A brief heads-up for the tailors out there. I’ve been seeing some of what I consider to be inferior quality canvas cropping up and if you’re not accustomed to looking for this, you may not notice it. So next time you are shopping canvas, bring a loupe or a magnifying glass. The canvas is woven from yarns which are twisted; the animal hair will be mixed with wool, cotton, and maybe other fibers and twistedRead More
Year: 2011
The next two coats for study were donated by styleforum’s RSS, whom I thank, and they have an interesting connection. The first one we will look at was made by the Italian firm D’Avenza followed by a coat made by the English firm Chester Barrie. Backing up a bit in time, Chester Barrie was considered by many to be the best manufacturer of ready-to-wear tailored clothing in the world. According to a friend who workedRead More