Andre Lysenko

Irish Linen suit. (Not freshly pressed.)

Ah, then you didn't read all 78 pages, did you? ;-) Someone else posted a photo or two of the swatches they received, but that was a while ago. At some point there was discussion of certain materials not being available (temporarily?) anymore so I thought I'd share what I received on April 12, 2011. I must say, to my untrained eye (and fingers) it was very difficult to note much of a difference between the Linen blend and 100% Linen swatches. With such a small piece of fabric it's hard to tell how they would hang and the to the touch, they kind of felt the same. The blend looks a little stiffer and judging from the pictures of people wearing the full suits in this thread I'm going to limit myself to the 100% Linen. The suits with the blends looked more like chino or Dockers khaki with some wrinkles that begged to be ironed out. The 100% Linen's wrinkles somehow looked better, more natural. Has anyone seen the variety of "Trouser Fit" available now? There are 10 different kinds. Which seems to be more than people were discussing earlier in this thread. I generally lean towards slimmer-fit and found that many photos here are more on the really baggy side. One groomsman's pants looked like clown pants and the jacket was too big and far too long. I admit I'm new to linen. Is baggy the preferred way to wear linen? Would a slimmer, tailored look be inapproriate?

I've read all 78 pages of this thread and feel it is my obligation to give a little something back. I ordered swatches (it took less than a week to Montreal, I really wasn't counting the days) and thought I'd share. If I go through with a suit purchase (100% linen, maybe a wool eventually as well) I'll share pics of that as well. I've just got to wait for the missus to review and approve my personal favs.