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GF53 : Golden Fox Brown Somerset Glen Check

GF53 : Golden Fox Brown Somerset Glen Check

Name: GF53 : Golden Fox Brown Somerset Glen Check
Brand: Fox Brothers
SKU: GF53
Price: 145.83 GBP
Availability: InStock

£146

A beautiful Somerset glen check in brown and olive with a rust and claret over check. These colours were taken from Quantocks hills in Autumn.

Golden Fox is the quintessential three season cloth. Woven in Somerset by Fox Brothers, made by the world's finest tailors, worn by the discerning.

The pattern and colour in The Golden Fox collection are inspired by Fox Brothers' extensive archive yet designed with a modern and contemporary approach. The cloth is woven in Somerset to the highest possible standards, using the finest of raw materials - as has been the case for all Fox' Brothers cloth for over 200 years.

METRIC WEIGHT: 230/260g

IMPERIAL WEIGHT: 8/9oz

CLOTH CODE: GF53

COLOUR: Brown

PATTERN: Check

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