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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.

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.

Concordia wrote: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.

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Great travel cloth.

Sounds like fresco fits the intended purpose of this jacket.

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

kolecho wrote: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.

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