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  1. herringbonekid

    The MK Maltese Falcon has found its way home !

    what does MK stand for ?
  2. herringbonekid

    The Cap Faction

    1920s-30s tweed caps were heavy i.e. in the 18 oz area, unless designed for summer use. my point is simply beware of seeing a swatch of fabric on screen and assuming it is the weight you want/expect it to be... i've made that mistake myself. always check... most of the Dashing Tweed fabrics...
  3. herringbonekid

    The Cap Faction

    ... check the weights of those Dashing Tweeds too. most are around 12oz... not equivalent to the typical heavier vintage cap tweed which is usually 18oz. summer weight is a different matter of course.
  4. herringbonekid

    Show us your British suits

    Lesley and Roberts were acquired by Welsh and Jefferies (Savile Row) in 1999: http://welshandjefferies.wix.com/welsh-and-jefferies#!the_story/c161y ...they are in the same premises, but they still have their own site: http://www.lesleyandroberts.com/ L&R have supposedly made suits for...
  5. herringbonekid

    Gentlemen, show us what you've made!

    as well as more specific tools, i imagine that shoemaking requires more learned skills than tailoring does, and it would also be harder to find the info online. there's tons of how-to tailoring stuff online now; sometimes i'm actually amazed how much the big companies like Anderson and Sheppard...
  7. herringbonekid

    Gentlemen, show us what you've made!

    anyone with the ability to make shoes to the level of a pair of 1930s Crosby Squares is going to be working in the bespoke shoe business and charging £2500 and upwards per pair, or employed in the workshops of one of the high end makers.
  8. herringbonekid

    Show us your British suits

    1946:
  9. herringbonekid

    1920s suits

    you can't get much cooler than a raccoon clad band leader:
  10. herringbonekid

    1920s suits

    waist seams... probably late teens.
  11. herringbonekid

    1920s suits

    yes, there's no accounting for taste. ;) i don't see the raccoon coat as bad taste at all. slightly absurd yes, but with a sort of casual, off-hand luxuriousness.
  13. herringbonekid

    Boating Blazers

    1926: english 30s:
  14. herringbonekid

    1920s suits

    TT, that sounds like a good price. men's fur coats are very sought after among the 1920s fanatics. interesting that they have prominent sideburns. i don't recall seeing those in photographs apart from one of Rudolph Valentino which was obviously for a film role. perhaps it inspired a short...
  15. herringbonekid

    1920s suits

  16. herringbonekid

    1920s suits

    campus and flapper styles as seen by John Held Jr.
  17. herringbonekid

    1920s suits

    raccoon, bear, wolf (!) ... i'm sure there are others. if you were furry you had reason to be worried in the 20s.
  19. herringbonekid

    1920s suits

    if i can find a racoon coat in time, yes.
  20. herringbonekid

    1920s suits

    this whole ensemble is the greatest:
  21. herringbonekid

    Boating Blazers

    let's see some boating / college / university / cricket / tennis............... BLAZERS ! 1906: 1919: 1920s: (my personal fave): 1920s-30s:
  22. herringbonekid

    Show us their suits

    looks identical !
  23. herringbonekid

    Show us your British suits

    although DB waistcoats have descended from formal wear they always look a bit vulgar to me; i can only see them on the spiv type character.

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