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Chatted with a tailor in London who told me fabric weight matters more than style
Was getting a coat altered near Oxford Circus last month and the woman working on it asked what fabric I picked. I said I just liked the color and pattern. She told me a 12oz wool will hang completely different from a 10oz and that I should always check the weight first for how I want it to move. Never crossed my mind before. She showed me two swatches side by side and the difference was obvious once she pointed it out. Has anyone else learned something basic like this that completely shifted how you look at clothing?
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wendyprice3mo ago
Fabric weight feels like the secret code tailors keep from us, @amy974, even color fades without it.
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amy9743mo ago
Totally blew my mind reading that! I always just grabbed whatever looked good on the hanger without a second thought about weight. Now I'm gonna be one of those people checking fabric tags like it's my new hobby.
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fiona9853mo ago
You ever buy a jacket that looked great in the store then felt like a tent after a month? @amy974 you're right to start checking. My buddy Mark grabbed a wool peacoat online, loved the dark green color, never looked at the weight. First real rain soaked it down and it sagged to his knees, looked like a wet blanket. He took it to a tailor who laughed and said it was 8oz, basically a light car coat pretending to be winter wear. That 12oz vs 10oz thing is no joke, it changes everything about how the shoulders sit and how it holds shape.
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