Unfunded Liabilities: a/k/a The Cloth Thread

[jerrybrowne]



It's still available except it's now made in South America, not England.

Any change in quality?

 

[kolecho]



Any change in quality?

I don't know as I have not had any made from the latest bunch.

 

[xizenta]



I deeply dislike the cut of that suit, which is a shame, because I think that material could actually look quite good made up into a suit. Maybe a three-piece SB.

this showed up on one of my social media feeds:

Spoiler: Warning: Spoiler!

It's not the same cloth I think. Pattern looks a little different because the magenta check is more bold going vertically than horizontally on the Fox Flannel. Also this suit looks like a heavy 15+ ounce cloth while the Fox fabric is 10/11 ounces. Still, the photo helps to get an idea of what we can be looking at with a POW check in those colors.

 

[borbor]

i didn't investigate deeper. It came across my feed and I remembered someone asking about it on this thread Wouldn't surprise me if it isn't the same cloth.

I will however say this. If you're getting Fox Flannel, get heavier flannel if possible. Have the 300g stuff and the pants don't hold the crease as well as I'd like.

 

[poorsod]



Any change in quality?

Frank (Ercole) thinks that the S. American is not quite as well made as the old ones from England. He showed me the difference in the selvedge between the old and the new. That said, I have pants from the new stock and I can't tell the difference.

 

[jerrybrowne]



Frank (Ercole) thinks that the S. American is not quite as well made as the old ones from England. He showed me the difference in the selvedge between the old and the new. That said, I have pants from the new stock and I can't tell the difference.

Ok, thanks for the information. I guess time will tell then, if they don't appear any different at first glance.

 

[francoamerican]

Kent Wang has his new SS 2015 fabrics up. I'm still on the hunt for a solid, interesting spring/summer jacket fabric.

He has a bunch of 60% linen 40% silk blend solids.

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7386/16378022991_9ecd674972_k.jpg

What do you think of that blend? I certainly do not want a "shiny" look.

I'm familiar with the adage half linen wrinkles half as much - but I do think that would take the edge of and may make it acceptable as summer business casual dress in California.

If I were designing the fabric myself i'd want a washed out olive or brown open weave wool linen blend

Thanks!


Here's another good example of what i'm looking for, from the SS15 Barbera

http://www.lucianobarbera.it/Catalogo/Catalogo-SS15/Index.html#p=9

 

[Concordia]



Kent Wang has his new SS 2015 fabrics up. I'm still on the hunt for a solid, interesting spring/summer jacket fabric.

He has a bunch of 60% linen 40% silk blend solids.

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7386/16378022991_9ecd674972_k.jpg

What do you think of that blend? I certainly do not want a "shiny" look.

Aren't those shirt weights?

 

[Benjamin Chee HH]

Just an update for the guys that joined me in commissioning some custom Bonfanti shirting two months ago - the yellow shirtings are finally finished and ready to ship, and look like they've been worth the wait! To recap, these are the mixed linen-cottons in etamine weave, the only non-solid ones ever produced as far as I know. The blue stripes and checks posted last week are also ready to ship off.

Will be PMing each of you individually on delivery, so please bear with me! And there're now more custom Bonfanti shirtings about to start production, including a heavyweight 200/2 striped poplin in classic colours, as well as suiting linens and tropical worsteds for the summer.

Pardon the poor photos; they're direct from the mill.

 

[gopherblue]

Liability funded today: a sportcoat made from the last remaining piece of the Molloy & Sons LL brown barleycorn that Ercoles had on hold for me. Hopefully I'll have it in time to wear in this arctic weather....

 

[jerrybrowne]



Liability funded today: a sportcoat made from the last remaining piece of the Molloy & Sons LL brown barleycorn that Ercoles had on hold for me. Hopefully I'll have it in time to wear in this arctic weather....

Where are the pics?!!

 

[gopherblue]



Where are the pics?!!

Well, it's still a bolt of fabric (unless Frank had time to cut it today), so no pics. But when I get fitted, I'll see what I can do.

 

[DLJr]

Well, it's still a bolt of fabric (unless Frank had time to cut it today), so no pics. But when I get fitted, I'll see what I can do.

Let us know what direction he makes it up in, @poorsod and I both have a jacket in it (though his is from the LL run) from Frank, but they were made up in different directions. We'll call this the tie breaker.

It's a great fabric and makes up wonderfully. I get a lot of wear out of mine.

 

[gopherblue]



Let us know what direction he makes it up in, @poorsod
 and I both have a jacket in it (though his is from the LL run) from Frank, but they were made up in different directions.  We'll call this the tie breaker.

It's a great fabric and makes up wonderfully. I get a lot of wear out of mine.

I did specify which direction I wanted. Do you want me to spill the beans or would you like it to be a surprise?

 

[Bill Dlwgosh]

Is there a thread somewhere listing all of the different etailers of suiting and jacketing fabric? I've found a few like Yorkshire, Joel and Sons and Scabal (though I wouldn't know how to purchase from Scabal). I did try to register with London Lounge but I don't think my registration ever went through. I imagine the London Lounge site to be a place where many places selling fabric would be very visible(?).