Suiting
High-twist wool
Open, springy cloth that resists creasing and breathes in humidity — the most practical suiting for Bangkok and for travel.
- Composition
- Pure wool
- Season
- Year-round
- Available tier
- Executive · CEO · Chairman
Cloth
The Fabric Vault
A considered selection of cloth from renowned mills and suppliers.
Suiting
Worsted wool
The dependable backbone of a working wardrobe: a smooth finish, a clean drape and quiet colour.
- Composition
- Pure wool
- Season
- Year-round
- Available tier
- Rookie · Executive · CEO · Chairman
Suiting
Travel twill
Firmer wool twills chosen for garments that spend their life in a suitcase and still hang correctly on arrival.
- Composition
- Wool and wool blends
- Available tier
- Rookie · Executive
Suiting
Formal cloth
Deep blacks and midnight blues for dinner suits, made up with satin or grosgrain facings.
- Season
- Evening
- Available tier
- CEO · Chairman
Shirting
Cotton poplin
A close, smooth shirting that presses crisply — the standard choice for business shirts.
- Composition
- Cotton
- Weave
- Poplin
- Available tier
- Rookie · Executive · CEO · Chairman
Shirting
Cotton twill
Softer in the hand than poplin with a faint diagonal line, and more forgiving through a long day.
- Composition
- Cotton
- Weave
- Twill
- Available tier
- Executive · CEO · Chairman
Shirting
Oxford & royal oxford
Textured basket weaves for casual shirts, and the finer royal oxford for shirts worn with a jacket.
- Composition
- Cotton
- Weave
- Oxford
- Available tier
- Rookie · Executive · CEO
Shirting
Voile & fine cotton
Light, open cottons for the hottest months, cut a little fuller so they wear comfortably.
- Composition
- Cotton
- Season
- Warm weather
- Available tier
- CEO · Chairman
Cashmere
Wool-cashmere
Wool softened with cashmere for jackets and overcoats that keep their shape but feel gentler.
- Composition
- Wool and cashmere
- Season
- Cool weather and travel
- Available tier
- CEO · Chairman
Cashmere
Pure cashmere
Reserved for overcoats and occasion jackets. Selected in person — availability changes by season.
- Composition
- Cashmere
- Available tier
- Chairman
Linen
Linen
The classic warm-weather cloth. It creases, and it is meant to; it softens into the wearer over a season.
- Composition
- Linen
- Season
- Warm weather
- Available tier
- Rookie · Executive · CEO
Linen
Cotton-linen
Cotton steadies the linen, so the jacket holds its line in the heat without losing the relaxed handle.
- Composition
- Cotton and linen
- Season
- Warm weather
- Available tier
- Executive · CEO
Luxury blends
Wool-silk-linen
The classic odd-jacket blend: silk gives lustre, linen gives texture, wool holds the whole thing together.
- Composition
- Wool, silk and linen
- Available tier
- CEO · Chairman
Luxury blends
Wool-mohair
Crisp, faintly lustrous and very resilient — a favourite for evening and for hot-climate suits.
- Composition
- Wool and mohair
- Available tier
- CEO · Chairman
Luxury blends
Hopsack
An open, breathable weave that reads as a blazer rather than a suit jacket and rarely creases.
- Weave
- Hopsack
- Available tier
- Rookie · Executive · CEO
Cloth is selected in person, at the atelier or during a visiting tailor appointment. Bring a garment you like and we will match weight, handle and colour.
Mill references
The cloth houses behind the books
Names you are likely to hear at the table. Each is shown here as a reference point, not as a claim of partnership.
Vitale Barberis Canonico
Italy
Long-established Biella weaver, widely used for year-round worsted suiting.
Holland & Sherry
United Kingdom
British merchant known for a very broad range of suiting and jacketing books.
Loro Piana
Italy
Associated with fine wools and cashmere at the top of the cloth market.
Dormeuil
France / United Kingdom
Long-running merchant house known for luxury suiting collections.
Scabal
Belgium / United Kingdom
Merchant and weaver associated with fine worsteds and formal cloth.
Zegna
Italy
Italian mill known for high-twist and performance-oriented suiting.
Thomas Mason
Italy / United Kingdom
Shirting archive known for poplins, twills and royal oxfords.
Example mill and fabric references, shown to illustrate the kind of cloth discussed at consultation. Cloth books available at the atelier and on visiting appointments are confirmed in person.
Cloth
See and feel the cloth
Cloth is chosen properly in the hand. Book a fitting at the atelier, or ask us to bring the books to you.