Unfunded Liabilities: a/k/a The Cloth Thread

[kolecho]



For those of you who have cotton suits, do they exhibit any fading?

Fading in cotton and linen is part of the look IMHO.

 

[PCK1]

Fading in cotton and linen is part of the look IMHO.

Agreed 100%.

 

[venividivicibj]



Fading in cotton and linen is part of the look IMHO.

Yeah, but if it's in awkward areas (armpits, etc) it'll look bad. If it's more uniform, that's fine

 

[ThunderMarch]



Love my Agnelli, too!

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Good looking shoes. What maker is this?

 

[greger]

Find it odd so many people here calling matching tweeds- suits. Tweed is not suit cloth. Of course definitions of words change over time, so "suit" can change. But, this is certainly not the keeping of the past. For a forum trying to preserve the past, this is not the way to do it. Maybe the word suit needs to fade into the pass because a new combination needs to be invented for today's world, which also needs an invented name. After all, suit was an invention not that long ago, if you are thinking in the realm of thousands of years. It would be interesting to see what kind of imaginations there are here.

 

[EliodA]

 

[aportnoy]



Good looking shoes. What maker is this?

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Thanks! They are Edward Green Southwolds in burgundy antique on the 888 last.

 

[ThunderMarch]



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Thanks! They are Edward Green Southwolds in burgundy antique on the 888 last.

Thanks! Not a commonly seen model but nice!

 

[Butler]

anyone know who Elkann's tailor was here?.... or a hand-me-down from grandad? He uses Alessandro Martorana, Milanese tailor Caraceni, (who also made the suits that Lapo inherited from his grandfather) + Huntsman and Anderson & Sheppard, but comparing the pattern matching on this and on his GD's I guess this is the original Agnelli tweed ......... so by Caraceni. Personally, I prefer the less mannered styling. The shoulders r great, particularly considering this is probably not bespoke. [/quote] Also uses Rubinacci

 

[SimonC]

Taken in today to get funded:

1. Minnis Flannel 0315 mottled blue chalkstripe
2. Vintage 'Super 70s' RAF blue worsted with a milled finish, about 14/15oz

 

[archibaldleach]



Find it odd so many people here calling matching tweeds- suits. Tweed is not suit cloth. Of course definitions of words change over time, so "suit" can change. But, this is certainly not the keeping of the past. For a forum trying to preserve the past, this is not the way to do it. Maybe the word suit needs to fade into the pass because a new combination needs to be invented for today's world, which also needs an invented name. After all, suit was an invention not that long ago, if you are thinking in the realm of thousands of years. It would be interesting to see what kind of imaginations there are here.

What else would you call jacket and trousers made from the same cloth and worn together?

 

[bdavro23]

Find it odd so many people here calling matching tweeds- suits. Tweed is not suit cloth. Of course definitions of words change over time, so "suit" can change. But, this is certainly not the keeping of the past. For a forum trying to preserve the past, this is not the way to do it. Maybe the word suit needs to fade into the pass because a new combination needs to be invented for today's world, which also needs an invented name. After all, suit was an invention not that long ago, if you are thinking in the realm of thousands of years. It would be interesting to see what kind of imaginations there are here.

Would you prefer costume? The truth of the matter is that "suit" refers to a suit of clothes. Thus, we have dinner suits, business suits, lounge suits, even swimming suits for that matter.

I honestly think you are taking semantics a bit too far here, but you are welcome to suggest an alternative moniker which I note you don't offer.

 

[Manton]



For those of you who have cotton suits, do they exhibit any fading?

Mine has.

 

[Manton]



Find it odd so many people here calling matching tweeds- suits. Tweed is not suit cloth. Of course definitions of words change over time, so "suit" can change. But, this is certainly not the keeping of the past. For a forum trying to preserve the past, this is not the way to do it. Maybe the word suit needs to fade into the pass because a new combination needs to be invented for today's world, which also needs an invented name. After all, suit was an invention not that long ago, if you are thinking in the realm of thousands of years. It would be interesting to see what kind of imaginations there are here.

Sorry, but this is wrong. The tweed suit is a staple that long pre-dates the tweed odd jacket, which when it first appeared was considered sort of a middle class cheat to get around paying for a full suit.

 

[greger]

Well guys, around here, in the northwest, 50 years ago, nobody seriously called them tweeds, suits. Jobs and events demanded the appropriate clothes. Sure, you could wear them certain places, and guys did, but it was never really considered a suit. If you wanted that job and it demanded a suit you didn't wear tweed. The hippie rebellion was because of so many rules, which ripped out so many refinements that are long gone forgotten. Sure you can find pictures of guys broaching the rules, but the word breaching tells the story.