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h-e-l-p. Palm beach linen suit..
I know that geezer..no doubt he has all the bells & whistles (and prices to match)..ive been to his studio where he see's clients by appointment. He's got all the rare gear, 1920's Jazz jackets, lots of linen and other beltbacks. He's on the Gatsby circuit...nice guy. BTW how much do you think... -
h-e-l-p. Palm beach linen suit..
Sola fide - thanks for weighing in..i guess you cant thin the Palm beach "heard" any further it seems. What pops up now and then is so random or a top or bottom, then you gotto run amuck trying to match into a suit etc, or the condition is so appauling that its not worth the stress of attempting... -
h-e-l-p. Palm beach linen suit..
I'm a very detail obsessed guy,so small details end up being the most important to me..you could wear a 30's suit off the rack, but whats much more tedious/hard to find/harder to accomplish is how one accessorizes in proper period mode. -
h-e-l-p. Palm beach linen suit..
There is so much repro/fad driven cheap vintage in NY that I don't think the average (new yorker) Joe knows whats coming or going..ofcourse tthe connoisseur would easily weed out the good from the ugly. -
h-e-l-p. Palm beach linen suit..
in retrospect I've been foolish on a number of occasions..always waiting for the perfect "one"..then one is left holding the empty bag, it finally dawns on you that there's just a finite supply out there. To be fair I do, do 40's/50's as well, that's the stuff I'm decently stocked with.. the... -
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h-e-l-p. Palm beach linen suit..
One thing about NYC..i did get the odd compliment here and there, but it was in the way of " I like your style" or "that's a cool outfit"..you could tell they had no clue what the look represented..albeit they liked it, but to think these people are living in the biggest most metropolitan most... -
h-e-l-p. Palm beach linen suit..
I'm still on the hunt for a 40's pinup tie..snappygabs had a bunch but they all had pronounced issues. -
h-e-l-p. Palm beach linen suit..
you know I heard of David Owens but I don't thing I made it to his shack..Oh another interesting shop is "the general store", run by a Japanese crew in Dumbo..they do have some sweet gear in there, I actually bumped into a PBL suit but it was not a belt back, just plain..so I passed on it... -
h-e-l-p. Palm beach linen suit..
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h-e-l-p. Palm beach linen suit..
Here's what few people will tell you (assuming they even know it in the first place) about vintage in NY. The people (pickers/dealers/rag mill operators) are very well informed, in other words, almost nothing slips through their nets, plus the fact that BECAUSE New York is the "contemporary... -
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h-e-l-p. Palm beach linen suit..
you should make it to Brimfields tho if you still out there when it commences. -
h-e-l-p. Palm beach linen suit..
re: pickin..forget about it, you wont find shiyyt in NYC..maybe out in the sticks but I've hit flea markets out there and there is mostly rif-raf low end stuff. -
h-e-l-p. Palm beach linen suit..
just came back from NY..where in ny are you going ? The vintage scene is almost non-existant in NY..for newyorkers, 90's gear is vintage..nyc -a city of 13 million and you'll be hard pressed to find a handful of guys in proper vintage gear. Most Newyorkers are fad driven..it gets really retarded... -
h-e-l-p. Palm beach linen suit..
how does your 30's wardrobe look..do you own any beltbacks ? Another seller that is a "suits guy" is Reeses Vintage Pieces, he does the vintage fairs, and he's another likely dude to come across a linen suit...or other beltback suits. Are you looking elsewhere besides ebay/etsy ? -
h-e-l-p. Palm beach linen suit..
funny to get your alert..i had just finisheddruelled over that blazer when i got your email..it's a tad too long (i'm 5-6") but afraid to contemplate how high it would eventually go (there is no question it will get a hit, thats a given). All things being equal i would have preferred a suit... -
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Anyone thought of getting their Vintage Gear altered offshore ?
indeed you are (nah just kiddin)..people were individuals back then..they worked hard at thrashing out their own look/identity..image was everything back then. I too have been thinking about heading to Japan..somehow I think its the last place still left standing - with any type of excitement...- 1on1
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- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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Anyone thought of getting their Vintage Gear altered offshore ?
Re: Brits/Japs..I can tell you that in the 80's they used to ship the vintage gear in industrial containers..and they bought the bales for next to nothing back in the day..so they could afford the trans-atlantic shipping. You could find deadstock (NWT) 1940's, 1930's suits in the 80's, for...- 1on1
- Post #13
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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Anyone thought of getting their Vintage Gear altered offshore ?
the Japs and the Brits..- 1on1
- Post #12
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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Anyone thought of getting their Vintage Gear altered offshore ?
re: my size..well if I am to be honest then i would say I workout and diet very rigorously BUT, what motivates me the most is not just good health, but the fear of not fitting in my custom wardrobe anymore- and believe it or not, thats whats kept me on my toes for years.- 1on1
- Post #11
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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Anyone thought of getting their Vintage Gear altered offshore ?
Re: Small Vs Large size vintage supply, I'll second what others have said..flip through ebay and see how many size 34/36 size vintage (by vintage I am talking about pre-1960's) suits/jackets or size 28 X32 vintage pants are available Vs the larger sizes and you'll quickly realize that the Japs...- 1on1
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- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
