What do you think?
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CouchAbsolutely. Is the shooting coat (#5) the LL covert cloth? I still regret missing that subscription . . . . Did #4 (light tan with blue check) get past the test stage? That would be very close to the color I favored for the recently discussed herringbone tweed based on David's description. The check made up as you wear it is superb. Would also make a great odd jacket. As you demonstrate, that general color looks great with jeans, and the light blue and white shadow-check really lifts it.
The Raglan works best on the longer walking coats like #3. A well cut Raglan can be well worn in a 3/4 as well. But I prefer a set in sleeve/spalla camicia on the short coats for the extreme comfort of very high arm holes.What do you gentlemen think of raglan sleeve on these shorter coats? Does raglan look too balky on a shorter coat?
Ah, I remember that whipcord now. 1000 grams! The proposed tweed #4 color would work fine for me, either in the more straw/orange cast of the photo with the gray scale or the slightly pinker cast of the photo of your coat. I'd love it as a plain herringbone, and would also consider the test as originally made.alden wrote: The shooting coat (#5) is LL 1000 gms whipcord. I have an overcoat made from it as well. A real beauty. Both of them.
#4 Tweed never made it. It is a bit more straw color than what you wanted, but a very nice tweed 3/4 coat nonetheless. I made the test in a rugged 700 gms quality to mimic the old (real) Brora tweed. And, yes, this coat is perfect with jeans, and a blue shirt or a blue roll neck sweater. The hand sewn coat has crescent patch pockets and a spalla camicia.
It was a test for Fall 2011...my how time flies..another missed opportunity.
Cheviot tweed sports coat for Fall 2001 by The London Lounge, on Flickr
There is a great photo of Edwin DeBoise wearing the original Brora version somewhere on the LL. And it looked great as a jacket...some lucky LL member has it.
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+1.couch wrote:
This prompts a thought. Given that the membership and its buying power evolves over time (and is growing again), would it make sense to augment the "Good Intentions Trail" thread to gather photos of all the tests that didn't make the threshold in the past, so that if any of them garnered sufficient interest they could be resurrected? Since you've already gone to the trouble of commissioning the tests, the effort to resurrect would presumably be limited to gathering and documenting sufficient demand. Perhaps the thread might be retitled to be more recognizable (though sacrificing some literary style) for new members? Something like "Archive Photos of Past Cloth Club Tests Not Yet Produced"?
Good idea. +1.couch wrote: This prompts a thought. Given that the membership and its buying power evolves over time (and is growing again), would it make sense to augment the "Good Intentions Trail" thread to gather photos of all the tests that didn't make the threshold in the past, so that if any of them garnered sufficient interest they could be resurrected?
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