A guide to corduroy: Colours, wales, fibres, bunches

November 9th 2022

I’ve been buying and wearing more corduroy in recent years - including the new dark-brown jacket above, from Sartoria Ciardi . I think the reason is that if you’re not dressing for a formal office, worsted is likely to feel out of place...

A guide to corduroy: Colours, wales, fibres, bunches

Match in comments:
I know Holland & Sherry were changing their cord book. No idea about Scabal. That looks like it could be quite muted yes, but it would be much easier if you'd seen something made up. At the very least I'd want to see the...

ClothNovember 9th 2022

Huddersfield’s mills and merchants explained

April 15th 2013

  I was up in Yorkshire last week, based in Huddersfield and seeing a few of the mills and merchants, including Pennine, Johnsons and Dugdale. What struck me hardest when I got back was the lack of understanding among bespoke customers, ...

Huddersfield’s mills and merchants explained

Match in comments:
Hi Nicholas, A lot of mills and merchants put that on the selvedge unfortunately, so that won't help you identify the maker. However, the 'Feather' might tell you more. You'd need to speak to someone who's been in the En...

ClothApril 15th 2013