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Houndstooth suit

yachtie

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Originally Posted by dopey
Please invest in one. It is something I would like to see.
I don't know if Mike would, but I might.
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^ That link is harmless to one who has seen Total Recall, Andrew I'm still rather keen on having a houndstooth suit, especially after spotting a pair of HT trousers in beige and brown the other day. I'm fully behind the patch pocketed DB design
 

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Originally Posted by barims
^ That link is harmless to one who has seen Total Recall, Andrew

I'm still rather keen on having a houndstooth suit, especially after spotting a pair of HT trousers in beige and brown the other day. I'm fully behind the patch pocketed DB design


Yeah, they're better than a third tit; that's for sure. Total Recall turned me right off those :-(
 

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Originally Posted by AndrewRogers
Perhaps it's the colours of what you've posted, but I think a suit would be too much. Perhaps the same scale, but still in black and white might work. No matter what, as an 'odd' jacket, it would be great. Were you to get a suit and decide against wearing the trousers all the time, I suppose you wouldn't have wasted everything.

Too much is just right. Go for gold and get the suit
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Originally Posted by Parker
I was thinking this chunky houndstooth would make a good suit. I've only seen houndstooth suits done in smaller, delicate patterns like black/white or brown/tan. Would a full suit break any sacred rules? Too much? I thought it would really flexible: one could wear jacket or trousers as odd separates or the whole rig if he felt boldly "country". Which cloth makers have something like this?


Check out Holdfast's WAYWT threads , he had a RLPL houndstooth that is very elegant.
 

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I've got a suit that is very much like the photo in the original post, except that it is a bit more greenish-brown. It's a winter, country-style suit made from lambswool and the fabric is quite thick and soft. I like to wear it with a pair of wing-tip, brogued boots.
 

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Originally Posted by LabelKing
Sounds delicious.

you crack me up LabelKing
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Thread revival. I am currently waiting on a bold houndstooth RL Polo suit. 3 botton. More traditional in color though, tans and browns. I hope it fits. Looks heavy and was too cool to pass up. I really need to move to somewhere cold, since I seem to favor heavier and more winter oriented clothes.

There also seems to be a plethora of English tweeds and houndstooth suits on US E-Bay as of late. Some really cool stuff to choose from.

Mike
 

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Originally Posted by Parker
I was thinking this chunky houndstooth would make a good suit. I've only seen houndstooth suits done in smaller, delicate patterns like black/white or brown/tan. Would a full suit break any sacred rules? Too much? I thought it would really flexible: one could wear jacket or trousers as odd separates or the whole rig if he felt boldly "country". Which cloth makers have something like this?

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i love a good houndstooth. but i do agree that it can be pulled off only as an odd jacket. unless you are some eccentric.

i have this rlpl 100% cashmere in charcoal houndstooth with subtle lavender windowpane sportcoat. pure lux

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