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That is really beautiful. I would not have a suit made without some bright colors inside. People do notice the linings because I have been stopped on the street and told how nice they look. Keep up the good work PeterMetro.
Most of my bespoke items have a "fancy" lining. Â Most of the time I purchase the silk at Ratti's or Mantero in Como, and bring it to my tailor. Â Paisley's, tone on tone flowers, and yes on some occassions, scarves.Trivia: Â I just read about a man in New York City who has his suit jackets lined with Hermes scarves. Â At about $300 a pop this must be a costly way of lining a jacket. Â
Incidentally, at one point in time some suspenders would feature a naughty sort of printed pattern. Â This tended to be a private sort of indulgence since jackets were never removed and rarely unbuttoned.
Only two?Lennie Logsdail confirmed that it takes two.
I have one suit with a fancy lining -- also burgundy -- and I'm wearing it today, as it happens. When I first received it, I fretted that I had made a terrible mistake. It's 3-piece, and I wear it without the coat in the office most of the day, so everyone can see the burgundy on the back of the vest. It is rather striking. My wife calls it my "dracula" suit. But I have gotten used to it, and now rather like it.I've picked burgundy (in a nice, heavy, frighteningly expensive silk) in my bespoke suits and it's very cool.
As I recall, it wasn't anything quite as sinister as that, only something to the effect of "McQueen was here" scribbled in tailor's chalk on the inside of the lining.Did you know that when Alexander McQueen worked on Saville Row he sewed dirty words on the inside of Prince Charles's suits. I think the loud suit linings follow the same principle.