http://books.google.com/books?id=LVEhAAAAMAAJ&lpg=PA54&ots=mV8mKbxXr3&dq=%22dogskin%22%20fabric&pg=PA54#v=onepage&q=%22dogskin%22%20fabric&f=false
>From the link above(Dictionary of textiles By Louis Harmuth): Dogskin- Heavy weft plush fabric the pile being formed by mohair yarn -Isabella > Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2011 09:07:32 -0700 > From: "Sharon Collier" <sha...@collierfam.com> > To: "'Historical Costume'" <h-cost...@indra.com> > Subject: Re: [h-cost] somewhat OT fabric question > Message-ID: <4A708331DA9544F4B2C1CAF4FCC000A8@familyroom> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Could it be similar to sharkskin? > Sharon > > -----Original Message----- > From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On > Behalf Of Ruth Anne Baumgartner > Sent: Sunday, October 30, 2011 8:24 AM > To: Historical Costume > Subject: [h-cost] somewhat OT fabric question > > Hello the list: > > I'm directing a production of Conor McPherson's The Seafarer, and one of the > characters claims to be wearing a Versace jacket made of "dogskin." He > clarifies that it's a kind of fabric, and another character feels the sleeve > and remarks on its softness. > > I'm sure McPherson doesn't mean houndstooth, although I did find a picture > of a Versace tuxedo-style jacket supposedly in houndstooth but looking > distinctly solid-black to me. Certainly the Broadway production, which > McPherson directed, didn't have a character in a houndstooth-check jacket. > > Can't find an answer on the Internet. Does anyone know of a fabric with this > name? > > Thank you for any help! > > --Ruth Anne Baumgartner > scholar gypsy and amateur costumer > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > > > _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
