Google says it's kinda like a velvet: http://books.google.com/books?id=LVEhAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA54&lpg=PA54&dq=%22dogskin%22+fabric&source=bl&ots=mV8mI5GYs1&sig=AcqZpxQYd5XpfXCfX5ZVXDC4Ovw&hl=en&ei=4sCtTrHFMafq0gG1yozGDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CFUQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=%22dogskin%22%20fabric&f=false
BTW, I'm bookmarking that book now, it seems like a great reference! On Sun, Oct 30, 2011 at 11:24 AM, Ruth Anne Baumgartner < ruthan...@mindspring.com> wrote: > 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<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
