1920s suits

[Fastuni]

The silk suit is beautiful. Looks mid-20s to me.

 

[herringbonekid]

i'd say early - mid 20s too.

(edit: revised slightly)

 

[Qirrel]

I agree. Not saying it couldn't be earlier though. Can we have a picture of the back?

 

[Mr. Speakeasy]

There is not vent which i thought was slightly odd, i thought vents were common on jackets up until the 30s, what do you guys think?

 

[herringbonekid]

i thought vents were common on jackets up until the 30s...

they were, but there were still plenty of ventless jackets too (going from the early 20s catalogues i've seen).

 

[Two Types]

That suit is amazing. The fabric is really something else!

 

[Patrick Hall]

Great suit, Speakeasy. LOVE the slubby fabric - has an endearing homespun quality to it. Are silks like this...well, silky to the touch, like linings and backings and ties? Or do they have a different feel?

 

[Mr. Speakeasy]

It does doesn't it? And to the touch the fabric is incredibly soft and silky, i can imagine it would literally be the coolest thing to wear in the summer, since i never have, nor ever will wear this suit (though it fits perfectly).

 

[Two Types]

Never wear it?

 

[Mr. Speakeasy]

i'm afraid to put any damage on this suit since it is near mint condition, and since the trousers are so narrow im scared the silk might rip if i bend my knee too far. If this suit wasn't in such good condition i would be strutting these threads up and down the thoroughfare.

 

[DamianM]

I think my wording just got muddled up, i was saying your ad dated 1920 looked the same as my suit, I wish it was dated. Speaking of which I dug through my collection and found a suit I have had for a while that I was hoping you gents might help me date. I was figuring it was from around world war one if not the early 20s. It was sold to me as being from the 1890s but I know right away that isn't true. It is made of what I think is raw silk, i was told probably japanese silk by a friend.

Wow. these spongy raw silk suits are rare!
I have a friend with a beltback from the mid 30s just with this fabric.
The ultimate warm weather fabric.

And you may be right. If it feels delicate, on fold and rip it goes.

 

[volvomeister13]

This is a stupid question I'm sure, but could someone explain exactly what it means when folks talk about a rearward sloping shoulder in terms of 1920s suits?

 

[volvomeister13]

This is a stupid question I'm sure, but could someone explain exactly what it means when folks talk about a rearward sloping shoulder in terms of 1920s suits?

Never mind. I get it now.

 

[cookie]

I went to the opening of a clothing exhibition of womens clothing from the 1920s and 30s and decided it was a good excuse to wear my early 20s 3-piece suit by Hart Shaffner Marx. I see that herringbonekid posted the ad for the same suit i have dated 1920. I have to lose a few more pounds to have it fit perfectly but i did my best.

I found this suit at the bottom of a basket of clothing at a flea market, it was in very rough shape (still is) but i managed to restore it to wearable condition.

You look like Arnold Rothstein off Boardwalk Empire. Fab suit.

 

[herringbonekid]

Paul Specht, early 20s:

Paul Specht and band, 1923

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[Fastuni]

Backwards bill... I assume this was done in a joking manner or he just got off his motorcycle.

 

[herringbonekid]

i suspect he just did that for the photo... what do you think ?

 

[Fastuni]

I think so as well. The only practical reason could be if he rode a motorcycle (as some period photos suggest). But his clothes dont quite suggest that.

 

[herringbonekid]

Lord David Cecil and L.P. Hartley, 1924: