Feraud
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I prefer this myself.skyvue said:Yeah, I'm always careful to get no break with cuffed trousers.
I prefer this myself.skyvue said:Yeah, I'm always careful to get no break with cuffed trousers.
skyvue said:Marc (and anyone else who might know), what silhouette should I aim for in the trousers if I'm aiming for a Thirties look? I have lots of extra fabric in the vertical seams to have them let out, if I wish.
They're currently 9.5 inches at the cuff, and just over 10 inches at the knee.
Should I go wider/fuller? Does the fact that it's a sack jacket impact what I should do with the trousers?
Marc Chevalier said:Conservative trousers. 1-button waistband. Belt loops, suspender buttons. Flap to pocket on left hip pocket if wanted. Average width: 20-21 in. knee, 17 ½ to 19 in. bottom. 1 ¾ in. cuff…."
skyvue said:Sounds as though the trousers are fine as they are, then.
avedwards said:When the trousers have both brace buttons and belt loops, what does the back look like? Do they look just like "normal" modern trousers except that there are brace buttons inside, or do they have a fishtail back?
In fact, perhaps I should just ask whether trousers using button on braces should always have a fishtail back or is a straight horizontal top acceptable?
Thank you.Marc Chevalier said:The trousers on practically all mass-produced '30s-'40s American suits did not have fishtail backs. They looked like normal modern trousers at the back, but with brace buttons. I don't know why this was so.
Fishtail backs are very occasionally found on '30s-'40s American formal day (striped) trousers: the kind that were worn with morning/cutaway coats or strollers.
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avedwards said:Thank you.
So if I were considering wearing braces occaisionally all I would have to do would be to attatch brace buttons to the inside of a pair of sufficiently high waisted trousers?
Seems to be popular in the late 20s?
i think they only look 70s on a jacket that already looks 70s for other reasons, e.g. the lapel shape, the overall cut, the shoulders etc.
I agree completely with this sentiment.
I think it might be possible to "save" a well-made 70s jacket by shortening the flaps to around 2" long, rather than removing them outright.