Dobbs cloth

[luxman]

When I was in college, I worked for a very traditional men's clothing store in the Washington DC area. The owner had some shirts that he referred to as "Dobbs cloth," which, he maintained, would last forever. I bought one, and he was right, it lasted an extremely long time, only wearing out 30 years later. Do any of you sartorial savants know anything about this cloth?

 

[Tomasso]

You're thinking of Dobby cloth, woven on a Dobby loom which allows for a myriad of design possibilities.

 

[luxman]

This particular shirt had a label inside that said "Dobbs cloth." I once saw a shirt at Nordstrom with the same label. The only single thing I found about "dobbs cloth" from a google search on the internet was from a 1960's newspaper, (presumably from an advertisement.)

 

[Tomasso]

The only single thing I found about "dobbs cloth" from a google search on the internet was from a 1960's newspaper, (presumably from an advertisement.)

Let's see it.

 

[luxman]

http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Lan...oth"&img=\\na0005\6781067\36702610_clean.html

that's all I can offer...

 

[Tomasso]

http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Lan...oth"&img=\\na0005\6781067\36702610_clean.html

that's all I can offer...

'Cloth Hats by Dobbs ' :eusa_doh: You got bubkis, buddy.


I've been perusing the shirting inventories of various shirtmakers for nearly thirty years and I've never run across Dobbs cloth; Plenty of Dobby though.

Maybe it was a proprietary name from a particular manufacturer. What were the characteristics of the cloth?