A Linen suit

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

-Honore de Balzac

yialabis
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Tue Jul 17, 2012 12:46 pm

I found it in an old basement store in Athens as I was strolling around in March ..Irish linen around 400gr maybe more . My tailor loved making in and I was quite comfortable wearing it the other day under 38 degrees
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regards
Vassilis
Levi
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Tue Jul 17, 2012 1:52 pm

The roll on that lapel is marvelous, and the suit is worn very well.

Bravo, sir!
cathach
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Tue Jul 17, 2012 1:53 pm

It looks gorgeous and I think the shade is fantastic too. Great to see Irish linen in action. Do you know what mill it came from by any chance?

Is the jacket unlined or part-lined?
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Tue Jul 17, 2012 1:58 pm

Vassilis,

Superb!

Andrey
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Tue Jul 17, 2012 2:32 pm

Wonderful!
This is the brown linen DB I always planned to have made.
My compliments to such an elegant wearer and his great taylor,

M.
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stephenm
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Tue Jul 17, 2012 3:02 pm

Really like that suit, well done!
lgcintra
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Tue Jul 17, 2012 3:34 pm

Contratulations, Vassilis: jacket is great and pants are also awesome. I am absolutely sure LL linen would be in that high range of quality. Let it come!

Best,
Luis
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Tue Jul 17, 2012 5:12 pm

Great looking cloth and suit. I am having one similar db made up with path pockets and Smith Woollens' linen.
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Tue Jul 17, 2012 6:01 pm

Beautiful. Compliments to tailor and bespeaker alike. I like the DAKS tops--especially in warm weather.
NJS

Tue Jul 17, 2012 7:13 pm

And, besides all that, blue suede shoes! A very nice finishing touch to a great look! Well done all around; indeed!
NJS
PS For those who have recently been seeking intelligent effort in action: here we are, right on cue!
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Tue Jul 17, 2012 8:42 pm

Inspirational ! This is perfection. Everything comes together with simple harmony. From the colour of the buttons to the rise of the trousers. I had little interest in Linen, but I have seen the light! You are a sharp dressed man! Congratulations!
tim_horton
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Wed Jul 18, 2012 4:04 am

VERY nice. I will probably do something similar when the LL linen is available.
yialabis
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Wed Jul 18, 2012 7:42 am

Thank you all ,indeed ,for your kind comments .!
Cathach , I will go back to the place I bought it and get back to you on the mill ..The suit is partly unlined !

regards
Vassilis
cathach
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Sat Jul 21, 2012 1:15 am

Vassilis,

Would love to hear where the Irish linen came from and also whatever you'd like to share about the internals of the suit as well. I've often wondered with linen suits like this what type of canvas is used and whether or not shoulder pads are used or not.

Who knows the linen mill might still be around.
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Sat Jul 21, 2012 8:09 am

V

Superb, as usual, and worn well!

M
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