***merbunds (Brooks Bros., Turnbull & Asser, more), Vintage Suspenders, and Formal White Bowtie!

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***MERBUNDS!

Perfect for the Holiday Season!​

1) Vintage Turnbull & Asser of Jermyn Street, London, dark red velvet ***merbund. Judging by the label, this likely dates from the 1960s--and so would likely have been worn to dinner parties in Mayfair and Chelsea at the height of the Swinging Sixties, at which time a dark red velvet ***merbund would have been considered dangerously racy! Made in England. In Very Good/Excellent condition. Asking just $35, or offer, boxed and shipped in the USA.

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2) Brooks Brothers ***merbund, red with neats. All silk. Excellent condition. Made in the USA. Excellent condition. Just $29, or offer, boxed and shipped in the USA.

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3) Unknown maker, unknown material--but a really lovely ***merbund! Black with a geometic shadow pattern in the background and white fleurs in the foreground. Just $22, or offer, boxed and shipped in the USA.

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Vintage Suspenders (or braces, if you're English!).

In a lovely subtle pale yellow with brown leather tabs and brass adjusters, these would be perfect with brown tweed.. or with formal wear, precisely *because* they are just off-kilter from the traditional white! https://static.**.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t57/1/16/1f609.png

These were Made in West Germany--dating them before October, 1990--and are in excellent condition.

Asking just $19, or offer, shipped in the USA.

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A lovely formal marcella (or pique) bowtie.

Self-tie and adjustable. Unknown maker. In excellent condition except for a pinhead-sized mark on one edge which cannot be seen when worn.

Asking just $18, shipped in the USA.

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