Indigo Twills

Any colour as long as it’s blue…

On the cover of British GQ for February, Eddie Redmayne is wearing an indigo blue twill shirt illustrating that the darker blue fabric is still popular for men’s shirts this season.

Twills have always been a popular choice.The weave gives the fabric a texture and a surface that enhances it’s appearance when light catches it, giving it a great lustre and sheen.

The twill lines also give the fabric a nice handle as your fingers run with the diagonal when feeling the quality of the fabric.

The construction aids the fabric recover from winkles which means that you don’t stay creased all day.

Twills are extremely versatile too as they can be used in a dressier formal shirt when used with the high sheen face side showing, or if the reverse face is used, you get a more casual look.

The smaller, finer yarn twills tend to have a higher sheen and therefore are used more for dress shirts. The bulkier yarn twills have a bulkier, more casual appearance. At the moment, indigo and denim are popular, so the darker colours – used on the reverse, are the perfect look as 2016 begins.

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Henrique Barbone

22:13 17 Dec 21

Acorn Fabrics is one of the only shirting mills that engages with and sells directly to end customers. Aside from this, the quality of their fabrics is on par with the likes of Thomas Mason and other big players in the market. Their collection has some uniquely interesting colours and patterns such as a red striped heavy Oxford (my shirtmaker in Naples couldn't find a similar fabric from any other mill) or the cotton-linen Aruba denim. Having browsed through shirting swatches from many other mills, I also think that Acorn has the best collection of Tattersall shirtings anywhere. I've taken several of Acorn's fabrics to Naples with me and had them made into beautiful shirts.

Martino Bacile di Castiglione

13:10 02 Mar 19

sal b

06:09 17 Oct 17

My Acorn fabrics arrived in Sydney today - including the Malham 280 royal. The staff at Acorn are professional and generous, and head an extraordinary company with excellent quality cloth. I feel blessed to have discovered them and will definitely look forward to using them again in future. Sal B in Sydney

Jamie Campbell

21:41 31 Jul 17

I can't praise Acorn Fabrics highly enough. A wonderful company, I didn't think such companies still existed. Five stars are just not enough!

Tim Jones

08:28 14 Jun 17

I have always found Acorn Fabrics to be a splendid company. Their product is of the highest quality, offered across a wide, comprehensive range of fabrics and colours and the 'team' are both veryfriendly and extremely efficient. It is a pleasure to do business with them.

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