MEN’S WEAR CLOTH WEIGHTS

Cloths and all textil fabrics are standardized on the basis of the weight of a yard in ounces. The approximate weights given below are for double-width goods—54 inches; but as double-width varies from 48 to 60 inches the term itself is, once in a while, misleading. However, if the “double-width” is unusually narrow or unusually wide it is generally so stated in exact figures, both as to width and weight. The weights of cloth commonly used for men’s clothing in this country are: | Suitings | Overcoatings | | Winter | 16 to 20 ounces | 24 to 30 ounces | | Spring | 11 to 15 ounces | 16 to 22 ounces | | Summer | 10 to 14 ounces | | | Summer “Tropical” | 9 to 11 ounces | | | Fall | 12 to 16 ounces | 16 to 24 ounces |