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  1. herringbonekid

    Show us their suits

    after having looked at so much 20s imagery over the last two-three years the shoulders on some of these jackets look distractingly wide to me (images 1 and 9 especially).
  2. herringbonekid

    If I had to pick one girl from the golden era

    the Brits haven't been well represented on this thread so far so here's the first of my Brit nominees : Joan Greenwood. she has a great voice too.
  3. herringbonekid

    1920s suits

    aside from RL, and the other few niche 'vintage inspired' brands, no.
  4. herringbonekid

    1920s suits

    you've got an empty area ? throw some pleats on it. the 30s weren't pleat-shy either: this could be the winner though, for sheer number:
  5. herringbonekid

    The Vintage Tailoring Thread

    what about this one ? the pleats don't go into the pocket, so it must either have an all-round waist seam beneath the loose belt, or just cut from the pleat to the side seam:
  7. herringbonekid

    1920s suits

    i wish. it's sold. found it on a Japanese website called Pigsty Used Clothing. no bigger photos.
  8. herringbonekid

    1920s suits

    speaking of pleats:
  9. herringbonekid

    The Vintage Tailoring Thread

    i've put this diagram together based on Q's suggestion. you could get as many pleats as you like by varying the size of the separate piece:
  10. herringbonekid

    The Vintage Tailoring Thread

    Q, that would seem to be the only way to avoid that seam. thanks ! p.s. i don't suppose you've got any vintage patterns of something similar (the pleats i mean, not the whole jacket ) ?
  11. herringbonekid

    The Vintage Tailoring Thread

    dh66, thanks ! i'm pretty sure these are inverse pleats which fold inward. here's something similar, but not identical: ... these are trapped beneath the belt. Norfolk straps are easier... you can just sew them onto the outside as you suggest.
  13. herringbonekid

    The Vintage Tailoring Thread

    does anyone know what happens on the outer side of the pocket with this type of pleat-front-into-pocket-welt arrangement ? i'm assuming there must be a visible slash somewhere emerging from the pocket on the outer side, which we can't see ?
  14. herringbonekid

    1930s Austin Reed 'Teddy Bear' coat (approx size 40)

    not recently: if i ever find the right weight mohair i'll think about it again.
  15. herringbonekid

    1920s suits

    remember the 'Broadway Jazz model' from 1926... a latter day version of the jazz suit, still with close-set buttons but now with wide trousers ? ... well it's still hanging in there in Sears 1928-9, looking even more incongruous. the proportions have been normalised somewhat, but you can now...
  16. herringbonekid

    1920s suits

    more from the same page:
  17. herringbonekid

    1930s Austin Reed 'Teddy Bear' coat (approx size 40)

    never drink before going into an auction room. the buyer wouldn't feel so good about their 20k purchase if they saw that Savvy Row one !!!
  19. herringbonekid

    1930s Austin Reed 'Teddy Bear' coat (approx size 40)

    the shoulders are actually quite narrow for an overcoat, though the sleeves are a bit long for me. p.s. it was an Austin Reed teddy coat that fetched £20k a couple of years ago at auction, though it why it fetched that amount remains a mystery...
  20. herringbonekid

    1930s Austin Reed 'Teddy Bear' coat (approx size 40)

    i was just looking over the sizes, but it's sold already.
  21. herringbonekid

    1920s suits

    i have the whole catalogue (though the men's suit section isn't huge)... i'll be adding more scans to this thread soon.
  22. herringbonekid

    1940s Gray 3 Piece w/ Unusual Pleated Back

    i think it's been added later... doesn't look very well done.
  23. herringbonekid

    Vintage Workwear

    nice one !

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