It got really chilly this week. I leave the house around 7 am and it’s particularly nippy at that hour (especially on a Vespa) so I decided to break out some flannel- something I had made this summer and was just waiting for the right weather for it. The cloth is from Minnis, number 0300. EDIT Thanks for all your wonderful comments. JC- I’ll post trouser shots next time I wear it, which might notRead More
Category: Minnis
OK so here are the finished garments. The navy is Harrisons and the charcoal is J&J Minnis. Aside from the differences in lapel, the Minnis was drafted using Whife, with no side body (which I think contributes to that wobbliness on the front) and the Harrisons was drafted using the Mitchell system. Each system has its strengths and weaknesses, but I definitely vote for separate side body- it’s far easier to get a good fitRead More
Fun thing about blogging- I get to rant every once in a while. Well, rant and praise. I have been flirting with English cloth for a little while, with some interesting results. Since I don’t buy significant quantities of it (I buy Italian usually) I am going through an agent who represents a number of English mills. I bought a piece of flannel from his own stock- a charcoal flannel from J & J Minnis;Read More