For the fashionable man, Scabal offers a light pure Linen quality of 260g. The collection follows the trend for a special vintage look. The subdued shades such as lavender blue, olive and dark brown reflect this new trend.

Linen is a vegetable fibre taken from the flax plant (on the right), in Latin "linium usiatissimum". It is very hard wearing and cool. Ideal for hot weather.

Linen textiles appear to be some of the oldest in the world: their history goes back many thousands of years.

Linen was sometimes used as currency in ancient Egypt. Egyptian mummies were wrapped in linen because it was seen as a symbol of light and purity, and as a display of wealth. Some of these fabrics, woven from hand spun yarns, were very fine for their day, but are coarse compared to modern linen. When the tomb of the Pharaoh Ramses II, was discovered in 1881, the linen wrappings were in a state of perfect preservation - after more than 3000 years.

Linen is among the strongest of the vegetable fibers, with 2 to 3 times the strength of cotton.

>> View the 10 fabrics of this bunch

Jef Neve (1977) graduated in 2000 with a Master of Music degree in Jazz and classical piano. From the age of 14 he was playing in various bands, from classical to pop and involved in theatre productions.

Scabal is proud to dress this talented jazz musician. In 2006 he was signed with Universal Music and his cd was released in 20 countries. Many magazines wrote excellent reviews. 'The Observer' wrote : "His concerts are almost like a religious experience, riveting audiences by the sheer power and imagination of his playing.", the 'Irish Times' wrote : "Jef Neve is leading a new wave of European Jazz."

His fourth album "Soul in a Picture" was released in more countries and performed at major festivals, including successful concerts in Japan and Mexico.

Parallel to his fast growing activity as jazz artist, Jef Neve stays active in the classical scene and as a writer of sound tracks for several movies.

On the last CD cover he wears fabric 751401 from the Eton bunch.

>> www.jefneve.be
>> See the fabrics in the Fabrics Cat

In this 9th edition, BESPOKEN presents Scabal's new concept "Mr.Fabric", a bridge between the design and the technology side of cloth and the personality of the suit's wearer.

BESPOKEN welcomes the return of formal wear, what to wear on which occasion, Scabal's involvement with theatre and opera, exclusive interview with Dries Van Noten, Tailor's Dictionary, Argentinian polo star Nacho Figueras, cashmere explained, photographer Ronald Stoops, NY tailor Leonard Logsdail, Gary Cooper, the Scabal logistics team are topics you can enjoy in this Autumn Winter magazine.

>> www.bespoken.com
>> online reading - flip thru

You can also pick up a free copy at an authorized Scabal dealer. For the closest near you, check Scabal's store locator.

Within Scabal's mill, every manufacturing process is the personal responsibility of a craftsman who served as apprentice here, developed his skills here and now trains the apprentices who will one day take over from him.

The Bower Roebuck mill stands in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, a town where cloth making and weaving has flourished for over 500 years. We have the very latest technology but whilst computer aided design is useful, no machine equals the skills, precision and refinement that our weavers and designers consistently achieve.

For over 100 years, Bower Roebuck has been designing and manufacturing high quality fabrics and cloths. They have been pushing the boundaries of fabric innovation with the introduction of the Super 120s, 150s, 180s and 200s - plus the world's first ever 100% vicuna suiting.

Bower Roebuck has even incorporated diamond chips within the yarn 10 years ago, now celebrated with a new Diamond Chip 10th Anniversary collection. Bower Roebuck is an English success story proving that there is a growing desire for English cloth all around the world.

Recently Scabal has invited some customers to the mill and the Savile Row tailor Steven Hitchcock has attended the event and put some videos on his blog.

Steven learnt the trade with Anderson and Sheppard as of 1990, following in his fathers footsteps who joined Anderson when he was 15 and was taught sewing and cutting in the traditional way.

>> "stages of cloth production" (video)
>> "great yarn" (video)

>> www.stevenhitchcock.co.uk

We would like to take the opportunity to thank the press who supports our brand.

Over the last months Scabal had several nice articles in magazines and newspapers.

>> Download the file with press articles
>> See more press cuttings on the site