Monday
Feb162009
A Summer Suit
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February 16, 2009 by Ryan Willms
February 16, 2009 by Ryan Willms 
Engineered Garments have come up with a few fairly interesting patterns in their spring collection. This red, navy and yellow plaid isn't one of the most out there, but wearing it as a full suit isn't that easy to pull off. Fortunately the 100% organic cotton Madras gives the look a great texture and the colors probably couldn't be better. The lightweight fabric has a high thread count, and has been making a nice comeback the last couple summers. I'm personally quite a fan of the feeling of the cotton, and I really like the look of it layered with whites and khakis. While this outfit might seem a little over the top in a flat image, I feel like with a white oxford or the right T shirt, rolled up pants and some leather loafers, it could be a great look for a semi formal occasion in the warm months. I suppose Visvim was able to pull off the head to toe madras plaid in their recent trip to Cuba, so why not you in these great Engineered Garments pieces?
Tags : Engineered Garments, Madras
Engineered Garments, Madras 
Reader Comments (8)
My comment doesn't have any relevance to the piece of clothing at hand, but I was reading the paper today and stumbled across something interesting. Apparently Japan's economy is quickly plummeting at a dangerous place, and it makes me wonder what all the US clothing companies based in Japan are going to do. I believe we could see a massive drop in the prices of retail clothing, which should surely come as good news considering the current state of the US economy. Also, I wouldn't be surprised if many of the goods being made exclusively in Japan were re-introduced to the US. It should be interesting to watch, check out the link below for the article.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/16/business/worldbusiness/16yen.html?_r=1&scp=2&sq=japan&st=cse
maybe madras is the new seersucker? i feel like they're like cousins...
Thanks for the info Jon-Jorge , I look froward to cheap goods from Japan.
just don't try the madras suit... wear the jacket or the pant-- not both together-- unless you are the rare breed that can pull that off.
hehe, there goes one of Ryan's staff contradicting him again ;)!
I think you're confusing JP with OP...
And I agree, while I like the whole ensemble. It makes a lot more sense to break up the pants and jacket.
good one andrew
oops you are right, that's'OP, I'll shut up now.