How to decide on fabric at trunk show?
Went to my first trunk show for a jacket a while ago and I had a general idea of what I wanted either wool tweed charcoal herringbone or dark navy worsted wool
I just indicated that it would be for work and they showed me a whole bunch of swatches that aside from holding it up to the light or feeling the texture with my fingers I had no idea what to figure
I ended up choosing this out of the options the tailor narrowed it down to.
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So super 160's is a very fine wool and in my opinion too fine
Which dark navy worsted wool is going to depend on a number of factors:
Is it a dark navy sport jacket or suit
The climate you are wearing it in
How well you want the fabric to drape
A tweed i'd personally want something as heavy as is still comfortable to wear (while also keeping in mind what you'll be layering with it maybe)
Suit, and NYC but I sweat incredibly easily so I indicated something more breathable
I mean a low numbered super fabric would be lightweight and at this point probably most typical even in a temperate climate like NY. Could look at canonico's perennial
Though personally I'd go for at least a 12 oz fabric for a suit so it drapes nicely especially including the pants
A 12-13 oz high twist wool would be the most breathable option in terms of weave though still a heavy fabric (would make sense for me in the warmer months). A 12-13 oz twill or maybe hopsack would make sense for me for the rest of the year
This fabric line has 13.5 oz twills and hopsacks (I think the hopsack is a little more breathable)
This fabric line has heavy high twist wools (12 oz and 14 oz)
There are a whole number of other fabric brands and books as well of course
Thank you!
That navy twill is about as basic as you can get for suiting fabrics. It may get a touch warm in the summer, but it’s pretty much the “standard” suit fabric.
Spier does a lot with Drago - they may even have a suit in that fabric (it looks similar to my bright navy twill from Spier)
Gotcha Gotcha, the tailor is I Sarti
I'm hesitant on going forward rn cause the quote ended being much more than I had read from them hmmm
If you’re not a weird size and not looking for really specific details I’d check Spier Mackay and Cavour
