Coats

Description

A Coat or Suit is made in a variety of fabrics, but most commonly from wool. The two main yarns produce worsteds (where the fibers are combed before spinning to produce a smooth, hard-wearing cloth) and woolens (where they are not combed, thus remaining comparatively fluffy in texture).

These can be woven in a number of ways producing flannel, tweed, gabardine, and fresco among others. These fabrics all have different weights and feels, and some fabrics have an S (or Super S) number describing the fineness of the fibers measured by average fiber diameter, e.g., Super 120; however, the finer the fabric, the more delicate and thus less likely to be long-wearing it will be.

Although wool has traditionally been associated with warm, bulky clothing meant for warding off cold weather, advances in making finer and finer fiber have made wool suits acceptable for warmer weather, as fabrics have accordingly become lighter and more supple.