One great thing about tailors W. W. Chan is that their relative affordability encourages experimentation. You see, for years I resisted the occasional thought about cotton suits, which combine inexpensive, light wearing cloth with expensive tailoring. Chans prices however free me from much of that care about longevity, and I have on order a 15% cashmere and 85% cotton weekend suit in the medium brown cloth in the photo (it is a darker color than it might be if I lived elsewhere but here in California much of our summer occurs in the Fall). 
The cotton knockabout suit is of course one of the warm weather classics in America, and assuming the first one works out I expect to try another. The 8 1/2 ounce (250 gram) weight is ideal for the season, lighter than any wrinkle resistant linen. In a three roll two single breasted version with patch pockets, it should take me from country to city and back again. 
If upon reflection the light blue seems too much, then a lighter brown should surely complement the first. And two is the right number for wear on the weekend at a resort or as a house guest.
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
The Knockabout Suit
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7 comments:
Hi Will,
Do you know if Mr. W. W. Chan comes over to Spain any time during the year?
My best regards
EA
I'm happy to have found your blog via Put This On. (I've spent the last 24 hours working my way back through your archives, in fact.)
I, too, am a denizen of San Francisco, and also a happy customer of Mr. Hemrajani. So far, my patronage has been limited to shirts, but I look forward to having a suit made to my specification. Have you had MyTailor.com make any suits for you? I did a quick search, but I found no reference to their suits.
Thank you for your efforts,
Brandon
I like the idea of the three roll single breasted suit with patch pockets. Please let us know how it turns out. (with pictures)
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I was thinking about cotton too. The samples I was shown Navy and tan, with a subtle herringbone, did not have cashmere in the mix, however. Other than a nice hand, what does the cashmere offer when mixed with cotton?
Chan just began visiting London this year and that is as close as they get to Spain.
I don't use MyTailor for tailored clothing but they do represent excellent value.
JC, the cashmere only adds to the hand so far as I can tell.
Coincidentally I was looking at that light brownfabric on Scabal's website a little earlier. I'm trying to work out what sort of prices their star system equate to. Could you tell me how much this fabric is per meter?
Thanks.
i am so excited for your Knockabout suit, it sounds perfectly wonderful and the colours are fresh together.
i think a cashmere cotton becomes a whole new fabric. cashmere lends the cotton its special ability to slightly melt to one's body, and its odour resistance means that multiple wear or travel is not a problem. yet the cotton keeps the whole thing light, and still crisp enough.
please post a photo when you get it and are wearing it about.
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