Several Interesting Vintage Suits via Ebay

[scotrace]

40's Kuppenheimer, 42:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/KUPPENHEIME...332?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2c98ce5a14

40s Gab, apparently custom:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/BESPOKE-Bro...148?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2c98e158a4


40's, Blue, 42:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/PETERSONS-3...236?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2c98e19394

A tan 42:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/CURLEE-CLOT...246?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2c98dab9b6

Nice brow SB:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/RONNIE-BARR...186?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2c98daec42

30s White Palm Beach Cloth, for cheap:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Original-19...231?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item487c4e4f67

Small size blue:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/VTG-Gildner...962?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2c98cf3362

Gray, 30s? Size 40
http://www.ebay.com/itm/BURTON-3pc-...451?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2c98c5a02b


Nice DB 42:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/KLEINHANS-N...892?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2c98bc8dac

Gray DB, 42 & pricey:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/BOND-Vtg-Gr...271?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2c98c5841f

Basic blue gab, 40:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1930s-40s-M...199?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2edf42bf8f

None are mine.

 

[herringbonekid]

i've emailed the seller to ask how he's measuring the vests.
17.5" (which would equate to a 34 chest) doesn't make any sense on a suit with a 41" pit to pit measurement.

 

[Burma Schave]

Thank you for these links, scotrace. Very cool.

 

[Mathematicus]

Small size blue:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/VTG-Gildner...962?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2c98cf3362

In this one, too, measurements seem rather amazing. A suit with a chest clearly cut for a 36-37 has a shoulder measurement of 19'', that's very big even for coats with a certain amount of shoulder wadding!

 

[Patrick Hall]

His snootiness about inseams is irritating too.

 

[Patrick Hall]

AHHH THERE IS STILL NO EDIT IN HERE. Was going to say, that gray Burton 3 piece - how bad does the fading look to you guys? Also, is that the result of too much direct sunlight for too long?

 

[Burma Schave]

When a seller says that there's fading on a visible part of suit, just walk away and don't look back.

 

[Patrick Hall]

Thanks Burma Schave. Does seem like a fundamentally unfixable problem. Shame too, as the trousers are long enough to fit.

 

[Two Types]

This seller perplexes me. First he says: "I have been collecting vintage mens clothing for almost 30 years ."


Then he says: "As is typical of almost all suits of the era the measurement on the trouser is done by outseam alone due to the fact that typically they are a high waisted cut known as "true waist" and generally sit just at or below the belly button rather than on the hips as is the case with modern cut trousers .The inseam measurement thus becomes somewhat irrelevant. I'm able to to provide this measurement if your curiosity persists although as I say it is rather pointless."

Utter nonsense. Everyone knows it is the inside leg measurement that matters. No point buying a trousers that isn't long enough for your legs regardless of the overall length. He seems to be making the assumption that all vintage suits have the same rise. It's a staggering statement.

I believe the same seller wa advertising suits as 'Size 44' a couple of weeks ago. Then when you look at the measurements the waistcoat would be a 38. It's clear to anyone that the true measurement of a suit is best worked out from the waistcoat since that's the nearest to the actual chest measurement. Might be different for a two piece, but not for a three piece.

 

[Two Types]

He also states that vintage trousers sit just at or below the belly button. Maybe in his world, certainly not in my experience. I prefer 'between the ribs and the belly button'.

 

[herringbonekid]

i've emailed the seller to ask how he's measuring the vests.
17.5" (which would equate to a 34 chest) doesn't make any sense on a suit with a 41" pit to pit measurement.

seller says vests are measured: "pit to pit under the arms laid out flat"

so there you have it. the Ronnie Barrie suit is a 34" chest. official. :rolleyes2:

 

[herringbonekid]

and this one's a 31" chest:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/VTG-Gildner...efaultDomain_0&hash=item2c98cf3362&rmvSB=true

... even the really petite gents have missed out on that one. what a shame.

 

[Two Types]

imagine fitting into a 32 inch waist, and having a 32 inch chest but wearing a jacket with 19 inch shoulders and a 39 inch chest. the owner of this suit must have looked rather odd!

 

[Mathematicus]

imagine fitting into a 32 inch waist, and having a 32 inch chest but wearing a jacket with 19 inch shoulders and a 39 inch chest. the owner of this suit must have looked rather odd!

I still can't believe that! This seller must have some troubles measuring coats!

 

[scotrace]

He also states that vintage trousers sit just at or below the belly button. Maybe in his world, certainly not in my experience. I prefer 'between the ribs and the belly button'.

As the member BellyTank used to call them, "Nipple Scratchers."