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gracekelly said:
@Karenaellen
Linton is the company that makes a much of the woven tweed that Chanel uses. Lesage is a different process and more labor intensive and expensive. If you are a home sewer or have things custom made, you can purchase Linton tweed.

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Btw, a fabric store in nyc sells lesage fabric. Their standard tweed is about 200 per yard.
Wish I could sew ...
 
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kipp said:
Yes---she said that they were overloaded with alterations and had been selling tons of things all summer.
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I guess there must be a queue? Then it is what it is? I know...
I heard the Metiers collection was a hit, hence the demand. With the fw collection less appealing for the older clientele, perhaps alterations will return to normal timeline.
But better late than poorly done, right?
 
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Brooklynite said:
I guess there must be a queue? Then it is what it is? I know...
I heard the Metiers collection was a hit, hence the demand. With the fw collection less appealing for the older clientele, perhaps alterations will return to normal timeline.
But better late than poor done, right?
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Definitely better late than done poorly but I had just never had this experience before, and wondered if this was happening to other people who have been buying RTW lately.
 
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kipp said:
Definitely better late than done poorly but I had just never had this experience before, and wondered if this was happening to other people who have been buying RTW lately.
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I bought my jackets from Saks. They made a mistake with my denim jacket with the first try, so I guess they must be in a rush also. But mine were done in 2 weeks for each fitting if I wanted (we were out for vacation so there was a delay on our end).
 
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gracekelly said:
@Karenaellen
Linton is the company that makes a much of the woven tweed that Chanel uses. Lesage is a different process and more labor intensive and expensive. If you are a home sewer or have things custom made, you can purchase Linton tweed.

lintontweeds.com

Linton Tweeds - Couture Fantasy Tweeds and Boucle Fabrics

Manufacturing couture bouclé fabrics and fancy woven tweeds for over 100 years. Shop our latest designs. Worldwide delivery.
lintontweeds.com lintontweeds.com
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In the spirit of research, I've found these "couture" tweeds:

fabrics | B&J Fabrics

B&J Fabrics
www.bandjfabrics.com www.bandjfabrics.com
I'll have to admit, the lesage tweeds in previous years are more sophisticated than these $400/yard tweeds. Say you need 3 yards for a jacket (to match the seams better etc.) the retail price for fabric alone would be >$1k. I guess when they charge $10k for a jacket, considering the design, marketing, etc., I guess it's not too outrageous? :lol:
 
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The first jacket, without embelishment, if in black, will be the perfect LBJ.
The second jacket is very nice, though I wish they chose better buttons (do people ever change buttons? I suspect I can buy better buttons and change all).
I like the pants they introduced. They drape well, and the lower legs are fitted. I can already see Ari rocking these pants.
 
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