The Windowpane

May 4, 2018 Jean-Paul Samson

The windowpane worsted has always featured low among the rank and file, while its standing with the well-starched set has never been higher

Rarely found hanging around average retail climes, the windowpane suit, when it did make one of its rare appearances on a selling floor, tended to overstay its welcome. As a result of its commercial disabilities, most men remain unfamiliar with the windowpane’s insider charisma.

The difference between woollen and worsted cloth

April 4, 2018 Jean-Paul Samson

The difference between

woollen
&
worsted Cloth

Every tailor is interested in the quality of the fabric they sell. The quality of the raw material partly determines both the type of the fabric and the quality of the finished cloth.

The cloth is made by interlacing yarns in a definite order, and it is, therefore, the type and quality of the yarns which are of importance in considering the value of the cloth from the standpoint of its future use.

Birdseye Suiting Fabrics and Cloth

March 8, 2018 Jean-Paul Samson

Birdseye (Bird's Eye or Birds-Eye) is an all over woven suiting made from a small geometric pattern with a dot suggesting a bird's eye

The fancy-solid suiting fabric is a favourite of bespoke tailors and their more stylish patrons.

It is a formal worsted, occasionally enlivened by ton-sur-ton checks, more adapted to complete suits. It is not dissimilar to sharkskin, but with the difference of being lighter, which makes it a good choice for spring or autumn, but it can also be worn in winter.