He is fond of Seattle's landscape — "When the mountains are hidden under a low sky, one might almost imagine oneself to be in Britain" — but no fan of the city's smugness, its herds of young people "in their hand-crafted Peruvian wool outfits and their radical crusades on behalf of the wolf, the whale and the spotted owl".
Soon after, racers started wearing nylon racing suits, which offer less wind resistance, instead of traditional wool and cotton outfits.
You can match casual materials, like linen and wool blends, with your outfit in a similar manner, but they tend to work best with outfits that are well arranged yet still fairly casual.
The cozy new Z Spoke shop in the meatpacking district stocks his flirty party dresses, daytime outfits in wool and jersey and leather goods -- all nicely priced.
A typical work outfit for Ms. Beier consists of an ivory Marc Jacobs cashmere turtleneck ($640), a red wool miniskirt by Club Monaco ($89), black boots from Sacco ($275) and a gray Burberry duffle coat ($675).
It was obvious after the first wool-and-leather outfits in wine, rose and charcoal tones that Mr. Gaytten wanted to give Dior's ready-to-wear a more stripped-down, urban sense of luxury.
The opening outfit featured a long wool military green overcoat with bra top and pleat-fronted trousers.
They also have no women and are all clad in gray, brushed-wool Nehru jackets, the kind of outfit Keenen Ivory Wayans would wear if he became an airline pilot.
The collection includes plenty of Tom Ford, and one of her go-to outfits is a silk wool cigarette pant tuxedo from 1998.
Rhonda Uyaguari beckoned her mom over to the case that held a traditional woman's outfit, all fine cotton and wool, from the highlands of Ecuador.
