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  1. herringbonekid

    Vintage Suitings: Discussions of, and sourcing modern equivalents, etc.

    no, it's the high end. shop around and let us know if you find a heavy cream flannel !
  2. herringbonekid

    Vintage Suitings: Discussions of, and sourcing modern equivalents, etc.

    the Fox 13-14oz cream flannel is £92 a metre. easy to stain ? depends how careful you are. ;)
  3. herringbonekid

    Vintage Suitings: Discussions of, and sourcing modern equivalents, etc.

    the vintage British cream / cricket flannels i've seen in person have all been heavy, but it's likely that there were lighter weight versions... i just haven't seen any. the question is really how light should you go before wide legged trousers no longer drape well and start to look 'flappy' ?
  4. herringbonekid

    Vintage Suitings: Discussions of, and sourcing modern equivalents, etc.

    yes, that's the 13-14oz 'cricket white' (really cream) flannel in the link above. i have a swatch too. it's good, but would be great it it was 18oz.
  5. herringbonekid

    Vintage Suitings: Discussions of, and sourcing modern equivalents, etc.

    was that the 14oz or a different heavier one ?
  7. herringbonekid

    Vintage Suitings: Discussions of, and sourcing modern equivalents, etc.

    i couldn't tell you as i don't wear flannel in the summer. 18oz flannel is an Autumn-Winter weather cloth. if you want a summer pair of cream trousers that aren't too heavy but still have a bit of weight then that 14oz cloth might be ideal. p.s. there's also a 10oz cream flannel on page 4 of...
  8. herringbonekid

    Vintage Suitings: Discussions of, and sourcing modern equivalents, etc.

    i've never used Fox Flannel, only handled swatches of it, but at 17 oz i don't think you'll have any problems with drape. the cream flannel can be seen here, but it's only 14 oz: http://www.themerchantfox.co.uk/cat/54/suiting-and-jacketing-lengths 14oz - to my mind - doesn't quite have the...
  9. herringbonekid

    Show us their suits

    that last image; least convincing 1880s wardrobe (and hair) ever ? ... possibly. good suit though !
  10. herringbonekid

    Depression Era jackets

    this one is still available on French CanCan blog: it's a corker if you ask me.
  11. herringbonekid

    Vintage Suitings: Discussions of, and sourcing modern equivalents, etc.

    Fastuni, that could be a shirt-weight whipcord.
  13. herringbonekid

    Balmoral Boots

    Jeffery West: Gaziano & Girling: Perfetto: Edward Green:
  14. herringbonekid

    WOW DEADSTOCK 30s TIE FABRIC--ART DECO GALORE

    Nick, if you had a label you'd now have a repro vintage tie business.
  15. herringbonekid

    Need Help Finding A Pin-Up Girl Name

    ... and introducing the 'least likely to do well in the UK pin-up girl'... Gammy Fanny !
  16. herringbonekid

    1920s suits

    i wouldn't. there's a pub in Oxford in which the walls (and ceiling if i remember correctly) are covered with vintage college ties... each one more interesting than the last. i would gladly wear many of them regardless of the club or college they belonged to.
  17. herringbonekid

    The new Aeronautical from Aero Leathers - in Petrol Blue

    they attract blokes.
  19. herringbonekid

    Oxford Bags

    if you're built like Daniel Craig then tight fitting can look masculine (often the built-up, drapey suits of the past conceal the body rather than show off its form). if you're slim, then yes, tight fitting can be 'feminine' or 'foppish'.
  20. herringbonekid

    1920s suits

    it might not be Sean, but somebody has questions to answer. (i think i already know the reason... see Oxford Bags thread).
  21. herringbonekid

    Oxford Bags

    i don't think high waisted flares will ever make a comeback again (thankfully). i think lessons have been learned, and the general 'taste level' is far higher today than in the 70s because of blogs informing men of basic style essentials, and a return to classic style / traditional style /...
  22. herringbonekid

    Oxford Bags

    i don't think there was a conspiracy. just that today's idols are mainly rock stars who wear skinny low rise trousers, so that's who the youth want to resemble. in the 30s the 'rock stars' were Gary Cooper and Clark Gable so the young wanted to look like them. it would take a modern 'sexy'...
  23. herringbonekid

    Oxford Bags

    true, but something still has to be embraced by the buying public to make it popular. i believe that in the public's mind skinny /low rise equals 'sexy' and high waisted / wide legged equals 'grandad'. i really think it's that simple.

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