On a day that thankfully gave me an opportunity to catch up on my sleep, I had an appointment with Peter Harvey, who now has the Fallan & Harvey name on the shingle at Davies & Sons on Savile Row.
I dropped off a jacket for a collar adjustment and picked up another, a brown 14 ounce (420 gram) Shetland herringbone with blue and gold overchecks that I am unlikely to wear before next November. Usually I try to have clothes for the start of the season but that did not work this time. 
More importantly, Peter had my brown tweed suit ready for forward fitting. The cloth, by Lovat Mill, is a 15 ounce (450 gram) glen check with a maroon overcheck that when complete will be a three button single breasted jacket with a double breasted waistcoat. It will be my second suit in this style and we have cloth set aside for a third, a gray from Smith's 15 ounce Whole Fleece book, next year.
In between the brown tweed and the gray worsted will come a sage green covert coat with a sage velvet collar that will hopefully be ready in October.
Friday, June 26, 2009
Brown Tweed in June
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I love both fabrics. The herringbone is extremely handsome, though in candor I would prefer conventional flap pockets. Would love this suit with flannel odd waistcoats as well. The DB shawl is an interesting choice for the SB notch lapel glen check. Simultaneously subtly luxurious and sporting in that fabric. Would love one. Two very handsome suits. Enjoy them!
Love the three piece suit Will. The Fabrice is really great looking. A little too heavy for So.Cal. Is the waistcoat going to have pockets? I didn't see any but there is a piece of fabric on the left side for what may wind up being a pocket. Enjoy.
Maybe I am missing something Will, but the pattern of the unfinished brown suit you are wearing looks more like plaid rather than herringbone. What makes the pattern herringbone rather than plaid?
The pictured herringbone is an odd jacket.
The vest and trousers are parts of a checked suit.
Lovely 3-piece suit!
Does the waistcoat have a continuous collar at the back or is the back just full lining?
Tony, the waistcoat will have a couple of pockets.
Both Ecky.
As is well known by tailors and fitters, the waistcoat can be the source of many a trying moment; even more so than any element in a three piece suit, as the execution of a smooth fit through the shoulder line is walking a tailoring tightrope, to mix as many metaphors as you do patterns, Will.
This looks like its coming out great. Bravo the sweep through the clavicle.
Excellent choice of color as well, although my monitor or the moment has it looking a bit reddish, yes?
I'm not a fan of two-button sleeves, but it's still a lovely jacket. Have you considered having a second breast pocket put on this one? I think it would work with this material.
Absolutely love the brown 3-piece. It looks like it will be a beautiful suit in a classic style. Thanks for the inspiration.
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