Ruth asked - > 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?
Sharon replied - >> Could it be similar to sharkskin? My thoughts FWIW - Sharkskin is known as shagreen and was/is used for knife/sword handles as well as purses and a bunch of other things. Particularly used in Japan and other Asian countries. It's like touching very fine sandpaper and it was used for that purpose by a variety of craftspeople. Not exactly 'soft' Sorry that's not much help but I really don't think it's sharkskin. Cheers, ~ Tig _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
