Dormeuil Tonik of good ole times is one of my favourite suitings materials.
They've remade it recently (I mean, in the same -more or less- substantial weight and moihair percentage they used to do. Not to be confused with the more lightweight versions, Tonik 2000 etc. ).
Dormeuil Sportex is great for sportjackets, IMO.

Last edited by Daniele (2010-03-26 04:27:01)

I have never had any trouble with Dormeuil cloth. Some of the fabrics are more contemporary and I think because many of the most active posters are "retro" if not "repro" DOrmeuil's reputation suffers because they dont make 15oz suit fabrics.

Amongst other items, I have a dinner jacket from a midnight blue barathea they made which is beautiful and performs well.

Thanks for feedback. l wasn't sure how good it was, seemed decent, but hard to really know from a swatch.

I can tell you that Mr. Corvato likes Dormeuil a lot. He also likes Loro Piana. Because I have seen some of the League of extraordinary igents bash both cloth merchants, I have asked him about performance etc... and he says there are no such issues with either merchant's cloth. 

However, bear in mind that he doesn't make suits for iGents, he makes for men who really have influence, success and power; many even have manners. That means that the poverty of the mind never comes into play because they just want what they want. I myself wear a suit/jacket for a couple of years, get bored and then get something new made up. The purchase based on cloth lasting for 40 years is ridiculous to me.

I have a few Dormueil items. Good stuff.I recommend it.

Last edited by formby (2010-04-05 11:24:27)