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Harris Tweed Suit in French Blue Herringbone

WOVEN BY HAND IN THE WESTERN ISLES OF SCOTLAND

Harris Tweed is a world-renowned woollen textile unique in its use of local materials and hand-crafted techniques. It originates from the beautiful and remote islands of the Outer Hebrides situated off the west coast of Scotland.

Our Harris Tweed collection incorporates traditional, warm, rustic colours, evoking the countryside and outdoor pursuits associated with Britishness.

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Blue Mohair & Wool Suit

Blue Mohair & Wool suit for a wedding client in fabric by Vitale Barberis Canonico. The mohair adds a slight sheen and is very resilient and resistant to wrinkles. If you are looking for a crisp cloth with some visual interest this is for you.

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Caccioppoli Fall / Winter 20/21 Fabrics

New Fall / Winter 20/21 fabric books from Caccioppoli have arrived in the shop and here are a few of our favorites. If you’re looking for flannel or tweed we’ve got it! Book a no cost no obligation appointment and see the whole collection today.

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A Guide to Summer Fabrics

Wondering what to wear for Summer? Or what to wear for a Summer wedding? Our job is to make you look cool and stay cool while your kitted out at your next warm weather gathering, which we hope will be sooner than later. We break down the most popular fabrics to beat the heat in.

    • Cream Linen Suit on Alan See
    • An all season tropical wool double breasted suit in khaki. The look of Summer with the fine drape of wool. The best of both worlds.
    • Cotton. Cotton is another great one for Summer comfort. Cotton will tend to wrinkle slightly through wear, but not as much as it’s linen counterpart. The wrinkling does add to it’s casual vibe and stays cool on the body.
    • Wool, Silk & Linen. The advantage of using three different fibres, with a blend of yarns and weaves, is that a perfect mixture can be achieved with the exact amount of lightness, resilience, and texture.
      A Wool, Silk & Linen mix tends to hang better than a pure linen, have more texture than a pure wool, and look smarter than a pure cotton.
      The silk can add lustre or shine if desired, and the linen more or less slubbiness to the texture.
    • Fresco Light by Gladson, in classic Summer colors.
    • Fresco. What is Fresco and and why is it good for Summer? Fresco is generally made of multiple yarn, high twisted wool and has a plain weave. The high twist allows for an open weave, which makes the fabric very breathable in the sense that you can feel and slight breeze. Also, due to its high twist, it has a rather coarse feel to it and a rather hard touch. At the same time, this makes for a very dense resilient fabric and wrinkle free.
    • Wool, Silk & Linen fabric by Caccioppoli

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    Donegal Tweed

    Donegal Tweed is a woven tweed manufactured in County Donegal, Ireland. Originally all handwoven, it is now mostly machine woven and has been since the introduction of mechanised looms in the 1950s/1960s. Donegal has for centuries been producing tweed from local materials in the making of caps, suits and vests. Towards the end of the eighteenth century, The Royal Linen Manufacturers of Ulster distributed approximately six thousand flax spinning wheels and sixty looms for weaving to various Donegal homesteads. These machines helped establish the homespun tweed industry in nineteenth-century Donegal.

    Donegal Tweed fabric – with the characteristic small pieces of yarn in different colours
    While the weavers in County Donegal produce a number of different tweed fabrics, including herringbone and check patterns, the area is best known for a plain-weave cloth of differently-coloured warp and weft, with small pieces of yarn in various colours woven in at irregular intervals to produce a heathered effect. Such fabric is often labelled as “donegal” (with a lowercase “d”) regardless of its provenance.
    Along with Harris Tweed manufactured in the Scottish Highlands, Donegal is the most famous tweed in the world.
    Brown Donegal Tweed Sport Coat in fabric by Caccioppoli (Naples, Italy)
    Custom Situation Control tiger camo lining
    Various color options available. Contact us today for your next suit or sport coat
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    Spring / Summer Sport Coat

    With the warmer Spring and Summer season approaching we are excited to deliver an incredible sport coat for a good client of ours. For this he wanted something with a loose weave that would be light weight and breathable. We suggested the summer jacketings bunch by Caccioppoli Nr. 3801 in fabric 380158. This amazing cloth did just the job, at 380 gr. and wool and linen blend had the perfect balance of breathability with a loose weave and slubby texture.

    3 to 2 button roll and pignata pockets with ticket pocket.

    3 to 2
    3 to 2 button roll
    functional sleeve buttonholes (2)
    Milanese lapel buttonhole and soft shoulder