A heavy Donegal

[alden]

You have heard me speak often of heavy Donegals, well here is a broken twill Donny of 22 ozs.



Like many treasures from a bygone era this bit of history was swept from a pile in the back of W. Bill in London.



The obligatory shot of the back....



For those of you who are terrified by the idea of buttoning the top two buttons on a three button front, here is how it is done. It doesn’t hurt and if the cold north wind is blowing, it keeps you warm.



I hope we showed a bit of wintertime bella figura!



Cheers

M Alden

[Costi]

Bella figura? Hmm... Colpo da maestro!

[jb]

Stunning coat. I wear my 20 oz W. Bill tweed with an odd tweed vest that I had Chris make for me also. I find that I can wear them happily with woolen flannel trousers, cashmere scarf, and gloves down to around 10 degrees Fahrenheit with no overcoat.

So when will such cloth be available to those of us looking on enviously from afar?

Cheers,
Joel

[DD MacDonald]

Michael you are showing the real value of some "oatmeal" in the wardrobe.

A question for you, how do you feel about the sleeve length on the jacket? I ask because it looks a little long. I also comment asmuch as I hate pulling my shirt cuff down when the jacket is a long (or it being an older shirt that's a little short), I prefer a longer sleeve on a jacket that I'll wear as a top-coat for a walk with a scarf and hat as you've done (the tie closing the neck here).

I'm curious if you or others feel the same way?
DDM

[alden]

A question for you, how do you feel about the sleeve length on the jacket? I ask because it looks a little long. I also comment asmuch as I hate pulling my shirt cuff down when the jacket is a long (or it being an older shirt that's a little short), I prefer a longer sleeve on a jacket that I'll wear as a top-coat for a walk with a scarf and hat as you've done (the tie closing the neck here).

My habit is to show as little sleeve as possible and my tailor makes sure I never change my mind! But the shirt I wore that day has short sleeves and a low collar. Normally there would be a fine shiver of shirt sleeve to be seen as well as more shirt collar. But it was a sunny day and a friend (and LL member) was gracious enough to take a few pictures.

I do like longer sleeves and 3 button front on heavy coats as they can be worn as you suggest along with a silk or cashmere scarf. It was pretty chilly that day, but I was quite comfortable.

Cheers

M Alden
M Alden

[JDelage]

This is a great coat, and a very fine looking piece of fabric. I think it must be incredibly versatile with the lack of pattern combined with (I suppose) specks of different colors.