Mohair.

"The brute covers himself, the rich man and the fop adorn themselves, the elegant man dresses!"

-Honore de Balzac

alden
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Thu Oct 19, 2017 7:19 pm

Bird

If we do a run of LL mohair again, get some in blue or any shade of gray. I have suits from both and cannot see the difference from a wool suit, but I can feel the difference. That was the idea behind this remarkable cloth.

It is true that cheaply made mohair that you find in books does look like "mohair" and some shades are, as Hectorm says, particularly awful. And as Concordia writes these defects are hidden in the dark as long as you stay outside in the dark. :D

So my advice is, as with each and every fabric type, to wait until you can acquire excellent quality. Do not make up anything less. Why spend for a tailor's work with inherently defective materials? I might understand if you need a large quantity of beater suits to be made MTM. But at that point why not buy RTW?

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soren
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Thu Oct 19, 2017 8:21 pm

alden wrote:Bird

If we do another run of LL mohair again
Having a gorgeous DB made up from the navy blue mohair, I for one would be very interested in doing more runs in pretty much any colour - navy and grey included 8)

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SKM
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Thu Oct 19, 2017 10:01 pm

Yes-- and the slate blue, a darker blue/grey, charcoal...
Dr T
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Tue Jan 23, 2018 4:31 pm

It seems Mohair/Wool is the perfect blend for anyone who travels a lot. It always looks good even straight out of the suitcase. I have just had one made in slate grey at Welsh and Jefferies - very pleased, and the colour looks good at evening functions.
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Tue Jan 23, 2018 6:02 pm

Mohair drapes beautifully.
I have just one item in mohair: a pair of trousers made a long time by Caraceni Roma.
The make and the drape make me feel like Old Hollywood.
They swing just great.
Too bad a moth got into them.
But I still wear them. WTF
Nobody really looks down that low at your trousers anyway.
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