The Official Dieworkwear Appreciation Thread

[Spaghettimatt]

@dieworkwear Have you put together a sport coat guide and, if not, would you consider doing one to add to the collection of guides on PTO? I know you've done them for trousers and the like, and it seems useful as people move away from full suits to separates (at least those who want to continue wearing tailoring). Beyond the basics (navy hopsack, brown donegal, grey herringbone), I find myself a bit lost as to what patterns and colors are particularly versatile.

I think Simon Crompton has done one, but my tastes don't always align with his, e.g., his insistence on the versatility of pale grey.

 

[dieworkwear]

@dieworkwear Have you put together a sport coat guide and, if not, would you consider doing one to add to the collection of guides on PTO? I know you've done them for trousers and the like, and it seems useful as people move away from full suits to separates (at least those who want to continue wearing tailoring). Beyond the basics (navy hopsack, brown donegal, grey herringbone), I find myself a bit lost as to what patterns and colors are particularly versatile.

I think Simon Crompton has done one, but my tastes don't always align with his, e.g., his insistence on the versatility of pale grey.

I was actually working on a spring sport coat guide. Might do one for spring/summer and then another for fall/winter, so the entries are somewhat more manageable. Will try to pull something together!

 

[Spaghettimatt]

I was actually working on a spring sport coat guide. Might do one for spring/summer and then another for fall/winter, so the entries are somewhat more manageable. Will try to pull something together!

That would be great. I'm having an especially hard time with spring/summer SCs, so I'm very much looking forward to what you put out.

Speaking of which, I wouldn't object to another round of summer tweed this year or next...

 

[sebastian mcfox]

@dieworkwear I recall an article about trousers in which you mentioned H&S Dakota cavalry twills and linked to a couple of specific shades you had ordered. Have you removed it or am I going nuts?

 

[dieworkwear]

@dieworkwear I recall an article about trousers in which you mentioned H&S Dakota cavalry twills and linked to a couple of specific shades you had ordered. Have you removed it or am I going nuts?

Hm, I don't think I've ever listed that but here are the fabric numbers I've ordered from the Dakota book

9518003: light gray cavalry twill
9518004: dark gray cavalry twill
9518008: brown cavalry twill
9518011: fawn cavalry twill (useful)
9518401: brown whipcord (my favorite fabric in the book. Looks great with tan or very dark brown jackets)
9518403: charcoal whipcord (this is a very dark shade and I only bought it to go with a specific Fox tweed. Might not be very useful otherwise)
9518500: tan whipcord
9518609: grey whipcord (one of the most useful fabrics in the book)

I think the wool Bedford cords are interesting, such as 9518101. I normally think of Bedford cord as being made from cotton and used for five-pocket pants. Don't know what wool Bedford would feel like. If someone was very adventurous, they could use it for frogmouth pocketed trousers and wear the pants with a Western shirt and some outerwear.

 

[ojaw]

Hm, I don't think I've ever listed that but here are the fabric numbers I've ordered from the Dakota book

9518003: light gray cavalry twill
9518004: dark gray cavalry twill
9518008: brown cavalry twill
9518011: fawn cavalry twill (useful)
9518401: brown whipcord (my favorite fabric in the book. Looks great with tan or very dark brown jackets)
9518403: charcoal whipcord (this is a very dark shade and I only bought it to go with a specific Fox tweed. Might not be very useful otherwise)
9518500: tan whipcord
9518609: grey whipcord (one of the most useful fabrics in the book)

I think the wool Bedford cords are interesting, such as 9518101. I normally think of Bedford cord as being made from cotton and used for five-pocket pants. Don't know what wool Bedford would feel like. If someone was very adventurous, they could use it for frogmouth pocketed trousers and wear the pants with a Western shirt and some outerwear.

I always thought of Bedford Cord as cotton too until I read that the original was actually woolen based. Also have read different accounts of where it got its name, New Bedford in US or Bedford in UK : )
There’s apparently a variety of weaves that are all called Bedford Cord.

 

[UrbanComposition]

I have wool bedford cord from Sultan's fine fabrics. You'll have to trust the provenance, but I like the fabric and it performs well.

 

[gwilliams84]

Hm, I don't think I've ever listed that but here are the fabric numbers I've ordered from the Dakota book

9518003: light gray cavalry twill
9518004: dark gray cavalry twill
9518008: brown cavalry twill
9518011: fawn cavalry twill (useful)
9518401: brown whipcord (my favorite fabric in the book. Looks great with tan or very dark brown jackets)
9518403: charcoal whipcord (this is a very dark shade and I only bought it to go with a specific Fox tweed. Might not be very useful otherwise)
9518500: tan whipcord
9518609: grey whipcord (one of the most useful fabrics in the book)

I think the wool Bedford cords are interesting, such as 9518101. I normally think of Bedford cord as being made from cotton and used for five-pocket pants. Don't know what wool Bedford would feel like. If someone was very adventurous, they could use it for frogmouth pocketed trousers and wear the pants with a Western shirt and some outerwear.

Definitely agree with the versatility of these:

9518011: fawn cavalry twill (useful)
9518401: brown whipcord (my favorite fabric in the book. Looks great with tan or very dark brown jackets)

I ordered pants in these fabrics/colours from Rota (disclaimer: I don't know if Rota uses these exact fabrics from H&S, but they look almost identical), and lived in them in for about 5 months last year (I'm from Sydney, so it's never that cold, but given they're not brushed they were perfectly comfortable in the low 20s celsius). The dark brown (almost black) tones in the brown whipcord were especially great with cold-toned outfits.

 

[StockwellDay]

I was actually working on a spring sport coat guide. Might do one for spring/summer and then another for fall/winter, so the entries are somewhat more manageable. Will try to pull something together!

Request for you to include ideal color combos for the colorblind among us.

 

[Iskander]

This is a pretty nice look, I think. Maybe cotton suit?
(Sorry, I did not know what thread to post this in)

 

[kjb]

@dieworkwear (or anyone really) - I’m looking for a cotton fun suit, preferably in olive but tan/khaki would be a possibility. Problem is I’m not seeing many good options OTR right now. Todd Snyder has one but I don’t like the green…Spier & Mackey has a cotton/linen blend but I don’t love how their trousers fit. Armoury and Drake’s don’t have anything currently out that I can see.

any recommendations? Not looking to go bespoke or buy second hand off eBay.

Id check with the NMWA crew for anything incoming. They usually have some decent casual suiting options, especially for spring / summer.

 

[ericgereghty]

I was actually working on a spring sport coat guide. Might do one for spring/summer and then another for fall/winter, so the entries are somewhat more manageable. Will try to pull something together!

Do a how many blue SCs is too many blue SCs guide.
Inquiring for a friend that definitely isn’t myself.

 

[norMD]

Do a how many blue SCs is too many blue SCs guide.

There is a universal rule to the number of nice objects a man can own. It is:

N + 1: with N beeing the number you currently own. This is in effect until D - 1 takes over where D is the number that makes your wife divorce you.

 

[Spaghettimatt]

As always, I think I've got my SS buy-list done and Derek blows it up with one of his "Excited to Wear" posts.

A couple notes:
1. Thanks so much for shedding some light on Post Romantic. I love the fabrics, and can't believe they're doing hand-made MTM at that price. I didn't know I needed indigo pineapple pants until now.
2. I'm about to pull the trigger on the Ischia knit and have the same worries you did before borrowing @UrbanComposition 's. I'm young and relatively fit, but I'm not a total babe like him, so am a little anxious about pulling it off. Is the honeycomb weave actually that see-through? I can't really tell.

 

[Herders_Gulch]

As always, I think I've got my SS buy-list done and Derek blows it up with one of his "Excited to Wear" posts.

I survived this one without additional damage, but mostly because I already grabbed a few of these ideas before seeing the post!