20 CLASSIC TWEEDS & BLAZERS! Rare Vintage Harris Tweed, Brooks Bros., Zegna, Parisian Bespoke, more!

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I have 20 more lovely jackets to pass on today, including some grail items, such as a cord Half-Norfolk from the old-school Abercrombie & Fitch, a solid-colour Harris Tweed from Smith's of Bermuda, several 3/2 sacks, and more!

As always, I offer FREE SHIPPING ON EVERYTHING within the US; International inquiries are welcome, with shipping at reduced cost!

Also as always, ALL OFFERS ARE VERY WELCOME!

Please PM with interest and offers!

1) CLASSIC Grey and Cream Herringbone Tweed 3/2 sack!

Made by H. Oritsky, of Reading, PA., this is a classic 3/2 sack grey and cream herringbone tweed jacket--a true wardrobe staple. Half-canvassed and half-lined, this has three button cuffs and a single center vent. It has very natural shoulders. It was, of course, Union Made in the USA, and is in absolutely excellent condition.

Asking just $45, or offer, boxed and shipped in the USA.

Measurements:

Chest: 21
Sleeve: 25 1/4 (+2 1/4)
Shoulder: 18 1/2
Length: 31 1/4










2) BEAUTIFUL Bullock & Jones Navy Jacket with Russet-Red Overchecking!

Bullock & Jones was founded in San Francisco in 1853 to serve the tailoring needs of miners who'd struck it rich in the Gold Ruse of '49. From the start they emphasized exceptional tailoring and luxury fabrics, a tradition they continued under their closure in 2001... and then they re-opening in 2005, and then their second closure in 2007. They now exist as an online presence only, which is a great shame as their staff were experts in their fields, and exceptionally courteous.

This lovely jacket harkens back to the glory days of Bullock & Jones, although it is likely to be of more recent vintage that pre-2000. Cut from sturdy and soft 90s worsted wool this is a contemporary two-button model with subtle darts. The cloth has a lovely hand and drape and a wonderful colourway, being an elegant grey birdseye weave with russet-red overchecking. It is half-canvassed and fully lined, and has a single center vent and four button cuffs. It was Union Made in the USA, and is in absolutely excellent condition--it still has the original packet of spare buttons with it!

Asking just $45, or offer, boxed and shipped in the USA.

Tagged 46R, this measures:

Chest: 22 1/4
Sleeve: 23 1/2 (+2 1/2)
Shoulder: 20
Length: 31 1/4

 

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3) WONDERFUL Vintage Half-Norfolk in cord by OLD SCHOOL Abercrombie & Fitch

Made by Abercrombie & Fitch back when it was a serious outdoors outfitters--they outfitted Teddy Roosevelt for his hunting expeditions, Charles Lindbergh for flying, and sold Hemingway the gun he used to kill himself--this is a lovely and very rare Half-Norfolk Jacket in wide-wale cord.

As with all products from the old-school Abercrombie & Fitch this jacket is extremely well-made, and designed fro use in the field, not just to look good in the office. As with all classic Half-Norfolk jackets this features a stitched half-belt at the back. The back above the belt features a box pleat for ease of movement--and more elegant lines than a biswing back when not needed for use--and the shoulders feature scalloped yoke. Below the half-belt is a single center vent.

True to its American roots this is cut as a true 3/2 sack jacket. It features four deep flapped bellows pockets on the front, all of which feature box pleats so that they can expand to accept shells, knives, or very small game animals. The buttons are all genuine shotshell buttons (the front buttons are from Remington 12 gauge shells, the cuff buttons from smaller gauges) and are likely original to the jacket. (Genuine shotshell buttons are becoming increasingly rare, despite their long tenure as being staples of the sporting Ivy wardrobe.) The pocket seams are all lapped for extra strength. The right hand lower front pocket features an internal ticket pocket.

The jacket is half-canvassed and fully lined. The top half of the lining appears to be satin, chosen for ease of movement on and off. The bottom half appears to be a heavyweight cotton in a classic tartan pattern; this also appears under the flaps of the three front pockets.

This jacket was Made in the USA by Gordon of Philadelphia--this is signified by the rooster emblem on the locker loop. It carries the classic vintage Abercrombie & Fitch green and black label.

The cord of this jacket has some overall darkening and discolouration from age, but this simply gives it patina and adds to its appeal. This is a REAL hunting Half-Norfolk, not a costume. However, it could use a dry clean and a press to freshen it up, and so with the discolorartion this is in Very Good condition. As such, this is an absolute bargain at just $65, or offer, boxed and shipped in the USA.

Measurements:

Chest: 20 1/2
Sleeve: 24 3/4 (+1 3/4)
Shoulder: 18
Length: 30 1/2

 

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4) ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS! Norman Hilton 3/2 sack in brown and cream herringbone tweed, with all of the Ivy desiderata!

This is absolutely wonderful! Made by Norman Hilton--the man who was largely responsible for refining and popularizing Ivy Style--this jacket has all of the features that you'd want in a tweed. Cut from classic brown and cream herringbone tweed that was expressly woven for Normal Hilton this is a 3/2 sack with a beautifully fluid lapel roll. It is half-canvassed and half-lined, and features two button cuffs. All of the buttons are made from natural horn. The seams along the sleeves and down the center back are all lapped, and it features a hooked center vent.

This was Union made in the USA, and is in absolutely excellent condition--although the interior label has been carefully and professionally removed.

Asking just $65, or offer, boxed and shipped in the USA.

Tagged 42L; this measures:

Chest: 21 1/2
Sleeve: 25 (+2)
Shoulder: 18
Length: 31 1/2







5) BEAUTIFUL English Cashmere Twill Blazer!

Baron of Piccadilly used to be well-known for being the only store in Britain that routinely offered discounts of Barbour clothing. Not surprisingly, as well as being a Barbour stockist Baron also stocked many other wonderful items of clothing. This beautiful cashmere blazer is a good example. Likely dating from the early 1980s the cashmere of this jacket is seriously thick and soft, not the mall cashmere that's so widespread now. The cloth was loomed in Huddersfield, England, and is a wonderful twill weave.

The jacket does full justice to the cloth. Cut as a contemporary two button model with subtle darting and beautifully narrow lapels this has a single center vent and three button cuffs. It is fully canvassed, and fully lined, and was Made in England. It carries the classic Baron label. It is in excellent condition, and a bargain at just $65, or offer, boxed and shipped in the USA--this is a steal for an English cashmere blazer of this quality!

Measurements:

Chest: 19 7/8
Sleeve: 25 1/2 (+1 3/4)
Shoulder: 17 1/2
Length: 30

 

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6) BEAUTIFUL Southwick Houndstooth Tweed. Horn buttons!

This is absolutely beautiful! Cut from a lovely houndstooth cloth in slate and cream with a dark red windowpane overcheck this lovely jacket by Southwick is half-canvassed and fully lined. A contemporary two button model with subtle darting this has a single center vent and four button cuffs. All of the buttons appear to be horn. Made in the USA, this is in absolutely excellent condition, and a bargain at just $40, or offer.

Measurements:

Chest: 22 1/2
Sleeve: 24 1/2 (+2)
Shoulder: 18 3/4
Length: 30 1/5







7) BEAUTIFUL Brooks Brothers Navy Blazer in Loro Piana Wool. LIKELY UNWORN!

This is lovely, and likely unworn--all of the front pockets are still basted shut. A traditional navy blazer--two button front, darting, center vent--this is cut from Loro Piana wool. It features Brooks Brothers' signature "Dead Sheep" brass stamped buttons, made by Waterbury of Connecticut. It appears to be fully canvassed and it is fully lined. It is in absolutely excellent condition. It was Made in Canada.

Asking just $39, or offer.

Tagged 43S. Measurements:

Chest: 22
Sleeve: 24 (+1 3/4)
Shoulder: 19
Length: 29 1/2

 

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8) Basketweave Tweed with Patch Pockets!

A lovely, sturdy tweed in a heathery grey and cream basketweave with lovely subtle chestnut brown accents, this is a contemporary two-button jacket with subtle darting. It features two patch pockets with flaps; these are surrounded by lapped seams. It has a single center vent and four button cuffs; all of the buttons are leather-covered metal-shanked football buttons. It is fully lined, and in excellent condition.

Asking just $25, or offer.

Tagged 42L. Measurements:

Chest: 20
Sleeve: 26 1/2 (+1 1/2)
Shoulder: 19
Length: 32








9) BEAUTIFUL Camelhair 3/2 sack Terrific Lining!

Jos. A. Banks used to be a worthy rival to Brooks and Press, and this lovely camelhair 3/2 sack shows why.... And not the least because of its wonderfully whimsical lining, patterned with camels!

This is from the old-school Jos. A. Banks, back when it produced solidly made traditional clothing, comparable to Brooks' old "346" and "Makers" lines. Cut from beautifully soft camelhair this jacket is cut as a classic 3/2 sack with a lovely lapel roll. It is half-canvassed and half-lined, and features the desirable and increasingly rare flapped patch pockets--here, with lapped seams. It has two button cuffs; the buttons are the classic leather-covered metal-shanked football buttons. It has a single center vent and lovely natural shoulders.

This was Union made in the USA, and is in absolutely excellent condition.

Asking just $45, or offer.

Measurements:

Chest: 20
Sleeve: 24 1.2 (+1 3/4)
Shoulder: 17 1/2
Length: 30

 

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10) BEAUTIFUL Harris Tweed from H.A. & E. Smith of Bermuda!

H.A. & E. Smith was established on Bermuda in 1889. Together with Trimingham's and The English Sports Shop it was the third main upscale clothing store on Bermuda, boasting at one time that it had the widest selection of cashmere sweaters anywhere in the Western hemisphere.

Smith's closed in 2001, but you can still find examples of its wares that show clearly why it so famous for the quality of its clothing--and this Harris Tweed jacket is one example.

Made in England for Smith's, this jacket is cut from an absolutely beautiful and extremely rare bold plaid Harris Tweed in a wonderful medly of autumnal brackens, russets, chestnut browns and dark moss green. Cut as a contemporary two button front jacket it has subtle darts and the utterly correct and traditional British single button cuff. The buttons are, of course, metal shanked and leather covered football buttons. This has a single center vent, is fully canvassed, and fully lined. It also carries the classic 1960s label announcing that this is "All Wool" and "Made in England" , as well as the classic Harris Tweed orb label and a wonderful vintage Smith's label.

I'm conservative in rating vintage items, so this is in very Good/Excellent condition--and is absolutely beautiful!

Asking just $45, or offer, boxed and shipped in the USA.

Measurements:

Chest: 20
Sleeve: 24 1/2 (+2)
Shoulder: 18 1/4
Length: 30











11) CLASSIC Harris Tweed Jacket from DiTorio's of Pennington, NJ

This was originally sold by DiTorio's of Pennington, NJ--an extremely trad. clothier, now long gone, that catered to the more rurally inclined trads of neighbouring Princeton. Pennington itself is a beautiful pre-Revolutionary War small town; the cemetery on Main Street is bounded by a wall that British troops exercised their horses over in 1775, and Frederick Forsyth set the start of his novel Avenger in Pennington, as embodying classic small town America.

This jacket embodies the wares that were offered by DiTorio's. Cut from a very sturdy, heavier-weight Harris Tweed of a heft that gave Harris its worldwide reputation and is now increasingly rare, this is a lovely classic grey herringbone that is accented with classic Harris tweed vertical stripes in chestnut brown and sky blue. It appears to be half-canvassed, and it is half-lined. It features a single center vent and three button cuffs. It was Made in the USA, and is in absolutely excellent condition--the top breast pocket is still basted shut!

Asking just $39, or offer.

Measurements:

Chest: 20
Sleeve: 25 (+2 1/4)
Shoulder: 17 1/4
Length: 29 1/2

 

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12) LANGROCK 3/2 sack Lightweight Navy Blazer

Langrock was THE purveyor of Ivy Style during the Golden Age, and near the end of its life was running adverts announcing that it was the only store in America that still exclusively focused on the Ivy Look.

This is a classic Langrock jacket. Perfect for the summer or the warmer days of Spring and Fall this is cut from a lightweight wool. It is a classic 3/2 sack with two button cuffs and a single center vent. It has very natural shoulders. It is half-canvassed and half-lined, and was, of course, Union made in the USA. It has a very small smudge on the hem at the front, which wil likely come out with dry cleaning, but as such this is in Very Good/Excellent condition, and is a bargain at just $35, or offer.

Measurements:

Chest: 20 5/8
Sleeve: 25 1/4 (+2 1/4)
Shoulder: 18 1/8
Length: 31 1/2





13) BEAUTIFUL Brooks Brothers "Madison" jacket in SIlk, Linen, and Wool.

This is lovely! A recent offering by Brooks Brothers in their "Madison" cut, this beautiful jacket is cut from E. Thomas cloth that's a blend of 40% silk, 35% linen, and 25% wool, with a wonderful hand and drape. The patterning and colourway do full justice to the cloth, being a dove grey and cream broken bone herringbone weave with an overcheck in sky blue and Royal blue.

The jacket is cut as a contemporary two button model with subtle darts and a single center vent. It appears fully canvassed and is fully lined, with pick stitching throughout the lining. It has four button cuffs, and is in absolutely excellent condition.

Asking just $45, or offer

Tagged a 48R, this measures:

Chest: 24 1/2
Sleeve: 24 1/8 (+2 1/8)
SHoulder: 21
Length: 31

 

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14) BEAUTIFUL Zegna Jacket. Made in Switzerland.

This is a beautiful jacket! Made in Switzerland, this is fully canvassed and fully lined in bemberg. It is cut from dark grey birdseye cloth with overchecking in golden wheat, Royal blue, and dark red, giving this a very elegant and sophisticated look. It has a Continental three button front, and is unvented, in Flusser approved style. It is in absolutely excellent condition.

Asking just $40, or offer.

Tagged EU 56R, US 46R, this measures:

Chest: 22 1/4
Sleeve: 25 1/4 (+1 1/2)
Shoulder: 20
Length: 31 3/4








15) WONDERFUL Solid Mustard Harris Tweed Jacket, Made in England for Archie Brown, Bermuda

Archie Brown, with Trimingham's, Smith's, and The English Sports Shop, was a Bermudian institution until its closure, being famous both for its offerings of upscale British clothing and also for the bagpiper who played in the store every day at noon.

This marvellous jacket shows just why Brown's was so famous. Likely dating from the early 1960s this beauty was Made in England. It has the traditional British three button front and the high lapels, harking back to its hacking jacket heritage. The Harris Tweed that it is cut from is the traditional heavyweight Harris with the rather rough and slightly hairy hand--just what you'd want in a tweed of this calibre! It is also an extremely rare solid colour tweed--the colour of English mustard! It is fully canvassed and fully lined. It is unvented, and has four button cuffs. All of the original buttons are intact, and all are the traditional leather-covered metal-shanked football buttons. This also carries a full set of lovely vintage labels. This does have one or two small blemishes on the tweed, as shown, and so this is in Very Good condition.

This is a rare opportunity to acquire a lovely vintage jacket from a renowned retailer at a very good price indeed! Asking just $40, or offer.

Measurements:

Chest: 20 1/4
Sleeve: 21 (+2 1/4)
SHoulder: 18
Length: 29 1/2

 

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16) Brooks Brothers Heathery Herringbone Jacket

At first sight this presents as a dark grey herringbone jacket, but closer inspection shows that this is cut from a miniature herringbone in charcoal grey and brown with moss greens and sky blues heathered in for a lovely complex and beautiful cloth. This is a contemporary two button models with subtle darts; it is half-canvassed and fully lined. It has three button cuffs, and was Union Made in the USA. It is in excellent condition.

Asking just $35, or offer.

Tagged 41R. Measurements:

Chest: 20 1/2
Sleeve: 25 (+2 1/8)
Shoulder: 19 1/2
Length: 31






17) MTM Guncheck Jacket by Coriolan of Paris

Located in Paris 6 Coriolan of Paris have been tailors for half a century. This lovely jacket was made on the premises in Paris, and shows the English influence on Coriolan's tailoring. Half-canvassed and fully lined, this is cut from cloth in a guncheck pattern that's a mixture of russets, taupes, and moss greens. It has an English three button front, twin vents, and finished four button cuffs. This retains its full set of spare buttons. It is in excellent condition.

Asking just $39, or offer.

Measurements:

Chest: 19 1/2
Sleeve: 24 3/4 (+1 1/2)
SHoulder: 18 3/4
Length: 30 1/2

 

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18) ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL Brooks Brothers Glen Plaid 3/2 sack

This is absolutely beautiful!!! Cut as a traditional 3/2 sack from a wonderful Glen Plaid cloth in shades of cream, dove grey, and slate grey, this lovely jacket is half-canvassed and fully lined. It has a beautifully fluid lapel roll, three button cuffs, and a single centre vent. This is a truly beautiful jacket that would be perfect for Spring, Fall, Winter, and early and late summer! It was Union Made in the USA, and is in absolutely excellent condition.

Asking just $45, or offer.

Tagged 44R, this measures:

Chest: 23
Sleeve: 23 1/2 (+1 3/4)
Shoulder: 20 1/4
Length: 31 1/4










19) HAND TAILORED Hickey Freeman American Hacking jacket

This is a truly beautiful jacket! Hand-tailored by Hickey Freeman, this is the "Edwards" model which is cut as an American Hacking Jacket; it has the three button front of a standard English hacking jacket, but the top button is rolled over, Ivy-style. It is darted, as is correct for an English hacking jacket, and has twin vents. It also has four button cuffs. It is fully lined in Hickey Freeman's signature lining, and it is also fully canvassed.

The tweed itself is lovely; a dark autumnal medley of burnished chestnut, peat black, and bark brown in a classic glen plaid pattern. It was Union Made in the USA.

This is in absolutely excellent condition. Asking just $45, or offer--a bargain for a jacket hand-tailored by Hickey Freeman!

Tagged 40R. Measurements:

Chest: 20 5/8
Sleeve: 23 3/4 (+ 1 1/2)
Shoulder: 18 1/4
Length: 30

 

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20) WONDERFUL! Classic 3/2 sack in grey herringbone tweed with overchecking by H. Freeman for The English Shop of Princeton

H. Freeman is one of the great classic American clothiers, and The English Shop of Princeton was one of the Big Five bastions of Ivy Style during the Golden Age, and so a jacket that carries the labels of both has impeccable tradly provenance!

And this jacket fully lives up to its heritage. At first sight this presents as a classic herringbone tweed, but closer inspection reveals that this has a very subtle overchecking in turquoise, burn orange, and sepia brown, making this a truly beautiful tweed. It is cut as a classic American 3/2 sack with a lovely fluid lapel roll; it also features a single center vent. It is fully canvassed and fully lined. It has very natural shoulders. It has four button cuffs, and was, of course, Union Made in the USA. It is in excellent condition.

Asking just $45, or offer.

Measurements:

Chest: 21
Sleeve: 26 1/2 (+2)
Shoulder: 17 3/4
Length: 32 1/4

 

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9 is sold

 

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Please note revised length on 20!

 

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4 and 14 are sold.

 

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7 is sold.

 

[ideaguy]

does #18 fit like a true 44?

 

[captzak]

PM sent regarding #2.