New cloths: Carlo Barbera and William Halstead
Halstead “cashmere stripes” trousering Carlo Barbera cashmere jacketing Glenplaid wool suiting and Barbera jacketing SaveSave
Halstead “cashmere stripes” trousering Carlo Barbera cashmere jacketing Glenplaid wool suiting and Barbera jacketing SaveSave
Below is a short clip of Bonfanti’s Omita shuttle loom which are nearly 50 years old. Keep in mind many looms these days are shuttleless which are designed for much faster production (and hence lower cost).
When I chatted with Emma and Jon during Foster & Son’s NYC visit, they mentioned taking a tour of J & FJ Baker, which appears to England’s last remaining oak bark tannery. Apparently there’s been a tannery on Baker’s site in Devon since Roman times. Let’s hope it continues well into the future!
I recently had the pleasure of attending a Haspel event in NYC this spring. Founded in 1909, Haspel is an American brand and most men know the label for its RTW seersucker suits. What I saw at the show were hefty washed wools made into casual sports jackets and very vintage looking suits. The common …
…you see men wearing covert coats. I was in London recently and saw half a dozen covert coats in traditional fawn with velvet collar in the span of an hour around Mayfair and Piccadilly. It’s a reassuring sight if you still believe in the importance of geographical distinctions in an age of globalized fashion. New …
While in Los Angeles a couple of weeks ago, I got a chance to look at several new cloth books for spring/summer for 2012. I came away very impressed with the new offerings by Italian and English mills. To boot, I saw the following: Halstead Explorer fresco with weights going down to 7.5oz Halstead bespoke …
On a recent weekend, I visited Tip-Top Fabrics in Greenpoint, Brooklyn and walked away with a few jacketing lengths. From top to bottom, a lightweight check jacketing (probably an Italian mill), Zegna 15 milmil 15 olive check and Drapers Super 150s gunclub. For mohair fans, I was also shown a 100% kid mohair in olive …
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