Black waistcoats with white tie completely disappeared during the 1930s as tailcoat fronts grew shorter, and white tie dress code stuck that way. I don't mind the look, but I think that a white waistcoat is much nicer-looking. Your mileage may vary.
Here are my sweet spots (I'm about a 37R):
SB Notch: 3.75" is ideal, though I consider anywhere from 3.25" to 4" to be almost as nice. 3" is the bare bare minimum of what I consider wearable.
SB Peak: 4" is the best; it can be half an inch to either side of that depending on the cut of the...
Almost impossible, but not impossible impossible if you're talking specifically tuxedos. If you had a large enough selection of orphan jackets/pants to look through there would likely be something in there that would be passable for facing/pocket flap fabric. I've been on the lookout for local...
Mid 20s to early 30s. That stitching is there to hold the interlining in place and reinforce the long seam in that area. If you open up the tie or just stick your fingers between the interlining and the back seam, chances are that the interlining is just going to be in there loose and not...
The construction style, buttons, and lining materials look much older than 1965, but the jacket styling is extremely odd for a custom suit in '47. R. H. Childs, Esq. probably was a middle-aged gentleman who wanted a new suit constructed the same way his older suits were but not have the jacket...
If the bar is plain and undecorated (or a simple loop of wire), the bar clips over the shirt and narrow end of the tie and holds the wide end. If the bar is decorated with some kind of engraving or looks like a tie bar that just happens to have a chain, then it's up to you whether you use it...
Definitely earlier than the 40s. I'm guessing early to mid-30s. The exact same style of pants made an appearance in the drama Junjo Kirari in some of the pre-war episodes. I don't have a good shot of the back of the pants, but it's a practically identical style of deep V terminating in a...
Here's my take on it (untailored and unpressed as of yet, the hems of the pants need to be let down and I need to find proper boots and a top hat). Of course, my own eventual wedding is so far off that it'll be ages before I have the chance to wear these...
The coat itself is from 1920...
Junjo Kirari, a very nice Japanese drama about the life of a famous jazz pianist. It has a severe lack of accurate neckties or collared shirts; only about 1 in 6 of the suits actually might be vintage.
Let's get some conservatively striped vintage ties in here! They're a true rarity. Some even have the original tags!
The majority of these are from a lot of vintage ties I snapped up in an antique store for $15 total. I don't think I paid more than $5 for the brown one or the bowtie...
Oddly enough, I have a single necktie with the usual of untipped/machine stitched ends construction as 20s/30s ties with bulky lining in it. It's marked as a resilient necktie, and seems to have the original wool interlining still in it. It seemed like it had been slimmed down in the 1960s for...
I've had two pairs of their Madison shoes, and I can vouch for the fact that they're badly made shoes. They have a welted leather sole (thankfully) and a great shape, but the leather they're made with is cheap corrected grain and painted stuff. It doesn't stand up to wear at all, and the toes...
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