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The Charvet blazer I saw at the Charvet concession at BG seemed perfect: the material was sort of shiny and cool to the touch with a worsted finish. Can anyone tell me what the ideal blazer fabric is?

There is a discussion of this elsewhere on this site. Just have a search. In summary, the English tailors seem to favor serge, whilst (whle) the Americans seem to favor hopsock. Either one works.

I suspected so, and I tried entering the search term "blazer" and got nothing, before I posted. Can you suggest alternative methods?

Here is the link:
http://thelondonlounge.net/gl/forum/vie ... php?t=4968

Thanks, I am going to PM Michael about the search function.

What is the difference between serge and gabadine? I aks because when I called BG to ask about the jacket, the saleswoman described the jacket as a "blue gabardine." Are they synonyms?

Don't know the technical difference, but both are twills. Gabardine tends to be finer and lighter. Serge picks up on the heavy side of gabardine, and may include barbed wire at the high end of the weight spectrum.

I would not choose gabardine, which will tend to show shine a lot more. I can't tell you the technical differences between the 2 cloths. Stick with serge or hopsack, which both have more interesting textures than gabardine.

There are intermediate fabrics also. I have one which is an 11oz and has a slightly flannelly exterior, but is obviously a worsted cloth. Brushed twill, perhaps. Also, on the coarser side of hopsack, there are some really open weaves that might not be ideal for everyday use but good to mix things up.

Some frescos look identical to hopsack-- don't know if there is a real difference or it is just marketing.