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  1. herringbonekid

    Window Pane

    sorry to get pedantic, but those fabrics are glenchecks (or glenplaids, or Prince of Wales checks) rather than windowpane. a window pane is a much bolder check which stands out against a plainer ground. usually for sports jackets rather than full suits: or sports suits:
  2. herringbonekid

    1920s suits

    William Haines in 'Brown of Harvard' 1926: with Jack Pickford: http://youtu.be/Yr1_ARNs6nc
  3. herringbonekid

    The Vintage Tailoring Thread

    for those following the progress of the leather lined corduroy Norfolk suit, here are a few shots of the lining: the technical term for this leather is 'analine nappa'. it's very thin, approx 0.7mm. more shots of the finished suit on the blog: http://laurencejohn.blogspot.co.uk/
  4. herringbonekid

    The delightful attic smell.

    steaming won't remove musty odour. the point of steaming is really just to steam out wrinkles.
  5. herringbonekid

    Is there any hope for a tall man?

    Fastuni, what's the most you can usually get out of a sleeve ?
  7. herringbonekid

    Is there any hope for a tall man?

    ask Rudie about how easy it is to find jackets with a 27" sleeve.
  8. herringbonekid

    1950's Blue Grey Chalk Stripe Mackinaw coat

    that's what i thought too.
  9. herringbonekid

    New Knitwear

    that Ron Perlman jumper is an absolute classic and one i hope to have copied one day. the costumes in the film were by Jean Paul Gaultier.
  10. herringbonekid

    What are you wearing today??

    yes, that sort of thing. ideals of beauty / handsomeness altering by decade. i think i've opened a can of worms and we should put the lid back on it. ;)
  11. herringbonekid

    Show us your TIES

    i really like the brown all silk zig zag one. ... and the Austin Reed one's great too.
  13. herringbonekid

    Show us your TIES

    great find TT, i hope it wasn't in my home town. ;)
  14. herringbonekid

    Balmoral Boots

    nice boots Cookie. Derby rather than Balmoral though.
  15. herringbonekid

    What are you wearing today??

    another 20s one.
  16. herringbonekid

    1920s suits

    maybe more of a European thing ? i don't recall seeing it on British waistcoats.
  17. herringbonekid

    1920s suits

    here's the same thing on a shawl collar waistcoat, probably French, late teens - early 20s:
  19. herringbonekid

    1920s suits

    that's one of the suits that Eddie Schave posted a while ago in this very thread (most of the photo links are now dead). i didn't realise some of them were still for sale. i think that fabric is fine for caps. i wouldn't wear a whole suit in it though.
  20. herringbonekid

    What are you wearing today??

    more on that particular design here: http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?12027-Fair-Isle-sweaters&p=1405213&viewfull=1#post1405213
  21. herringbonekid

    Wool Knit Vests / Waistcoats

    Flo, i haven't seen the series, but knowing other UK period series from that time - early 90s, 'Poirot' - i'd imagine 80 % original.
  22. herringbonekid

    What are you wearing today??

    yeah, i'm an underfed criminal. keep the compliments coming guys. ;)
  23. herringbonekid

    What are you wearing today??

    that's pretty much my physique. ;)
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