Cloth for hunt coats

[YoungLawyer]

Can anyone recommend a good book of cloth for hunt evening coats, specifically a dark blue cloth? The older hunt tails that one sees from time to time appear to be doeskin - is that a guess correct? If so, are Hainsworth (http://www.hainsworth.co.uk/apparel/uniform/) a good bet?

Thank you in advance.

[hectorm]

The modern prescription for a hunt ball full evening coat would be barathea in the color of the hunt or in black/blue with silk turned edges (revers) in the color of the hunt. So any barathea book should do. The traditional Melton would be too heavy for current heated interiors.

[YoungLawyer]

Thank you.

[hectorm]

My pleasure, YL. I´m really glad that there´s still someone out there who finds this kind of information useful.
I don´t know if your looking for cloth means that you plan to go CMT with your own tailor for this project, but if I were in need of something fully formal in equestrian/sporting, I would not hesitate to put myself in the hands of Dege & Skinner. Norton & Sons also used to be good at this, but I heard Mr. Grant has moved the shop to more modern territory lately.

[Wasser50]

If the dress is equestrian and your willing to pay for one of the bigger house on the row then Michael Smith is the number 1 on the row at Kilgore (royal warrant through Bernard wearheral)