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  1. Patrick Hall

    New to Sport Coats

    And a fourth! I can't believe I neglected to mention the navy blue blazer. This should definitely be your first sport coat if you don't already own one. I'm not sure I can think of a more versatile wardrobe item. Goes with practically everything.
  2. Patrick Hall

    New to Sport Coats

    The thing that makes sport coats tricky is their tendency towards patterned fabrics that can be hard to match into outfits, if you aren't accustomed to pattern matching. Sport coats tend to show off louder checks, glen plaids, houndstooths, etc. For a first coat, I would choose one in a wool...
  3. Patrick Hall

    Ralph Lauren Purple Label

    This is the best thread ever. The OP is probably in fetal position somewhere, but God Loves Irony.
  4. Patrick Hall

    Hair cuts

    This is a standard "clipper fade." Looks like a 1 or a 0 ("balded out") on the sides, faded up to scissor length on top. Hoover combed the scissor length hair on top straight back, and looks to have used pomade or brylcreem to keep it looking slick. His hair clearly had some natural volume...
  5. Patrick Hall

    1930's midnight blue DB suit

    Hmmm. Look post-war to me. Not much waist suppression and the button stance on that jacket is awfully slouchy. But this one strikes me as a legit midnight blue suit from the 30's ...
  7. Patrick Hall

    1930s Belted Back Suit - Size 36

    Beautiful Baron. If only i could get another couple inches out of that trouser inseam...
  8. Patrick Hall

    Brooks Brothers Great Gatsby Collection

    You forgot Boardwalk Empire.
  9. Patrick Hall

    1930s Macintosh DB Suit --38

    I am a 36 Reg, and this suit fit me well, except for the the jacket skirt which was very tight around the hips. The trouser back is just extraordinary. The shoulders are really really broad, almost exact to the 1941 vintage illustrations I've found online. The trouser legs are wide at the...
  10. Patrick Hall

    1920s suits

    I always wondered the line in that song referred to. I imagined a "box-back" coat would have been something...well...flashier?
  11. Patrick Hall

    Have you ever gotten into a heated argument with a "tailor"?

    I suspect it's a question of competency. The kind of tailors who work at menswear chains are often limited in what they can do. Take a sleeve up from the wrist, hem trousers - that's about the extent of their abilities. Rather than admit that what you have asked is beyond what they know how...
  13. Patrick Hall

    1920s suits

    This is the best thread in a long time - the scans and the suit pics are amazing. Burma Schave, thanks so much for sharing that treasure trove with us. Wow.
  14. Patrick Hall

    Latest three piece OTR suits?

    3 pieces are more frequently popping up as part of OTR lines, but the rise of the trousers usually means your shirt tail is poking out beneath the vest. But perhaps a tailor could work some magic? I 'm thinking about the 3 piece suits at places like J Crew and Brooks.
  15. Patrick Hall

    1930s Macintosh DB Suit --38

    There was another of these Macintosh suits from this seller that I snapped up last week. It arrived Tuesday. The fabric is INCREDIBLE, the quality is top-notch and the suit could be brand new. It was (and I presume this one still listed is) made by Macintosh for a customer in San Francisco...
  16. Patrick Hall

    BRITISH Belt-Back Suits and Sports Jackets

    I actually found a pair of genuine flannels in that light gray color at brooks brothers after Christmas. They were ridiculously slim cut, so I had to have the seat and the waist let out a bit, but the drape is wonderful and the color, as you said Fletch, works with anything I throw at it!
  17. Patrick Hall

    eBay - 1930's Belted Back 3 Piece Suit Sz 38 W 32

    The inseam is listed at 30 inches, is there any fabric to let out at the cuffs?
  19. Patrick Hall

    Show us your vintage French tailored garments.

    What an unusual combination of color and pattern. The buttons on the jacket seem unusually bunched together. Was it intended to be worn with all three buttoned?
  20. Patrick Hall

    "Unhappy Hipsters" Blog

    Well, operating on the basic psychological principle that "this is always about that," at least we've finally honed in on the "that." This thread hasn't been about "hipsters" so much as about social classes and the friction between them. I was bewildered by your obvious anger Lizzie, because...
  21. Patrick Hall

    "Unhappy Hipsters" Blog

    Wow. That is biting. These hipster-kids really stick in your craw! -PMH
  22. Patrick Hall

    "Unhappy Hipsters" Blog

    I will have to bear this in mind going forward - while I wear my vintage in far too traditional a fashion to be a hipster, I am an utter and complete ironist through and through. I'll try to keep that in check around these parts! -PMH
  23. Patrick Hall

    "Unhappy Hipsters" Blog

    I think it's a bold thing to claim that hipsterdom, as much as it can be spoken of as a coherent entity, doesn't contain some authentic "inside-out" practitioners. I'm also sure that there are some loungers who are flirting with atavism as part of their youthful process of individuation. I...

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