The London Lounge

For what its worth, the May 27, 2008 entry onThe Satorialist, http://thesartorialist.blogspot.com/, features Summer flannels.

I will stay away from the tailor vs. shirtmaker comments and just observe that i have never had a shirt properly adjusted unless it is pinned. I prefer pinning pants and jackets again because it seems like the proper adjustment is made the first itme.

Herbert, I spent several weeks in Austria last year and enjoyed it immensely. From your post I understand Loden to mean the fabric itself. One of the terms, I heard many times was "Loden green." Does this term refer to a particular shade of green? Do you know the reason for the color? Forest green? ...