Mohair.
100% mohair!
I was told to shy away from 100% and stick with a max of 40% as above it tends to tear at the wrong moment
I was told to shy away from 100% and stick with a max of 40% as above it tends to tear at the wrong moment
Dr T:
Great looking suit. I'll have to have another look at Bateman & Ogden. Many thanks.
GSC
Great looking suit. I'll have to have another look at Bateman & Ogden. Many thanks.
GSC
Also check out the William Halstead 380/400 gram, 45% 3-ply mohair. It is available on the Pepper Lee web site.
Why is it so cheap? I was always under the impression that mohair is super expensive. Its cheaper than the london lounge flannels and the normal fox flannels. Any insight?
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I recently acquired a suit in Zegna 'trophy' mohair, 58/42. Absolutely splendid.
GSC and AY329 - a mistake on my part. Having just had lunch with my tailor Ken Austin - i thought id double check on my suit material. It is in fact 40% Mohair and 60% wool. Moral of the story always talk to the tailor and not to the shop assistant! My other suits are of a simular mix.
Has anyone had a mohair/wool suit made in black. As this mix has a slight sheen I wonder what it looks like made up?
The second of my two dinner suits is a black DB in a wool/mohair blend. I believe the mixed mohair gave the suit the right amount of shine, perfect for wearing at night with artificial lights, and rendered it a bit lighter and more "informal", which was what I was looking for in an alternate dinner suit. One of the best sartorial decisions I have ever made. It´s the only mohair I have in my closet.
Thanks hectorm - I feel another suit might be ordered soon!
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Finally I took a pic of the RAF mohair DB I've been wearing these days.
Cloth is an old Holland and Sherry (13 oz 70%wool30%mohair)
Cloth is an old Holland and Sherry (13 oz 70%wool30%mohair)
Ditto, lovely suit, perfectly balanced and unique buttons too. I like the shirt/tie combination also.
Screaminmarlon...where did you find the cloth...nice find.
I could only find enough to make cloth to make a trouser from another Huddersfield mill in that weight
Tell us, how does the jacket feel...I'm just afraid to pull the trigger on a jacket?
I like how my mohair feels...but it does scratch no and then in the legs
I could only find enough to make cloth to make a trouser from another Huddersfield mill in that weight
Tell us, how does the jacket feel...I'm just afraid to pull the trigger on a jacket?
I like how my mohair feels...but it does scratch no and then in the legs
I have a Bateman and Ogden wool/mohair which, from memory is either 90% wool or 80%.
It is a very dark blue, and whilst very dry also manages a slight sheen. It wears well, hardly carries a wrinkle, and feels beautiful when worn.
It is a very dark blue, and whilst very dry also manages a slight sheen. It wears well, hardly carries a wrinkle, and feels beautiful when worn.
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Thank you all!
Ay329: I found the cloth years ago in the shop of a retiring taylor. I like the hefty feeling of the jacket in summer: it's surprisingly cool even in the milanese heat (30• plus). Of course with mohair you'll get a bit of sheen. I have a dark grey SB in the works from the same cloth
Ay329: I found the cloth years ago in the shop of a retiring taylor. I like the hefty feeling of the jacket in summer: it's surprisingly cool even in the milanese heat (30• plus). Of course with mohair you'll get a bit of sheen. I have a dark grey SB in the works from the same cloth
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