1/26/1946 dated sportcoat with slacks and tie

[GoldenEraFan]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/DATED-1-26-...pt=Vintage_Men_s_Clothing&hash=item43b2141440
Didn't know lapels came this thin at the time.

 

[thunderw21]

It's possible the lapels were cut down during the late '50s or '60s. Those services were offered back then.

 

[GoldenEraFan]

If that is true, then it's a real shame.

 

[Mountain Man]

Yep - seen it done in all sorts of ways - legs of trousers slimmed down, lapels cut down, etc. I saw a DB from the late 40's not long ago, and the butchery performed on those lapels almost made me cry.

 

[GoldenEraFan]

If only men who wanted to be "modern" in the '60s could've seen the storm of bad styling and low quality rolling in the latter half of the 20th century, they might've considered keeping their old suits the way they were.

 

[Baron Kurtz]

Very often they were cut down and passed down to sons. This is what happened to my grandfather's demob suit. It was successively inherited by my dads elder brother, my dad, and then his younger brother. Modifications were made at each passing on.

Make do and mend!

bk