Unfunded Liabilities: a/k/a The Cloth Thread

[AdamWill]

How are these different from the Lessers Tropical and the Harrisons Frontier?

From the merino bros photos it looks like it might not be an open weave.

 

[gdl203]

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Your linen suit is a beautiful color but not really my preference for a summer color. Perhaps I just dont have the chops to pull it off.

My concern with a darker brown is that it can look a little too much like feces. I know that sounds crazy but it is what I think of.

I quite like the shade of the second linen suit you posted. Has more of a gold tinge to it and steers away from being too brown. I wonder what book its from.

They both look like feces - just depends on what has been eaten before...

 

[sprout2]

Do Harrisons mail swatches?
Sorry, I'm sure this has been asked a million times.

 

[TheTukker]



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My concern with a darker brown is that it can look a little too much like feces. I know that sounds crazy but it is what I think of.

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[jrd617]

A couple cloth pickups for next fall

-2x Edwin Woodhouse tan cav twills (pants)
-Edwin Woodhouse grey covert twill (pants)
-Zegna cav twills (pants)
-The famous Lovat for London Lounge brown shetland herringbone tweed (sportcoat)

 

[Kuro]



Harrisons has launched a new suiting collection, Regency. It is 9.5 to 10 oz, all wool.

Looking great. On the supers scale where does this range fall 100s, 120s?

 

[jrd617]

Also, Minnis 0505 and 0503 fresco suiting

 

[archetypal_yuppie]

Which book for the middle guy's suiting?

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6c/MossChrisWillsSlimJackBinionPearson.jpg

 

[bertie]



Which book for the middle guy's suiting?

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6c/MossChrisWillsSlimJackBinionPearson.jpg

La-z-boy

 

[Axelman 17]



They both look like feces - just depends on what has been eaten before...

Spoken like a true parent...

Going to go with the Caccioppoli fabric, it has a bit more golden/brown in it than the W. Bill khaki. I think it will make for a slightly more interesting suit.

 

[jrd617]

My LL x Lovat herringbone now has a companion

 

[jrd617]

Stay tuned for a definitive brown herringbone tweed showdown.

I have these swatches coming. Will take a matchup picture in natural lighting


-Abraham Moon
-Lovat x London Lounge
-Harrisons Moonbeam
-Harrisons Saltire
-Porter & Harding Glenroyal
-Porter & Harding Hartwist
-Bateman & Ogden Glenhunt

http://www.styleforum.net/t/316710/...-brown-tweedish-sport-coat/50_50#post_6999301

 

[Merino Bros]

How are these different from the Lessers Tropical and the Harrisons Frontier?

Regency is mostly twill weave with smoother hand feeling while Frontier is plain, more open weave. It is also heavier than Lessers Tropical, which is 8-9oz. In terms of pricing, Regency is similar to Frontier, making it an ideal choice for basic suiting.

 

[Mr. Pink]



I think I am going to do a finmeresco this month. It seems like a perfect in-between between the fresco 8/9oz and the fresco 10oz.

I'm looking at the Smith & Co book at a 9/10 Oz Finmeresco (SW2948) or a 12/13 Oz (SW2904).

Decisions, decisions.

IME, the 12/13 oz finmeresco is slightly less open weave and wears just a bit warmer than 10 oz fresco.

Do Harrisons mail swatches?

Sorry, I'm sure this has been asked a million times.

Harrison's has been incredibly helpful in mailing multiple swatches to me.

Regency is mostly twill weave with smoother hand feeling while Frontier is plain, more open weave. It is also heavier than Lessers Tropical, which is 8-9oz. In terms of pricing, Regency is similar to Frontier, making it an ideal choice for basic suiting.   

I'll be really interested to see this book. I've been impressed by Frontier. It's a near perfect weight for eight or nine months of the year here in SoCal. But the panama weave means no sharkskins, birdseyes, or herringbones. Looks as though Regency plugs that gap. Also makes me curious if this is a rebranding of the Lesser's 9.5/10oz book which was fantastic.

I have to say, though Harrison's doesn't get anything like the love accorded Lesser's and Smith's, I've been really impressed by the performance of the Harrison's fabrics I have.

 

[johanm]



I've been impressed by Frontier. It's a near perfect weight for eight or nine months of the year here in SoCal. But the panama weave means no sharkskins, birdseyes, or herringbones. Looks as though Regency plugs that gap. Also makes me curious if this is a rebranding of the Lesser's 9.5/10oz book which was fantastic.

Frontier is closer to the Lesser 9.5/10oz - both are plain weaves.