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This sport coat is from a Magee tweed. It’s pretty soft and drapey. I don’t know about the ones you posted, though. They’re likely heavier and could be different yarns and weaves. If they’re like my sport coat, I think they’d create a billowy, flowing coat, which could be quite nice. But they wouldn’t be a firm, straight silhouette, if that’s what you’re aiming for.can someone recommend a nice beefy dark grey wide herringbone fabric with some body to hang well for a balmacaan?
i like these:
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Black & Grey Herringbone Donegal Tweed Seasonal collections from Magee1866
Perfect for coats, crafting and for light domestic use upholstery this fabulous tweed is available to buy by the metre. The designs are inspired by the colours of the land and seascapes surrounding Donegal. All tweeds are woven in our mill in Do .... €1.50.High Quality Clothing and Accessories.www.magee1866.com
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Black & White Herringbone Flecked Donegal Tweed Seasonal collections from Magee1866
Perfect for coats, crafting and for light domestic use upholstery this fabulous tweed is available to buy by the metre. The designs are inspired by the colours of the land and seascapes surrounding Donegal. All tweeds are woven in our mill in Do .... €1.50.High Quality Clothing and Accessories.www.magee1866.com
but has anyone made one from magees tweed and speak to their quality?
edit: i didn't like vbc, drapers, marling and molloys overcoat offerings and did not manage to take a look at harrisons.
It's a traditional Tuscan overcoat called a Casentino. My Naples tailor apprenticed a few years in Tuscany and learned how to make it there. I'll use it to walk around on cold days when I'm wearing a sweater (jumper).Hunting overcoat?
Thanks. It has tons of texture so it should retain heat pretty well even though it's not a particularly heavy fabric. It's 625g if I remember correctly. I guess that Tuscany never gets too cold.Cool, it looks very warm.
I thought Casentino was the type of wool (therefor could be used to make any style of coat). That sort of shaggy nubbyy wool.It's a traditional Tuscan overcoat called a Casentino. My Naples tailor apprenticed a few years in Tuscany and learned how to make it there. I'll use it to walk around on cold days when I'm wearing a sweater (jumper).
Thanks. Casentino is absolutely a type of fabric that is sine qua non to a Casentino coat. You cannot have a Casentino coat without Casentino fabric. But, as I understand it, a jacket made of Casentino fabric is just that: a jacket made of Casentino fabric. A Casentino (as a noun not an adjective) is a coat made with Casentino fabric that has other characteristics, e.g., double breasted, half belt, turn up cuffs (I chose not to do that element), etc.I thought Casentino was the type of wool (therefor could be used to make any style of coat). That sort of shaggy nubbyy wool.
Either way, that thing is KILLER!
I appreciate this thorough explanation. Thank you.Thanks. Casentino is absolutely a type of fabric that is sine qua non to a Casentino coat. You cannot have a Casentino coat without Casentino fabric. But, as I understand it, a jacket made of Casentino fabric is just that: a jacket made of Casentino fabric. A Casentino (as a noun not an adjective) is a coat made with Casentino fabric that has other characteristics, e.g., double breasted, half belt, turn up cuffs (I chose not to do that element), etc.