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#1 2014-02-12 08:39:29
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Josiah France fabric
Anyone heard of these guys? I just got some samples, first I have come across them.
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#2 2014-02-12 10:50:24
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Re: Josiah France fabric
Perhaps you'll find this thread helpful....
http://www.styleforum.net/t/363346/hard-to-find-info-on-tailor-by-the-name-josiah-france
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#3 2014-02-12 10:59:59
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Wow, answered all my questions.
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#4 2014-02-12 12:02:00
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They are an old cloth mill. Part of the C&J Antich group who are one of Britain's biggest weavers, if not the biggest.
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#5 2014-02-12 12:17:11
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#6 2014-02-12 12:31:17
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#7 2014-02-12 12:41:13
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#8 2014-02-12 12:56:11
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#9 2014-02-12 14:03:17
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I have some samples of Glorious Twelfth laying around, but nothing gun club or houndstooth.
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#10 2014-02-12 15:47:41
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#11 2014-02-12 15:50:50
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^Interesting. I found two looking through the online samples.
Just a knock around jacket I can wear with jeans or trousers. That's why durability is on my mind. I will probably just go with the Alsport Worsted, there is one that's pale with blue over check I am digging on. 7606 I think. Or 7616, I can't remember.
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#12 2014-02-12 16:00:42
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#13 2014-02-12 16:07:47
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Right, which is why I said gun club or houndstooth!
I started off leaning away from faux tweeds and have pretty much gotten more solid on that as we speak.
There is a Glorious 12th I'm dying to get a jacket in though.
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#14 2014-02-12 16:18:23
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#15 2014-02-12 16:24:19
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The 12th?
I have it at my office, can't recall off the top of my head.
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#16 2014-02-12 16:45:51
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#17 2014-02-12 17:08:11
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^Always.
I am partial to Harrisons for many things. Have a great blue jacket in Mystique.
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#18 2014-02-14 07:20:42
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Went Alsport 7606. Kingfisher blue lining. 2 button, 2 vent w/ hacking pockets. Pretty excited on it actually, moreso than I thought I would be for a tweed. Mainly because this thing is going to get heaps of use I think.
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#19 2014-03-21 14:05:55
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Forward fitting done on this. I'm very, very pleased. This one is a home run for me. Did the fitting with some marine blue cotton trousers and chestnut colored chelsea boots, and it was bang on.
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#20 2014-08-01 16:12:21
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#21 2014-08-02 17:22:33
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#22 2014-08-02 17:56:29
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I wrestled with picasa mobile site all last night. I'll take a better shot and put it up.
I'm wearing it right now and the fit is sublime.
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#23 2014-08-03 07:37:22
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#24 2014-08-03 07:55:04
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It does look neat!
I must admit I'm thinking about a gun club tweed and it looks like the only option will be MTM, if not bespoke.
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#25 2014-08-03 08:21:38
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I almost went gun club when I got this, but veered to the houndstooth at the last minute. There is certainly a paucity of gun clubs in off the peg items.
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