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  1. herringbonekid

    White silk dinner jacket - tailored in jamaica

    no.
  2. herringbonekid

    The Vintage Tailoring Thread

    here's a couple of pinstriped suits with patch pockets from M. Ward 1922. the first one is described as 'pencil striped cassimere':
  3. herringbonekid

    The Vintage Tailoring Thread

    me too. what's the purple fabric you're using on the roll-line / bridle ?
  4. herringbonekid

    amazing Burtons suits

    i dunno. i think it's just a bidding frenzy. unfortunately prices like these influence the prices that vintage shops sell for.
  5. herringbonekid

    The Vintage Tailoring Thread

    looking great Barmey ! did you not fancy any pleats on the pockets (like the 'Beltsac' you referenced.... http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?76600-Inspiration&p=1766681&viewfull=1#post1766681) ?
  7. herringbonekid

    amazing Burtons suits

    i'm seriously floored by the £843 price. it's a nice suit, and DB waistcoats are rare, but wow.
  8. herringbonekid

    amazing Burtons suits

    have you posted pics of it ?
  9. herringbonekid

    The Vintage Tailoring Thread

    but i like patch pockets and belted backs !!! wah !!!! :Cry:
  10. herringbonekid

    amazing Burtons suits

    correction, the £843 suit isn't Burtons.
  11. herringbonekid

    amazing Burtons suits

    anyone man enough to fork over the crinkle for these ? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/251617202099?_trksid=p2060778.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/261562284961?_trksid=p2060778.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT i think £843 might be a new ebay...
  13. herringbonekid

    The Vintage Tailoring Thread

    you read my mind. if the fabric is a smoother finish worsted, or a very stark chalkstripe flannel, then no. unfortunately my vintage fabric supply is starting to look like a sea of chalkstripe flannel. only a couple of sporty ones left.
  14. herringbonekid

    Need sleeve garters- but what color?

    i follow that one too, and include belt and bag in the mix.
  15. herringbonekid

    The Vintage Tailoring Thread

    i've been mulling over whether patch pockets are suitable with pin or chalk-stripe flannel. obviously, patch pocket - belt back jackets tended to be made out of the 'sportier' fabrics, but i found a couple of examples of striped flannel (or maybe worsted in the 20s photo below) with patch...
  16. herringbonekid

    Hair cuts

    that's quite a claim ! you might be able to get some sort of corporate sponsorship from them. ;) i'm trying Black and White again after a good ten year stint on Dax 'Wave and Groom'.
  17. herringbonekid

    Need sleeve garters- but what color?

    yes. i adhere to very few hard and fast clothing 'rules' but one i do believe in is not to mix gold and silver hardware.
  19. herringbonekid

    Pre-1950s British/European sportswear and leisurewear

    nice ! the shoulders look very thickly padded... or does your dummy have very square shoulders ?
  20. herringbonekid

    Show us your TIES

    thanks gents ! Patrick, it's a pin. that's the hinge end you can see.
  21. herringbonekid

    Ralph Lauren Beltbacks

    ^ would work with an edwardian summer outfit.
  22. herringbonekid

    Show us your TIES

  23. herringbonekid

    Hair cuts

    is this Black and White 'original formula' 90th anniversary stuff any different to the standard Black and White ?

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