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  1. herringbonekid

    Suits - Pre 1920

    ah, that explains it. could have gone pretty high if they hadn't included the buy-it-now.
  2. herringbonekid

    Suits - Pre 1920

    don't know how i missed that... i check the U.S. pre-30s newly listed stuff everyday ! :confused: shame about the condition. p.s. the jacket is quite short compared to the arm length.
  3. herringbonekid

    Suits - Pre 1920

    triple Wow !!! which country ebay ?
  4. herringbonekid

    Tab Collar Shirts Still Available?

    there's this too, from 1919:
  5. herringbonekid

    Black Four-In-Hand and Brown Shoes?

    p.s. i have a pair of black / brown spectators i've never posted a photo of before. made by Cheaney around 2002-3.
  7. herringbonekid

    Black Four-In-Hand and Brown Shoes?

    black and brown is one of those pairings that is always controversial. most people instinctively say 'no' but i think (like blue and green) it can work, if done well. what about your recently found quote (about Wide Boys in film and fiction) which mentioned brown shoes “with bits of black...
  8. herringbonekid

    Tab Collar Shirts Still Available?

    there are no tab collars in my early 20s U.S. catalogues, but there's a lot of collars with buttons which would pull the collar back in the same way as the tab: ...these are usually described as having 'two buttons which fasten to collar band' or as 'button links' which i guess is two buttons...
  9. herringbonekid

    Apparent WW1 flight coat

    the coat in the window is almost certainly a vintage coat (from the Cabourn archives) used for the window display rather than one of Cabourn's made garments. it's clearly seen some wear and Cabourn doesn't do artificial distressing.
  10. herringbonekid

    Custom 30's German bike jacket

    i prefer the version without the shoulder pads.
  11. herringbonekid

    Custom 30's German bike jacket

    really ? i thought the fit looked good in the photos on page 1. i can understand the leather thickness issue though. this one ? http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?35885-Custom-30-s-German-bike-jacket&p=718893&viewfull=1#post718893
  13. herringbonekid

    Pleated pants

    inward facing pleats were fairly common on American trousers in the 30s. after WW2 outward facing pleats became much more common in the U.S., especially on the 'Hollywood' style trouser (no waistband, dropped belt-loops).
  14. herringbonekid

    Custom 30's German bike jacket

    thanks gents. it might just be the leather that the Alexander version is made from but it doesn't look nearly as nice as the original custom one that started this thread. i notice they've reduced the number and style of buttons too.
  15. herringbonekid

    RRL Ralph Lauren Tab collar shirts

    the collar looks quite a bit deeper than the early 30s examples in the tab collar thread.
  16. herringbonekid

    Custom 30's German bike jacket

    i take it this jacket never went into production ?
  17. herringbonekid

    RRL Ralph Lauren Tab collar shirts

    what do you think of the fabric ? i'm not feeling it.
  19. herringbonekid

    "Addams Family House" for sale...

    beautiful house.
  20. herringbonekid

    suit color for wife's black and white dress?

    black, dark grey, or navy. it's not a biggie. no need to go throwing brown in to complicate things.
  21. herringbonekid

    Suits - Pre 1920

    lots of volume in these sleeveheads:
  22. herringbonekid

    Tab Collar Shirts Still Available?

    Jack Buchanan in a tab collar with wide spaces between stripes: Ralph Lynn clearly favoured the tab:
  23. herringbonekid

    Show us your TIES

    nice !

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