Houndstooth suit

Love it. Would wear it too. Pure awesomeness.

Originally Posted by oscarthewild

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I wear a houndstooth suit. Posted pics a while ago and here they are again.


And on London Lounge: http://www.thelondonlounge.net/forum...hp?f=36&t=6226

Originally Posted by voxsartoria

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I'm getting this Minnis flannel done up right now as a three piece SB with a DB notch lapel vest:

I feel that the jacket could work on its own, but we'll see.

- B

Originally Posted by iammatt

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I'm getting it made up as well, but without the vest, naturally. I plan on using the coat separately, and perhaps the pants separately with a sweater if I am traveling and have a casual dinner.

Originally Posted by dopey

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Triplets!!
Not sure it is exactly the same cloth - I have it on a card in the office and can check. In any event, it is close enough to be embarrassing.

Just checked. Mine is Lesser 30942 11/12oz worsted in a higher contrast black and white. The teeth are more distinct, probably because it is a worsted rather than because the scale is any bigger. But I can't tell because I don't know the scale of your photo.

Originally Posted by dopey

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Just checked. Mine is Lesser 30942 11/12oz worsted in a higher contrast black and white. The teeth are more distinct, probably because it is a worsted rather than because the scale is any bigger. But I can't tell because I don't know the scale of your photo.
Aren't you concerned that when you wear this, people will stop you and ask why you didn't get the Minnis version? Not to mention the embarrassed-for-you looks you'd get from the entire floor if you dropped by Mark from Plano's offices?

Originally Posted by dopey

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Just checked. Mine is Lesser 30942 11/12oz worsted in a higher contrast black and white. The teeth are more distinct, probably because it is a worsted rather than because the scale is any bigger. But I can't tell because I don't know the scale of your photo.

Poo and I are having Minnis 0656 made up: it's a woolen flannel. The size of the teeth is larger than that Lesser, I have swatches of both.

I really like that Lesser, and might get that in something later.

- B

Originally Posted by dopey

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Just checked. Mine is Lesser 30942 11/12oz worsted in a higher contrast black and white. The teeth are more distinct, probably because it is a worsted rather than because the scale is any bigger. But I can't tell because I don't know the scale of your photo.

Originally Posted by voxsartoria

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Poo and I are having Minnis 0656 made up: it's a woolen flannel. The size of the teeth is larger than that Lesser, I have swatches of both.

I really like that Lesser, and might get that in something later.

- B

Here's the comparison:




- B

If you are looking for others in the similar genre, the Fox houndstooth is great.

I might be able to deal with these as a jacket but for a suit, I would only do this in a pure cashmere because only then would the fabric be soft enough to the eye to carry the look off well. And even then I would only wear the suit casually.

i just acquired a houndstooth jacket just like in the OP...i'll see if i can snap a pic

I really don't like that worsted houndstooth.

Flusser once had a cream & brown houndstooth in a tropical/silk blend that would have made a killer summer suit. Only sharp/distinct houndstooth I have ever liked.

Originally Posted by Manton

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I really don't like that worsted houndstooth. Flusser once had a cream & brown houndstooth in a tropical/silk blend that would have made a killer summer suit. Only sharp/distinct houndstooth I have ever liked.
oh well. I like it - it seems like a perfect casual suit cloth to me, but we shall see. The fuzzy versions have a completely different effect, though are nice as well.

Vox, not that it's a bad thing but all the flannels in the Classic bunch are worsteds, not woollen, and different animals from the flannel found elsewhere offered by J&J Minnis. It is still very nice, however, and one of the few worsteds left for sale by HFW. There used to be many more.

Anyway, I think it's still quite nice and it is even a bit fuzzier again than that picture shows it to be.

Originally Posted by AndrewRogers

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Vox, not that it's a bad thing but all the flannels in the Classic bunch are worsteds, not woollen, and different animals from the flannel found elsewhere offered by J&J Minnis. It is still very nice, however, and one of the few worsteds left for sale by HFW. There used to be many more.

Wow...that's fantastic. I am delighted to be corrected.

A worsted flannel that has the look of a woolen is the best of both worlds.

So, 0327 is also a worsted? That's what's coming up next for me...a DB.


- B

Originally Posted by dopey

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oh well. I like it - it seems like a perfect casual suit cloth to me, but we shall see.
The fuzzy versions have a completely different effect, though are nice as well.

I think the Lesser is swell, and handle is also wonderful on it.


- B

Originally Posted by voxsartoria

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Wow...that's fantastic. I am delighted to be corrected. A worsted flannel that has the look of a woolen is the best of both worlds. So, 0327 is also a worsted? That's what's coming up next for me...a DB. - B
Nein, 0327 is a woollen. The number is from the Flannel bunch and they're all woollens. The Classic bunch is entirely worsted and some are finished so as to look like 'real' flannel, i.e. woollen flannel. There used to be far more worsted flannels towards the end of the Classic bunch, but they've been phased out over time. 03xx is from the woollen Flannel bunch, the weights can vary quite a bit on this one 06xx is from the Classic bunch, which is a true 13 oz worsted either with a hard finish or nap (flannel-esque) You can actually see the word worsted on your swatch of 0656 above. It would be nice if HFW just put all their flannels, worsted or otherwise, in a single bunch. Other merchants do this. You'll actually be in a position now to directly compare similalrly-weighted worsted and woollen flannels. PS 0327 is even nicer again and no matter what you prefer, 0656 just isn't available as a woollen from J&J Minnis I look forward to pictures of both being made up and completed

This looks similar to the J&J Minnis: