Eddie Schmidt

[Preenname]

I hope this does not violate policy as I have not provided a link (and have no connection to the seller).

There might, on a well-known auction site, be a 1930s tailcoat made by Eddie Schmidt, Jr., son of Hollywood's tailor (slightly confusing, since it is dated before Eddie Schmidt's death--or was the father also Jr.?)--who is not mentioned in title.

This seemed unusual enough to demand a post.

 

[Marc Chevalier]

Is it the one made for Adolphe Menjou? It appeared on eBay recently, but the opening bid price was apparently too high, so no sale.


Eddie Schmidt was killed in 1937, so it was probably made under his aegis. Son Eddie Schmidt, Jr. (not his birth name, by the way) is still alive and in his 90s, but is not at all pleasant, I've been told.


Do note that neither Eddie Schmidt nor his son were tailors per se, nor were they trained as such; they were self-invented "stylists". The father was excellent at this, by the way. Later on, even his daughter tried her hand at it.


Enjoy the following thread, Preenname: http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?t=22061&highlight=Schmidt


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[Preenname]

It's for Jonathan Hale, an actor I was not familiar with: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0354947/bio

 

[Marc Chevalier]

Interesting! I'd love to hear more about this tailcoat. Could you tell us more? Thanks, Preenname!


And if you'd like any more information about Eddie Schmidt (both father and son), I'd be happy to oblige. About a year ago, I was considering writing a book about the father.

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[Preenname]

Ok, this ended, I can post it: http://cgi.ebay.com/1935-VINTAGE-wedding-tux-MORNING-JACKET-fine-WOOL-mint_W0QQitemZ290310514060QQcmdZViewItemQQptZVintage_Men_s_Clothing?hash=item290310514060&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66:2|65:13|39:1|240:1318|301:1|293:1|294:50

I wonder whether the seller is misreading the tag and it actually says 1955? That would explain the "Eddie Schmidt, Jr."

 

[Marc Chevalier]

I wonder whether the seller is misreading the tag and it actually says 1955? That would explain the "Eddie Schmidt, Jr."

I don't think so. By 1955, the Eddie Schmidt tailoring firm had merged with the business of John Galuppo, who was once Eddie's master cutter. It was renamed "Schmidt & Galuppo, Inc." See here: http://www.invaluable.com/auction-l...id-jacket,-1956,-a-brown-large-1-c-42o6oakrzz


There's a mystery to this label that I'd like to solve.



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