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I am about to bespeak a suit for autumn winter (not really for very low temperatures: it rarely gets below 0 celsius here in Madrid). My current autumn/winter wardrobe comprises 4 sportcoats and 2 suits (a third one went to charity this spring, at that is the one that needs to be replaced now when autumn comes), one charcoal with kind of winde pinstripes and one dark brown with thin pinstripes (both Dormeuil Amadeus). I want something dark blue (but not solid: I have a solid dark blue suit in kind of all season cloth, although I consider it part of my spring/summer wardrobe) so I guess that I will go for something with stripes. I generally like striped suits. But for this one I want kind of subtle stripes, as I intend to use it for work, for serious business occasions. Thus, I also need it to be reasonably durable.
So I was looking through my tailors books today, and so far I found four candidates:
- Loro Piana Winter Tasmanian (ref. 402015). I am not familiar with this cloth, I believe it is a super 130. Anyone has any experience of this cloth (I do not mean ref. 402015 in particular, but this winter tasmanian cloth in general)? Thoughts on it?
(It looked very nice, indeed, and the stripes were subtle. But I am concerned about this super 130 stuff, and I have heard that some LP cloths are not very durable)
- H&S Crispaire (ref. 339031). I was told that this is a cloth made for travelling, made to look "crisp" on arrival. Anyone has experience of it? Pros and cons?
- Harrogate Super 100s wool&cashmere (ref. 4553). I think it was 15% cashmere and also that it was a bit heavy. To warm, maybe? Does cashmere make clohts less durable? I actually never heard of Harrogate. Is it good?
- Scabal classics (ref. 701727). I guess that this is a normal worsted cloth. Still, if anyone has some input, I would be glad to hear.
(For you guys who seem to get almost sexual pleasure out of asking people to make a search: I made one, didn't find what I wanted. Just so that you know.)
So I was looking through my tailors books today, and so far I found four candidates:
- Loro Piana Winter Tasmanian (ref. 402015). I am not familiar with this cloth, I believe it is a super 130. Anyone has any experience of this cloth (I do not mean ref. 402015 in particular, but this winter tasmanian cloth in general)? Thoughts on it?
(It looked very nice, indeed, and the stripes were subtle. But I am concerned about this super 130 stuff, and I have heard that some LP cloths are not very durable)
- H&S Crispaire (ref. 339031). I was told that this is a cloth made for travelling, made to look "crisp" on arrival. Anyone has experience of it? Pros and cons?
- Harrogate Super 100s wool&cashmere (ref. 4553). I think it was 15% cashmere and also that it was a bit heavy. To warm, maybe? Does cashmere make clohts less durable? I actually never heard of Harrogate. Is it good?
- Scabal classics (ref. 701727). I guess that this is a normal worsted cloth. Still, if anyone has some input, I would be glad to hear.
(For you guys who seem to get almost sexual pleasure out of asking people to make a search: I made one, didn't find what I wanted. Just so that you know.)