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#1 2007-03-08 23:56:25
- Horace
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Loro Piana cotton, linen, silk-blend, and seersucker
Anyone have opinions on the these fabrics by LP? I was looking through the book at Brooks Bros. the other day, and though the seersucker and cotton is expensive for MTM (I think it was $1500 or so), I'm thinking of getting something made. I really like the cloth. I was impressed with the cotton with that "poplin" of yesteryear finish too. There was also a series nice silk/wool/mohair blended plaids that were nice.
Another company, Vitale Barbaris (sp?) I'm not familiar with but I liked some of the University Cloth. I wish they had more English stuff, but a lot of the stuff I saw, I liked.
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#2 2007-03-09 07:45:06
- stylestudent
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Re: Loro Piana cotton, linen, silk-blend, and seersucker
Will wrote that he had a negative experience with high super LP fabric. It's fragile and wears quickly. I can second Will. I have LP polo shirts, a gauze-like cashmere scarf, and an insanely priced suede belt (gift from my wife when we were touring the Forum shops in Las Vegas). I was about to buy an LP Horsey jacket at Bergdorfs when I woke up and came to my senses. LP is busy establishing a brand through a new retail presence so that, like Hermes, they can sell at any price. One of the many problems and limitations when it comes to label snobbery (God forbid!)
Regards,
Steven
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#3 2007-03-09 07:55:50
- Cantabrigian
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Re: Loro Piana cotton, linen, silk-blend, and seersucker
I've never tried the University cloth but it always struck me as being far too similar to the rather poor Brooksease fabric to be a good choice for MTM.
#4 2007-03-09 12:07:50
- Marc Grayson
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Re: Loro Piana cotton, linen, silk-blend, and seersucker
My tailor, not a big proponent of LP, nevertheless likes their corduroy very much, FWIW
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#5 2007-03-09 12:12:08
- Horace
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Re: Loro Piana cotton, linen, silk-blend, and seersucker
""This is probably the last Deb season...because of the stock market, the economy, Everything..." - W. Stillman.
#6 2007-03-09 12:29:54
- Horace
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Re: Loro Piana cotton, linen, silk-blend, and seersucker
""This is probably the last Deb season...because of the stock market, the economy, Everything..." - W. Stillman.
#8 2007-03-09 13:04:06
- Horace
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Re: Loro Piana cotton, linen, silk-blend, and seersucker
""This is probably the last Deb season...because of the stock market, the economy, Everything..." - W. Stillman.
#9 2007-03-09 14:39:13
- Cantabrigian
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Re: Loro Piana cotton, linen, silk-blend, and seersucker
I'll definitely check it out - though that may not be for a while since my bourgeois little dreams have turned to summer.