The London Lounge

an interesting quote on mohair in a FT article on the lost qualities of vintage cloth (entire article is worth a read as well) source: http://howtospendit.ft.com/mens-fashion/7472-gentlemen-of-the-old-cloth "The drape of a vintage fabric holds a similar fascination for Ritchie Charlton, managing dir...

Norcal, Very nice. I've been looking for a similar fabric. Shame it's the last of it. Glad to see it go to someone who clearly appreciates it. Also, great story. Cheers, Doug Edit: given the weight of the cloth (700 grams) it does appear to be Lovat Holland & Sherry has a very similar one in their ...

^ Thank you, I'll take a look quick story: when I was growing up in Boston, my sister used to work for a gentleman who bought everything at the clothing store Louis and was good friends with Murray Perlstein. Louis back in those days was the store that brought Luciano Barbera and Belvest, Vestimenta...

a good read from the Sartorialist on slim sleeves

http://www.thesartorialist.com/photos/t ... eved-coat/

I'm close to pulling the trigger on a vintage NOS of a darker shade of olive Prince of Wales w/ rust overcheck section of cloth to make up into an odd jacket, but wanted to make sure I wasn't missing a good alternative in the most recent books for those of you who have seen this combination, can you...