When to choose Dormeuil
A French house, woven in England. The price buys cloth character, not a finer number.
Read the articleWhen to reach for which mill, which tier, which commission order .
Decision frames for the wardrobe questions clients raise most often. Mill against mill, bespoke against made to measure, single commission against wardrobe sequence.
Field notes in decision.
When to choose Lanificio Cerruti
Gruppo Piacenza owns both mills. The price gap is not the badge. It is the fiber.
Read the articleHolland and Sherry: the cloth for a suit that has to last
Holland and Sherry is the British worsted to choose when you want a suit that holds its shape and takes daily wear for years. When it is, and is not, the right call.
Read the articleThe Loro Piana commission, what to know before you choose Super 150s
Loro Piana is the Italian cloth maker founded 1924 in Quarona, Piedmont. Tasmanian Super 150s anchors the four season Italian register; Wish Super 170s sits a step finer; vicuna and baby cashmere are priced by quote. Commissions in Loro Piana cloth start at $3,000 at the made to measure tier and $5,000 at the bespoke tier.
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