Fresco or flannel travel jacket

[kolecho]

I have in mind a heavy 13-14oz navy odd jacket. This jacket will need to do some travelling with me. Which cloth type is more suitable in your experience - flannel or fresco?

I would be open to hopsack also, but have not found a hopsack that can beat a heavy 13-14oz fresco in texture and body.

[Concordia]

As always, the specifics may override the generalities. But I would think flannel would be a poor bet for travelling. It stretches if you wear it too much in one week and it is very hot for its weight. I'd go with the wrinkle-resistance and breatheability of heavy fresco, which is a dead ringer for hopsack anyway.

[Will]

As always, the specifics may override the generalities. But I would think flannel would be a poor bet for travelling. It stretches if you wear it too much in one week and it is very hot for its weight. I'd go with the wrinkle-resistance and breatheability of heavy fresco, which is a dead ringer for hopsack anyway.

+1

Great travel cloth.

[kolecho]

Sounds like fresco fits the intended purpose of this jacket.

Would you self-line fresco jacket in this weight (13-14 oz)?

[iammatt]

Sounds like fresco fits the intended purpose of this jacket.

Would you self-line fresco jacket in this weight (13-14 oz)?

For travel fully lined coats are better IMO. That way if you fold, as I do, the lining will always be on the outside to protect the jacket. It will also resist wrinkling better fully lined.

[DD MacDonald]

For business travel, there is no question that worsteds and frescoes hold up better. But for social or family travel, a flannel suit has just that lux touch. Yep, it's a bit more fragile but the cloth is so nice to wear that flannel is one of my favorites for European travel in the fall, winter, and spring.

DDM