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Unfunded Liabilities: a/k/a The Cloth Thread
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The Solaro dream is over.Originally Posted by TRINI
Time to revisit the spring/summer suitings thread.
Don't let the dream die. I have one Solaro suit (herringbone) and am ready for another. It wears hot in the summer but, to me, so does everything else. But Solaro is unlike any other cloth and a real pleasure to wear.
Dormeuil had a solaro-like herringbone tweed in the Dormysport book. I think its gone now but I regret not getting it as a cold weather counterpart to the traditional Solaro suit.
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Some Moonbeam samples.
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Originally Posted by medtech_expat
I have a sportcoat from this one - very beautiful - I highly recommend it.
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I'm still looking for the perfect hot summer conservative business dress cloth...Originally Posted by gdl203
Don't think it exists unfortunately. I do have some lightweight Minnis Fresco 0500 (medium gray) waiting to get made up which Kolecho and others have said is the best lightweight porous material they've encountered. We'll see!Originally Posted by Slewfoot
I just picked up some Minnis 0500 (lower left) for a SB summer suit. Anyone have thoughts about patch vs. flap pockets with this? I don't work in a conservative business dress enviro. Going for whatever looks good/right. The other two (P&H Glorious Twelfth and Dunhill Mohair/Wool) shall remain unfunded at the moment.
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I love that 36532Originally Posted by imatlas
That's the one I ordered...
I have a sportcoat from this one - very beautiful - I highly recommend it.Originally Posted by Eustace Tilley
I will get this one as soon as I can assess how the first makes up. Had some difficulty deciding between the two.
Ed - which of the Lesser summer fabrics did you end up going with?Originally Posted by TRINI
I'm a little torn on this, to be honest. I have a number of Lesser 8oz and Cape Kid 8oz swatches, and while the fabric is beautiful and springy I'm trying to visualize if it's substantial enough to make up well. I get my Tonik 2000 suit from Mina in 2 weeks, and may hold off until I tool around in that one a bit.
As a consolation, I ordered a suits-length of Lesser 9/10 oz in a dark grey PoW without overcheck and a jackets-length of the salt & pepper Barbera for Lesser that Kolecho was flogging. I also need to huddle up with Parker and rummage through his warm-weather swatch library.
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I just picked up some Minnis 0500 (lower left) for a SB summer suit.Originally Posted by Parker
That's a lovely shade, K. I'd go flaps on that one, myself.
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Just got samples from Hunt and Winterbotham. Minnis 55145,Fresco 0516 and Airborne 0406...Airbone is TOO light. 7oz. Think I'm going to make a suit from the Minnis. I prefer it over Fresco
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I'm a little torn on this, to be honest. I have a number of Lesser 8oz and Cape Kid 8oz swatches, and while the fabric is beautiful and springy I'm trying to visualize if it's substantial enough to make up well. I get my Tonik 2000 suit from Mina in 2 weeks, and may hold off until I tool around in that one a bit.Originally Posted by medtech_expat
As a consolation, I ordered a suits-length of Lesser 9/10 oz in a dark grey PoW without overcheck and a jackets-length of the salt & pepper Barbera for Lesser that Kolecho was flogging. I also need to huddle up with Parker and rummage through his warm-weather swatch library.
Cool - please keep us posted. I requested some spring/summer suiting recommendations from Isles today but specified nothing below 9oz.
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