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Mohair/Linen mix
Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 4:35 pm
by Scot
Any experience with this type of cloth for summer suiting?
Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 5:57 pm
by yachtie
I've seen a length if this at my tailors- reportedly it plays like linen but doesn't wrinkle. Who's making this these days?
Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 7:48 pm
by radicaldog
I've heard of it but never seen it. I would imagine that it can't be quite as matte as linen -- mohair tends to add a shine of sorts to most cloths.
Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 9:13 pm
by DD MacDonald
Harrisons of Edinburgh has a line called MERSOLAIR, a few of which are 54% Mohair and 46% Linen.
I have a two piece navy blue in 2703 which is 240/260 grams.
Love the color which is just a touch lighter than dark navy. The cloth doesn't wrinkle as badly as linen but I recall it as being a little scratchy on the legs (summer seems a long way off)
DDM
Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2009 6:52 pm
by yachtie
radicaldog wrote:I've heard of it but never seen it. I would imagine that it can't be quite as matte as linen -- mohair tends to add a shine of sorts to most cloths.
What I saw had no sheen.