• Hi, I am the owner and main administrator of Styleforum. If you find the forum useful and fun, please help support it by buying through the posted links on the forum. Our main, very popular sales thread, where the latest and best sales are listed, are posted HERE

    Purchases made through some of our links earns a commission for the forum and allows us to do the work of maintaining and improving it. Finally, thanks for being a part of this community. We realize that there are many choices today on the internet, and we have all of you to thank for making Styleforum the foremost destination for discussions of menswear.
  • This site contains affiliate links for which Styleforum may be compensated.
  • STYLE. COMMUNITY. GREAT CLOTHING.

    Bored of counting likes on social networks? At Styleforum, you’ll find rousing discussions that go beyond strings of emojis.

    Click Here to join Styleforum's thousands of style enthusiasts today!

    Styleforum is supported in part by commission earning affiliate links sitewide. Please support us by using them. You may learn more here.

Meeting WW Chan this afternoon. Fabric recomendation

S.Stein

Active Member
Joined
Oct 3, 2006
Messages
28
Reaction score
0
First time getting a bespoke suit. Need some recomedations on fabric. Just a basic workhorse charcoal grey suit. Only requirements are: something middle of the road in price and nothing delicate.

Thanks in advance
 

HalfCanvas

Senior Member
Joined
Feb 5, 2007
Messages
607
Reaction score
1
Your best bet for a good, middle of the road fabric is probably a Vitale Barberis Canonico. I'd go for either their 110s or their 9-11 oz. year round (not sure of the book names for these though). As an alternative to a solid plain weave wool, you might consider a small nailhead or even a subtle glen plaid without an overpane.
 

TheTukker

Distinguished Member
Joined
Aug 17, 2007
Messages
2,560
Reaction score
139
Go with Patrick's recommendations; he will take care of you.
 

Featured Sponsor

How important is full vs half canvas to you for heavier sport jackets?

  • Definitely full canvas only

    Votes: 91 37.8%
  • Half canvas is fine

    Votes: 89 36.9%
  • Really don't care

    Votes: 25 10.4%
  • Depends on fabric

    Votes: 40 16.6%
  • Depends on price

    Votes: 38 15.8%

Forum statistics

Threads
506,802
Messages
10,592,034
Members
224,315
Latest member
premikayadav
Top