Rittmeister
Familiar Face
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This may have been covered elsewhere or earlier. Does anyone have any washable white suits, and what have been the results? Seeing so many of them in films and pictures I wondered how they stayed clean. My Cuban tailor told me that they were made of cotton or linen woven in a type of gaberdine called drill cien. Those who could afford it actually bought an entire bolt of the fabric (30 yards) and had up to 10 suits made from it at a time. Men would change these suits once or even twice a day. They were washable. They apparently had special interfacing and padding that would allow for this. According to him, a tailor in Miami has begun having the fabric made to order in Ireland and is making these suits again.
Does any have any experience with white suits or other interesting trivia about them? I have avoided getting one due to the costs and unrealiability of current dry cleaners.
Does any have any experience with white suits or other interesting trivia about them? I have avoided getting one due to the costs and unrealiability of current dry cleaners.