of everything, to determine who is superior to whom.