Unfunded Liabilities: a/k/a The Cloth Thread

[DorianGreen]

Will hopefully get it funded this week after my tailor finishes up my Cav Twills

Which colour did you choose?

 

[hitsuji]

Which colour did you choose?

The dark gray one. H1850/24372/A1

If you meant the CTs - theyre a fawn/beige

 

[DorianGreen]

The dark gray one. H1850/24372/A1

If you meant the CTs - theyre a fawn/beige

Something like this?

 

[NorwRichard]

Got this on ebay, will make it into something in Messina at some point.

 

[hitsuji]

Something like this?

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that looks quite similar albiet maybe a little lighter than the fabric bunch I have on hand (due to lighting probably)

 

[FlyingHorker]

Re: Magee Black/Grey

Great call everyone, nails the colour I wanted.

I always love unrolling bunches, part of me wants to keep this as a blanket.

 

[classicalthunde]

Re: Magee Black/Grey

Great call everyone, nails the colour I wanted.

I always love unrolling bunches, part of me wants to keep this as a blanket.

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how's the scale of this? suitable for a sport coat?

 

[LJ1891]

Re: Magee Black/Grey

Great call everyone, nails the colour I wanted.

I always love unrolling bunches, part of me wants to keep this as a blanket.

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I’ve had that same thought a few times…”I should just keep this as a blanket “ haha

 

[FlyingHorker]

how's the scale of this? suitable for a sport coat?

Hmm maybe? Cloth would be too thick for me for a sports coat. 640 grams I think.

Here it is compared to my mid grey sports coat. I think the scale would work fine, but up to you.

 

[CLH03]

Hmm maybe? Cloth would be too thick for me for a sports coat. 640 grams I think.

Here it is compared to my mid grey sports coat. I think the scale would work fine, but up to you.

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That would be insanely heavy for a SC. Idk where you live but I can’t imagine you would too much use out of it

 

[SpallaPerfetta]

Has anyone seen blue Solaro in the wild? Cloth Code SW2573. I’m curious how it would look as a spring/summer suit or maybe an odd jacket.

 

[circumspice]

I wouldn't be bullish on anything Solaro-ish working as an odd jacket. I have been kicking around the idea of a spring/summer pink or dusty rose sport coat, and since I was getting samples from Dugdale some months back, I also got a sample of a mildly iridescent two tone fabric that I thought would be suiting... and it confirmed my view that this stuff is basically suiting, full stop.

I am referring to a "Sunburst" in their "Needle-ready" book:

Needle Ready | Dugdale Bros & Co | Cloth Merchants, High Quality Cloth

Dugdale Bros & Co are cloth merchants based in the very centre of Yorkshire's worsted industry dispatching fine cloth globally from an historic headquarters bui

shop.dugdalebros.com

 

[jonathanS]

I wouldn't be bullish on anything Solaro-ish working as an odd jacket. I have been kicking around the idea of a spring/summer pink or dusty rose sport coat, and since I was getting samples from Dugdale some months back, I also got a sample of a mildly iridescent two tone fabric that I thought would be suiting... and it confirmed my view that this stuff is basically suiting, full stop.

I am referring to a "Sunburst" in their "Needle-ready" book:

Needle Ready | Dugdale Bros & Co | Cloth Merchants, High Quality Cloth

Dugdale Bros & Co are cloth merchants based in the very centre of Yorkshire's worsted industry dispatching fine cloth globally from an historic headquarters bui

shop.dugdalebros.com

The herringbone weave of solaro doesn’t lend itself to an odd jacket

The weight / breathability of solaro is solidly a spring / fall fabric. Not a summer fabric.

 

[TheLawBeard]

Has anyone seen blue Solaro in the wild? Cloth Code SW2573. I’m curious how it would look as a spring/summer suit or maybe an odd jacket.

I got married last year in a suit made of that exact fabric. I went with the lighter side rather than darker. Darker side almost passed as a solid dark navy until the light hit it and then the stripes were quite “loud.”

Also, please be gentle as it was MTM and I was losing weight at too rapid a pace to keep it properly altered. It’s a really rich color and definitely shows off the solaro “flair” in different lighting.

 

[LJ1891]

the navy bedford cord from the invincible collection arrived today. It is BEAUTIFUL. I will try to get a good photograph of it tomorrow when there is sunlight coming in through the windows. I can’t get an accurate photo under the lights right now.

It is a true navy. No purple in the hue. Just a deep blue 👍