I’m currently going through a mid-life clothing crisis. I’m dressing a little too… frumpy, sloppy, casual. Its not that I don’t want to look stylish, its that I’m lazy about dressing and given the choice between the old comfy knit cotton sweater with jeans or the more fitted button down shirt with slacks, I’ll generally choose the first. But as I get older I feel more like dressing like an adult and I’m taking an interest in wearing woven tailored clothing that actually fits, rather than the over sized potato sacks I’ve been known to wear.
Needless to say, this new found interest in clothing affords me the opportunity to take a look at some of the simple and inventive wovens that are the world of men’s suiting. As a designer, its a term that I hear thrown around often in reference to what kind of trend the customer is looking for. “Men’s suiting” is their shorthand for a sophisticated woven classy textile in understated colors. “Men’s suiting” is woven fabric that does more with less, where the weave is simple and the yarn does the heavy lifting; that is materially and functionally rich without being obnoxious or overstated, unless you’re Herb Tarlek. Continue reading
Department Of Textilesmithing 
