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Ugh so sad!
Yeah, it looks pretty bad off. Six button closure to boot. Quite rare. I have hand washed a suit occasionally when I felt it was a lost cause otherwise. I good determined ironing helps. Just got one back from the cleaner having had it then pressed. Pretty darn good as new.- reetpleat
- Post #4
- Forum: Classifieds
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1930s Macintosh DB Suit --38
Right size is right. It sounds like the chest measures 38 inches around, which would suggest this would fit maybe a 35 at best. perhaps she was a little loose in the measurements and it could fit a 36 maybe. This would be consistent with what we know about the size of most macintosh suits, and...- reetpleat
- Post #4
- Forum: Vintage Finds and Deals
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Thoughts on used bespoke?
For the fist time, I came across some bespoke suits, as in Henry Poole, Gieves and Hawkes, etc. This guy was the real deal. They are 70s but classic cuts. I will be ebaying them. I really am digging all the fine features, details, quality etc. And did some googling on bespoke and Saville... -
$78K Zoot Suit
Took me a minute to figure out what you meant. I think I get it. I would agree. It was made to look outrageous, and was made by a decent tailor to normal suit construction standards. But that would be true for either origin. Unless someone can verify provenance, I guess we will never know... -
putting a 1910 jacket into production...
That is cool that you are doing this. I would say you should also market heavily to steampunk fans, maybe traditional english sporting fans, if you do tweeds, and goths in general, or at leat the goths who are into vintage looks. I must say, I think it is very short sided to do only a jacket...- reetpleat
- Post #19
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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Finally got to wear bespoke suit
I wouldn't get too caught up in that. A skilled tailor is the same where ever you are, and a sweatshop is as well. I don't know so much aabout English class structure, or tailoring. But, a well made suit is a well made suit, and a poorly made one is a poorly made one, no matter where. So, if... -
$78K Zoot Suit
However, this suit is both tradition tailoring, and traditional fabric. The form does not really allow one to appreciate how it would actually look on a man. And the fabric hsasd been turned sideways, and mismatched. But, they are both traditional fabric and construction. While some zoot... -
$78K Zoot Suit
All good points. But firstly, a minor point, don't place too much weight on the distinction between teenagers and young men with a little money to spend. It is an illusion in the 30s and 40s. Many teen agers were working. So, to save up a bit for one sharp suit was not such a stretch. Not... -
Need help: Era, locale, and approximate value of suit?
Well, firstly, I am by no means, an xpert on anything. But I like to think I know American. European is a bit different. My point is, I would want to have it in hand and really handle and look cloely to say the age. Do not underestimate the possibility of someone in the 50s. 60s, 70s or maybe... -
DB 4 buttons and patched pockets
I would have sworn that was vintage. Well played. -
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Show us your SHOES !!!
Pretty close? Am I to understand you would not wear these as is? Just kidding.- reetpleat
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- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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$78K Zoot Suit
Whoops Here it is. Edited post. http://s799.photobucket.com/user/mabeekilroy/media/ZootSuits1943.jpg.html Speaking of that pic,Check out the shoes on that kid. I have heard that Latinos often did not always wear pointed toed shoes like the black guys on the east coast, but often wore heavy... -
$78K Zoot Suit
I am not so sure. Remember, firstly, there are different types of zoot suits, more or less. One was custom tailored, the other were off the rack but made for that particular market. Some were made in the late 30s for mostly blacks, and were not much like what most people think of when they... -
1930s belted back leisure/sporty suit jacket top found
Don't forget. Back then, many men owned one or two suits, and wore them for years. They were not cheap. They were the equivalent of hundreds today. It twas just normal to pay a lot more for clothing, appiances, and many things we consider disposable. I heard a radio program from the 40s where... -
1930s belted back leisure/sporty suit jacket top found
Looking more closely, I think I was wrong. It is not a woman's suit jacket. I believe it is a 20s or 30s maybe men's suit coat that has been converted to a women's coat. Possibly by the same person who did the jacket. The fabric and collar do look older. The back seam you can see seems home... -
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1930s belted back leisure/sporty suit jacket top found
The jazz suit is more likely a woman's 40s suit jacket. If the price is good, snap up the belted vented back jccket and suit. They are both quite great. Good eye. -
1930s belted back leisure/sporty suit jacket top found
The other thing is I have never seen, on a vintage jacket, seams and lines as poor as these ones. They are not terrible, but look either home made, or from the 60s and on, when poor construction was more the norm. -
Have you ever gotten into a heated argument with a "tailor"?
But remember, most people rely on tailors to tell them what is right. And if the current trend is to wear the pants waist low and the cuffs long, then that is probably what most people want anyway. -
Have you ever gotten into a heated argument with a "tailor"?
That makes a lot of sense. I can not speak to the accuracy or inaccuracy of the aforementioned statement. But I am definitely of the opinion that unless you are spending a lot of money at a very good shop, the people doing your tailoring who are from a foreign country, were not previously... -
Show us their suits
A bit of a nature boy bohemian thing going on. Great article on the "nature boys" seemingly, an outgrowth of a German trend that in Germany, did not end well, but in Southern California, resulted in young men living in the desert and foraging for food. Much to the delight of the trendy hip...
