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Dear all,

is there any good substitute for this defunct J G Hardy bunch?

Many thanks, David

Ah Ha.. Sir, Never will you find another Rangoon. That cloth is all I pushed on my customers. It was a lighter weight with heavy weight drape and guts. It would laugh at any heavy iron and hold up beautifully to the ripping and re-doing of an eager apprentice. Rangoon had the most handsome shadow plaid in blue and grey. No.. there is no substitute for Rangoon. You should order from the Lesser Tropicals before it is all gone. It is the elegant city cousin to Rangoon. But not Rangoon. Frank
ps, however....if there is any Lesser 10oz left .... that is a brick.

Living in a warm and humid climate I am always on the search for a suiting that is lighweight and breathes but still drapes well and has a conservative look. I have one suit made with Rangoon and two more lengths for the future. I am also trying the Lesser Tropical so hopefully can compare the two soon.

Get the Tropicals. But when it is gone...` ? too bad for us.

These are two of the three. The one on the left is already made. Not sure which configuration the one on the right will become. I can find the fabric numbers if anyone is interested.

rrosals wrote:Not sure which configuration the one on the right will become.

I see a great double breasted. Don't ponder for too long, I remember you had a great tailor and he isn't getting any younger

It has just come to my attention that rosals tailor is Joe Vericot. He is the most authentic tailor in the U S of A. Ask him, Sir , how important a sound and sturdy colth is to a tailors life. And give him my regards. He has my respect. FS

Costi wrote:

rrosals wrote:Not sure which configuration the one on the right will become.

I see a great double breasted. Don't ponder for too long, I remember you had a great tailor and he isn't getting any younger

He has begun on a new garment and will post an update. I went with the 124 Rangoon and will be double breasted.

rrosals wrote:
These are two of the three. The one on the left is already made. Not sure which configuration the one on the right will become. I can find the fabric numbers if anyone is interested.

Lucky man. The blue and the grey are the ones I was lusting for...

cheers, david

Lesser tropical is every bit as good and maybe a bit better.

I do love Rangoon though and am glad I was able to get a lot of it before it went away. Why they dropped it is beyond me. Such a great cloth.

manton wrote:Lesser tropical is every bit as good and maybe a bit better.

I do love Rangoon though and am glad I was able to get a lot of it before it went away. Why they dropped it is beyond me. Such a great cloth.

Speech!

But more poetry, please! You wanna come on board with Obama, you gotta bring some swing to it, sweetie.

NJS

[quote="Why they dropped it is beyond me. Such a great cloth.[/quote]

I ask the representative at Hunt and Winterbotham that question and hear is what they told me...."For a time it was very popular, especially in hotter climates, but we have seen trends move towards the heavier clot again, and it wasn’t selling enough to carry on making it.We do have some other plain weaves in our QX collection, tho they are slightly heavier.

NJS wrote:

manton wrote:Lesser tropical is every bit as good and maybe a bit better.

I do love Rangoon though and am glad I was able to get a lot of it before it went away. Why they dropped it is beyond me. Such a great cloth.

Speech!

But more poetry, please! You wanna come on board with Obama, you gotta bring some swing to it, sweetie.

NJS

I got the Lesser tropical book and went through it. I marked 21 swatches for potential suits - who is going to pay for this?

BESPOKE62 wrote: I ask the representative at Hunt and Winterbotham that question and hear is what they told me...."For a time it was very popular, especially in hotter climates, but we have seen trends move towards the heavier clot again, and it wasn’t selling enough to carry on making it.We do have some other plain weaves in our QX collection, tho they are slightly heavier.

Interesting. The messages coming from the trade are sometimes rather confusing...

Cheers, David

BESPOKE62 wrote:[quote="Why they dropped it is beyond me. Such a great cloth.

I ask the representative at Hunt and Winterbotham that question and hear is what they told me...."For a time it was very popular, especially in hotter climates, but we have seen trends move towards the heavier clot again, and it wasn’t selling enough to carry on making it.We do have some other plain weaves in our QX collection, tho they are slightly heavier.[/quote]
What is the QX collection?