Unfunded Liabilities: a/k/a The Cloth Thread

[smittycl]

that ******* mustache

70's pornstache.

 

[Concordia]

Before the VCR made waxing fashionable.

 

[usctrojans31]

These are really good colors for covert suits.

Also covert suits sound like the perfect thing for people who want to wear suits but be incognito.

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that ******* mustache

Given DWW's use of the term incognito and the mustache, I'm officially calling covert cloth suits "Appreciation mode"

 

[reidd]

The covert suit is sorta like the winter version of Solaro.. suity but kinda casual at the same time and highly polarizing of opinions. Also the twill kinda gives a similar iridescence.

 

[dieworkwear]

Also the twill kinda gives a similar iridescence.

you mean irl? coverts ive seen have all been matte. have a couple of whipcord trousers and they're matte

 

[mactire]

70's pornstache.

The Tickler, power move.

 

[dieworkwear]

no man walks alone has some rtw whipcord trousers. the yarn is tightly spun and then it's woven into a hard finished twill. like all hard finished worsteds, it'll shine up more easily than a woolen. but i dont think it's shiny or iridescent in real life. really, it's just like a tailored version of jeans (but much softer).

for guys who wear through trousers quickly, these can be a good option since it's typically harder wearing than flannel

stephen at hodinkee wearing a covert suit, i believe

 

[9thsymph]

Does anyone have experience with Lovat's Ettrick bunch? There are some amazing colors/patterns, but it's a whopping 21oz and I'm wondering if that works well as a SC that has at least some function indoors...

The Ettrick Archives - Lovat Mill is the Home of Tweed

The Ettrick sporting Tweed has long been the favourite of dedicated field sports enthusiasts. Renowned for its rich colour mixtures and tightly twisted yarns. Firmly woven, The Ettrick provides excellent performance in use at 21 ounces/640 grams per metre. The cloth employs only the highest...

lovatmill.com

 

[lordsuperb]

Does anyone have experience with Lovat's Ettrick bunch? There are some amazing colors/patterns, but it's a whopping 21oz and I'm wondering if that works well as a SC that has at least some function indoors...

The Ettrick Archives - Lovat Mill is the Home of Tweed

The Ettrick sporting Tweed has long been the favourite of dedicated field sports enthusiasts. Renowned for its rich colour mixtures and tightly twisted yarns. Firmly woven, The Ettrick provides excellent performance in use at 21 ounces/640 grams per metre. The cloth employs only the highest...

lovatmill.com

The London Lounge uses that bunch for some of its subscriptions.

 

[bdavro23]

Does anyone have experience with Lovat's Ettrick bunch? There are some amazing colors/patterns, but it's a whopping 21oz and I'm wondering if that works well as a SC that has at least some function indoors...

The Ettrick Archives - Lovat Mill is the Home of Tweed

The Ettrick sporting Tweed has long been the favourite of dedicated field sports enthusiasts. Renowned for its rich colour mixtures and tightly twisted yarns. Firmly woven, The Ettrick provides excellent performance in use at 21 ounces/640 grams per metre. The cloth employs only the highest...

lovatmill.com

I have a baby camelhair overcoat thats 16 oz, so the thought of a 21 oz sportcoat worn indoors makes me start to sweat. I am sure people who have a lower sweat response than I do would be fine, but it mentions a Teflon coating and I wonder how that impacts the breathe-ability.

 

[Bromley]

Does anyone have experience with Lovat's Ettrick bunch? There are some amazing colors/patterns, but it's a whopping 21oz and I'm wondering if that works well as a SC that has at least some function indoors...

The Ettrick Archives - Lovat Mill is the Home of Tweed

The Ettrick sporting Tweed has long been the favourite of dedicated field sports enthusiasts. Renowned for its rich colour mixtures and tightly twisted yarns. Firmly woven, The Ettrick provides excellent performance in use at 21 ounces/640 grams per metre. The cloth employs only the highest...

lovatmill.com

The Ettrick is more for that English country outerwear-- stuff for shooting birds in the rain. The Kirkton and Teviot bunches are great for sport coats. I've got cloth from each being made up right now.

 

[dieworkwear]

but it mentions a Teflon coating and I wonder how that impacts the breathe-ability.

I wear Teflon when logging onto StyleForum

 

[reidd]

you mean irl? coverts ive seen have all been matte. have a couple of whipcord trousers and they're matte

By iridescence I don’t mean a sheen. I mean that color change, rippley effect you get with some twills with warp and weft threads in highly contrasting colors. Indeed even Smiths Solaro is quite matte. Some coverts I’ve seen do this more than others depending on the contrast in colors in the cloth.

 

[lordsuperb]

Something Anglo-Italian was funded today. Stay tuned!!!

 

[dieworkwear]

By iridescence I don’t mean a sheen. I mean that color change, rippley effect you get with some twills with warp and weft threads in highly contrasting colors. Indeed even Smiths Solaro is quite matte. Some coverts I’ve seen do this more than others depending on the contrast in colors in the cloth.

Hm, I don't get either in my whipcords, either the shine or the ripple effect. It's just a twill like denim.