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#1 2007-03-01 17:14:12
- Nemesis
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Quality of shirtings (do I need an electron microscope)?
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#2 2007-03-01 17:31:23
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Re: Quality of shirtings (do I need an electron microscope)?
Do you mean to say you washed and ironed two shirts 100 times without bothering to wear them in order to test if there was a difference in cotton value? If so, then maybe it isn't an electron microscope you need.
#3 2007-03-01 17:40:37
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#4 2007-03-01 17:42:05
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Re: Quality of shirtings (do I need an electron microscope)?
I have never even come close to having a shirt be "virtual garbage" after only 25 washes. And all my shirts are commercially laundered.
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#5 2007-03-01 18:09:04
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Re: Quality of shirtings (do I need an electron microscope)?
"‘The sense of being perfectly well dressed gives a feeling of inner tranquility which even religion is powerless to bestow." Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not." Oscar Wilde
#6 2007-03-01 18:23:15
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#9 2007-03-02 00:10:17
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Re: Quality of shirtings (do I need an electron microscope)?
The Riva game smells like the Supers game. But, maybe I'm just an old dog who has problems with new tricks. 
#10 2007-03-02 00:34:11
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#11 2007-03-02 00:50:51
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#13 2007-03-02 04:37:53
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Re: Quality of shirtings (do I need an electron microscope)?
A Brioni shirtmaker in Roma told me Alumo makes the best plain colour shirtings, but for stripes and checks the Thomas Mason goldline is just about the best around.
#14 2007-03-02 05:20:14
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Re: Quality of shirtings (do I need an electron microscope)?
"‘The sense of being perfectly well dressed gives a feeling of inner tranquility which even religion is powerless to bestow." Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not." Oscar Wilde
#15 2007-03-02 09:17:06
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Re: Quality of shirtings (do I need an electron microscope)?
Has anyone ever encountered two people, one of whom boasts about himself incessantly and is in fact incompetent and one who through his modesty makes you wonder about his abilities but in fact turns out to be a sound and excellent performer?
Acorn I think suffers from a non sexy image. Those Grassmere 160s are a true, high grade 160s. Acorn's marketing isnt that good, their image is a bit laconic but I use their fabrics, never had trouble with them, ever. It is sound cloth. Shirt cloth is for purposes. I dont like the finest cloth, the way Im built, that I run to hot, that I am active means that stuff will wilt and look sloppy on me. If youre like young Mr. Grace from "Are you being served?" Then maybe a 220s is appropriate. Also it works for a party or if youre fortunate enough to have a life where all you do is meet people and have lunch (nice work if you can get it). But bear in mind there are different reasons for fabric choices for men and just being the finest or the best isnt the total equation. For instance 100s 2x2 for someone who has an active office or travel day is perfectly good cotton.
#16 2007-03-02 16:02:33
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Re: Quality of shirtings (do I need an electron microscope)?
That is my experience with the Grasmere also. There was once a very disparaging post about Acorn from one haberdasher, but that post seems to have disappeared. I am equally impressed with Acorn as I am with Alumo, and my few Charvet shirts are no better. I will look into Riva when I get the chance.
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#17 2007-03-02 16:59:24
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Re: Quality of shirtings (do I need an electron microscope)?
"‘The sense of being perfectly well dressed gives a feeling of inner tranquility which even religion is powerless to bestow." Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not." Oscar Wilde
#19 2007-03-02 17:28:03
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Re: Quality of shirtings (do I need an electron microscope)?
"‘The sense of being perfectly well dressed gives a feeling of inner tranquility which even religion is powerless to bestow." Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not." Oscar Wilde
#20 2007-03-02 18:29:51
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#21 2007-03-02 22:27:13
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Re: Quality of shirtings (do I need an electron microscope)?
"‘The sense of being perfectly well dressed gives a feeling of inner tranquility which even religion is powerless to bestow." Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not." Oscar Wilde
#22 2007-03-02 22:51:35
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Re: Quality of shirtings (do I need an electron microscope)?
Brief overview of a few shirtmakers, including Charvet...
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/newspapers/sunday_times/style/article675401.ece
"‘The sense of being perfectly well dressed gives a feeling of inner tranquility which even religion is powerless to bestow." Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not." Oscar Wilde
#23 2007-03-03 15:33:02
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Re: Quality of shirtings (do I need an electron microscope)?
Not all cloth by Riva is super lightweight. For example they have this Fall/Spring weight super twill in 140s pure cotton that I like a lot. Substantial yet soft and doesn't wrinkle that much.
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#25 2007-03-06 04:30:50
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Re: Quality of shirtings (do I need an electron microscope)?
Riva cloth is not hard to find in Italy. Almost every shirtmaker in Milano or Roma has their material swatches.