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#1 2007-10-13 03:32:10
- ito
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light and colorful sportcoat fabrics
can anyone mention cloth manufacturers that offer lightweight and colorful fabrics. i've read that italian cloth manufacturers do color well. i only know of zegna and loro piana. any others i should look at? what about english cloth manufacturers that offer what i am looking for?
#2 2007-10-13 07:42:41
- Film Noir Buff
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Re: light and colorful sportcoat fabrics
#3 2007-10-13 10:54:05
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Re: light and colorful sportcoat fabrics
hi fnb. thanks for the reply.
i'm thinking of getting very bright colors such as cream, powder blue, or tan. i'm not settled on the fabric yet but i really like linen in perhaps an 8-10oz. i live in SE Asia so no winters for me. i also run my own business so no office dress for me either. i'm planning to wear these on weekends at the country club and maybe sometimes on weekdays.
i also know little about fabrics. are there other suggestions i should be looking at? i've read that gabardine and mohair wool are also summer suitings but i haven't encountered any so far. i shall look at barbera and harrisons in the meantime.
#4 2007-10-13 13:01:04
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#5 2007-10-13 13:37:31
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#6 2007-10-13 13:52:07
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Re: light and colorful sportcoat fabrics
thank you that was a very helpful post 
i shall look at wool and silk blends upon your recommendation.
#7 2007-10-13 14:05:44
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#9 2007-10-13 14:59:58
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Good to see Mr Preppy and FNB back at internet business. Bravo chaps...keep the wisdom cumin' lads.
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#10 2007-10-13 16:29:00
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#12 2007-10-13 21:56:40
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Re: light and colorful sportcoat fabrics
There's a Dormueil summer weight jacketing book (cards, actually) that has some very nicely colored cloths ( bright) there's one in a pale yellow with a fine sky blue double check that was particularly attractive. Sorry, but i can't remember the name of the bunch but it was probably some Supers book as they usually put those samples on cards.
I have a P&H summer sportcoat that turned out very nice so I'll second Porter and Harding.
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#13 2007-10-14 14:54:56
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