Very shiny suit -- what's it called?

[Hayward]

That would be a reference to Dormeuil Tonik, their mohair cloth. Tonik 2000 and Super Brio are their mohair/wool blends.

The ideal is sheen, not shine. Classic "tonic suits" can look sublime. They're expensive.

I'm sure Dave Reeves and some others can chime in on Tonik.

 

[deveandepot1]

Polyester suits always have a nice shine. Though, I would avoid polyester suits.

 

[Ivon]

My favorite summer suit is a wool/mohair Trofeo and it has a slight shiny look to it, can't really notice it till you are very close. I love that suit, it's a mid grey and unlined. Nobody has ever noticed the mohair sheen. Shiny iridescent lounge suits are another story, I must confess that I've always wanted a stylish sharkskin suit, not that I'm ever going to wear that to the office. Super tacky lounge lizard one for listening to Sinatra, drinking top shelf booze and smoking Cohibas.

 

[laphroaig]



My bamboo sport coat has a slight glistening sheen to it...I think it's the nature of the fabric..?
It looks cool for evening events, but I wouldn't want any shine coming from my suits.

I suspect it's shiny because your sports coat is actually "bamboo" viscose, which is the most common bamboo fabric, not bamboo "linen". Have a look here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bamboo_textiles

Silk blend suits can be quite shiny, even low percentage silk blends. It depends more on the way the fabric is processed than the material.

 

[Xenon]



That would be a reference to Dormeuil Tonik, their mohair cloth. Tonik 2000 and Super Brio are their mohair/wool blends.
The ideal is sheen, not shine. Classic "tonic suits" can look sublime. They're expensive.
I'm sure Dave Reeves and some others can chime in on Tonik.

+1 , I can understand the hate for polyester shine, its indiscriminently shiny in any angle/direction, but don't get the hate for the sheen of silk/mohair or any polished suiting. These can look so awesome as they play with the light.

OP should definitely look at Trofeo 600 (zegna) which is a blend of silk 600 and fine wool (I suspect the wool is roughly S150). You can get suiting and jacketing in this. It has a wonderful hand.

Also look at Summer Amadeus (Dormeuil) and Summer Tasmanian (Loro Piana) which are both silk/wool blends as well. I don't know how the Summer Amadeus holds up but the Summer Tasmanian is quite durable and wrinkle resistent. In particular I had a suit made in this which is a medium gray & silver pin stripe and depending on the angle you can see a slight silvery glow beneeth the gray almost like a sharkskin.

In any regards none of these cloths are in the same universe as tacky. The only comments I get when wearing these are positive

 

[benny]

Shiny, no. but a little sheen wouldn't hurt for me.

 

[latindandy]

Mohair and it's not bad per se. You just need some personality to wear it.

 

[a tailor]

sharkskin is not always shiny. it depends on the way its woven and finished. its the same with silk.
even flannel can shine when it is pressed too hard.

 

[AlexE]

If it is very shiny it may be a pimp suit

 

[wintourh007]

not too crazy about shiny suits.

 

[NORE]

Neither were the LOX.

 

[MSchapiro]

http://www.tailoredsuitsparis.com/Suit/Men/touch-of-luxury-2-piece#!prettyPhoto

Silk blend, haha?

 

[div25sec9]



http://www.tailoredsuitsparis.com/Suit/Men/touch-of-luxury-2-piece#!prettyPhoto

Silk blend, haha?

I think the best line is "bright and shinning properties"..kind of sounds like they're describing a star

 

[So(cal)Steezy]



I suspect it's shiny because your sports coat is actually "bamboo" viscose, which is the most common bamboo fabric, not bamboo "linen". Have a look here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bamboo_textiles
Silk blend suits can be quite shiny, even low percentage silk blends. It depends more on the way the fabric is processed than the material.

I will have to check now, thanks for the info!

 

[MSchapiro]

I think the best line is "bright and shinning properties"..kind of sounds like they're describing a star

I quite like it. I think I saw a doorman at a strip club in Montreal wearing a similar once. Both Bright and Shine were standing right next to him.