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"The brute covers himself, the rich man and the fop adorn themselves, the elegant man dresses!"

-Honore de Balzac

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Gruto

Wed Sep 01, 2010 3:16 pm

I have two suits made from J & J Minnis' twist suiting collection Dorchester. I see they now they stop making it. What's going on? To me twist cloth is at the very heart of English cloth making. True, twist cloth is harder and more scratchy than most worsted cloth but twist drapes like nothing else. For instance, I'll bet that Michael's fabolous grey suit is made from good old twist :) :?:

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jefferyd
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Wed Sep 01, 2010 3:28 pm

I recently made myself a suit out of the Dorchester and was a little underwhelmed by it.

Crappy photo can be found here http://www.flickr.com/photos/21977945@N02/4715349185/
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Wed Sep 01, 2010 3:42 pm

jeffreyd,
Are there other high twist cloths that you seen and used satisfactorily? I've come across some from Brooke Taverner and Bateman Ogden that caught my attention because of their texture and subtle colour nature of the fancy stripes/checks.

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Wed Sep 01, 2010 3:51 pm

I had my hands on a Huntsman suit that was made from something really great but I don't know where it came from. Maybe someone will recognize the selvedge http://flic.kr/p/7pNygo
Gruto

Thu Sep 02, 2010 1:28 pm

jefferyd wrote:I recently made myself a suit out of the Dorchester and was a little underwhelmed by it.

Crappy photo can be found here http://www.flickr.com/photos/21977945@N02/4715349185/
jefferyd, it looks great.

I have several lengths from the Cloth Club but not the Mistral. It looks quite sturdy. Is it twist like? http://www.thelondonlounge.net/forum/vi ... =43&t=9037

It's interesting to compare the Dorchester with the Brisa: Both are woven on high twisted yarns, and they are medium weight, but outcomes are completly different. The Brisa is an open weave, perfectly suited for a summer suit or travel suit. The Dorchester is very dense and runs hot above 18 degrees celsius. Not for summer at all.
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