A. The $24.50 is only because we're experimenting with some new fabrics.
The new fabric has C's "so small they read like checks," he said.
His longtime preoccupation with new fabrics has finally paid off.
Other French groups, too, are evaluating the new fabrics.
"Maybe she could help me pick some new fabrics."
Some of the newer fabrics are designed to carry moisture away from the body and dry quickly.
They could see the patchwork of new fabric over old, where the repairs hadn't been painted yet.
The 25 years covered were a period of great growth in the textile industry, when public demand for new fabrics was high.
There was no time to get new fabric or to start over.
Other new fabrics and textures offer a variety of looks.