Vol. II No. I (Jan 06') University Styles / Winter Items

[jklu]

Etutee,

Your posts are most edifying and I am astounded by the effort that must have been invested. Thank you so much.

I, too, would love for said suiting to be a Cloth Club project, as I've never come across one like it in cloth books.

[alden]

Alden - are you tempted?

If one were able to get the tones of grey just right it would be a nice flannel suiting. It looks like a light mid-grey with a charcol chalk-stripe spaced at 3/4 of an inch. Should there be support from the members to recreate it, I don't see a problem with this commission.

[dopey]

Alden - are you tempted?

If one were able to get the tones of grey just right it would be a nice flannel suiting. It looks like a light mid-grey with a charcol chalk-stripe spaced at 3/4 of an inch. Should there be support from the members to recreate it, I don't see a problem with this commission.

The charcoal (Tutee calls it Oxford) stripe seems a bit thicker than the normal chalk stripe. Is this typical when you go dark on light? In any event, you have here my support for such a commission.

But if you come across anything similar in the standard books, please let me know.

[alden]

I would think it a good idea to be careful with the width of the chalk or run the risk of having to embroider numbers on the front of the jacket and have photos taken face on and from the side.

HLesser has a 10 ozs worsted that is mid grey with a dark charcol grey stripe combined with a sky blue pin. They have the same with a charcol grey stripe and a white pin.

Thats the only thing I have seen recently that is at all similar.

[dopey]

. . . HLesser has a 10 ozs worsted that is mid grey with a dark charcol grey stripe combined with a sky blue pin. They have the same with a charcol grey stripe and a white pin.

Thats the only thing I have seen recently that is at all similar.

Thanks. I must have missed those today.

[alden]

I have seen something very similar, a light mid-grey with a very dark midnight blue stripe. It could be from an LBD book. I am going to have to try and find it. Stay tuned.

[TVD]

Try the formal wear books: similar patterns are quite frequent for morning dress trousers. Not exactly what we are looking for, but close enough to get a feel for the prison chic. I agree with Michael that this would look best when kept fluffy in a flannel with not too solid stripes.

An alternative would be a traditional Reid & Taylor type mottled effect. No idea who could weave that today.

Any ideas by the by where the original picture is set? Strand (the destroyed Carlton)? I am sure its London. Would the original caption tell?

[manicturncoat]

Wonderful post, Thank you. I have a question about formal wear. Would a simple white shirt without French cuffs be acceptable? In particular, if worn with a DB dinner jacket. I have done this and seen it done and was wondering if this is all right for certain occasions or would be considered to informal under any circumstance.

[TVD]

In theory, no, a dinner jacket requires a specific shirt, whether hard or soft fronted. Even the soft front is cut to take a dress set, so it is not a normal white shirt.

I guess that one could chose a white or cream silk normal business shirt, maybe to add a nonchalant, degage air. But the danger is it just looks like you have run out of proper formal shirts. The same kind of aberation as the scuffed full brogues sported by many in England.

[Connemara]

Another phenomenal posting, Etutee. I was able to glance over it last night, but now I've noticed the pictures are gone. There was one I intended to comment on...if they come back up soon, I'll add my thoughts.

[jklu]

Just recently discovered Holland & Sherry have a 13 oz grey worsted with black chalkstripes.