Unfunded Liabilities: a/k/a The Cloth Thread

[Despos]

H&S Dakota book is now called Seasonal Classics

 

[Baked Potato]

As the cold is approaching, I'm back here to look for more overcoat fabrics!

I already have a camel-colored wool coat (from Loro Piana) that's a couple of years old, single-breasted, but it’s on the thinner side and won’t be suitable for the winter ahead. I'm looking for a similar coat but in a much heavier weight fabric, ideally around 700-800g.

I haven't found any real camel hair fabrics at that weight (and I imagine they'd be quite expensive), so I’m fine with a camel-colored wool one instead. I recall there was a link shared here to a good quality, reasonably priced British wool fabric that came in several colors, including camel. Does anyone remember what I’m referring to, or have other recommendations for a high-quality, heavier-weight wool fabric in a camel colour?

 

[CLH03]

As the cold is approaching, I'm back here to look for more overcoat fabrics!

I already have a camel-colored wool coat (from Loro Piana) that's a couple of years old, single-breasted, but it’s on the thinner side and won’t be suitable for the winter ahead. I'm looking for a similar coat but in a much heavier weight fabric, ideally around 700-800g.

I haven't found any real camel hair fabrics at that weight (and I imagine they'd be quite expensive), so I’m fine with a camel-colored wool one instead. I recall there was a link shared here to a good quality, reasonably priced British wool fabric that came in several colors, including camel. Does anyone remember what I’m referring to, or have other recommendations for a high-quality, heavier-weight wool fabric in a camel colour?

Standeven Snowdonia has 100% camel hair, around that weight. Not cheap but they make some of the best cloth on the market.

 

[Baked Potato]

Standeven Snowdonia has 100% camel hair, around that weight. Not cheap but they make some of the best cloth on the market.

I've seen that one. Quite expensive and if I remember correctly, it's just around 600g.

 

[Zerase]

One of the best vintage menswear stores in Sweden (Europe?) just posted that they will sell some vintage suiting/coating fabrics when their web store is up and running. I don't know if it will interest anyone here, but if you want some fabrics from the first half of the 20th century, you know where to go.