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  1. shindeco

    Reproducing Trousers, Questions

    Having just discoverd the downloadable patterns (!) on the "20s-to-40s Style Syndicate" website, (http://www.return2style.de/home_eus.htm) I'm tempted to try and make some trousers based onthe overall pattern. I'm wondering if anyone who has casual vintage trousers could take a look inside them...
  2. shindeco

    Hideki Okisaka: Master '30s tailor !

    I agree, LaMedicine. Would love to see him contributing here. Unfortunately, my Japanese is not up to his website (not surprising, since it's been 15 years since I really had to use it!). I was trying to figure out what was being discussed in the lounge but no luck.
  3. shindeco

    Tuxedo Fashion Question...

    So difficult to clean the tablecloth! I'm thinking more like the valets of yore. If they really didn't like a guest they would weaken a few stitches in the sole of one shoe with a razor blade (never cut it, just weaken it) so that a few days/weeks later, the sole of his shoe would come...
  4. shindeco

    Where do you wear yours?

    I've worn my plus-twos a few times; most recently at a concert given in an historic building in Stanley Park that was preceded by a walking tour of park architecture from the first 30 years of the twentieth century. The music also came from the same time period (both popular and more serious...
  5. shindeco

    Hideki Okisaka: Master '30s tailor !

    A (very) rough conversion is 1 cent to 1 yen so we're talking $2500. Probably a little less, in actual conversion but still, a lot of money.
  7. shindeco

    Show us your suits

    Freezing is a standard moth treatment for textiles in museums.
  8. shindeco

    What do you do for Living?

    I teach in a small private college. Well, I will until the end of April: the guy who owns the college has decided to sell it (anyone want to buy a college?) We just found out last Friday. Luckily I have a second job as a dance teacher so I'm not completely lost. (It also means that my formal...
  9. shindeco

    Vintage tableware

    Alan Thanks!! What a great resource! (I've always wanted the teapot and have never even seen one...) Murray
  10. shindeco

    Circa 1900 - 1910?

    Maybe check out the Association of Living History, Farm and Agricultural Museums (ALHFAM) www.alhfam.org/ It's an organization of people who work professionally in the historical reproduction business. These people are FANATICS about accuracy (they have to be) and know so much!
  11. shindeco

    Hideki Okisaka: Master '30s tailor !

    I wonder if Mr. Okisaka can write in English? He seems to be able to read it, based on the number of old Esquire magazines cited on his website. You're assuming he buys them for the articles!;)
  13. shindeco

    Tuxedo Fashion Question...

    Here, here, Baron! Of course, you were absolutely correct, sartorially speaking (assuming it was an evening waistcoat) but he's the boss!
  14. shindeco

    Recent catches

    Suits with two pairs of trousers were not uncommon. The idea was to alternate the trousers to prolong the wear as they usually wore out before the jacket. My dad occasionally talks about a Donegal tweed suit he had in the 40s that had two pairs of trousers. He was a school teacher and was out...
  15. shindeco

    Pull out the Tuxedos

    Hey Ray! This is one of my favourite topics! (hehehe--here I go again!) In the late thitries, early forties, a cummerbund was generally considered suitable for tropical climates (Taiwan being an obvious example) They should be black and worn with a black bowtie, soft shirt and turndown...
  16. shindeco

    Recent catches

    You scored a coup, indeed, Mr. Conway. Last week I found a blue serge, double breasted suit (mid to late 40s) for $78 (Canadian) which I thought was pretty good but you definitely topped that!! The suit is currently at the tailor and the camera is in Asia so it may be a while before pictures are...
  17. shindeco

    Ascots

    Brown foulard; wanted a contrast
  19. shindeco

    Recommended Wardrobe for College Girl

    Ah, but with the gold evening slippers... "If you can afford another evening gown, do try a white one with gold jewelry. A tiara of wrought gold leaves and fingernail polish of gold are not too much to wear to an extremely formal affair--if your dress is handsomely cut but untrimmed. When you...
  20. shindeco

    Ascots

    Here's a photo. It's not all that elegant a look but it sure works in that climate!
  21. shindeco

    Recommended Wardrobe for College Girl

    Mr. Deckard started this thread in another section but it reminded me of a similar list for women I had in one of my etiquette books. I couldn't remember which one so it took me a while to find it (I have quite a few). I've compiled it into list for but if you're interested I could transcribe...
  22. shindeco

    Vintage tableware

    Scotrace - yes, it definitely gets used. yachtsilverswan - I actually did know of Replacements but thanks for the heads up. It's a great service they offer, in't it? I got most of my stuff off e-bay because it's sometimes cheaper, but not always! I got a big box of serving pieces at auction...
  23. shindeco

    Vintage tableware

    Yaaaay!!!! I finally got dinner plates for my set!! I've been collecting this pattern for almost 10 years now and the dinner plates were the hardest to find. Now I can have a dinner party. (The pattern is called "Balmoral" by Alfred Meakin; first introduced in 1937. Silver is Rogers...

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