Show us their suits

[Nick D]

From the Costica Acsinte archive, interesting diagonal pleats on the pockets.

 

[herringbonekid]

 

[Rudie]

Is that George Raft?

 

[herringbonekid]

yep.

 

[Rudie]

No need for a waistcoat with such a high rise!

 

[Two Types]

From the Costica Acsinte archive, interesting diagonal pleats on the pockets.

I love this stuff so much!

 

[herringbonekid]

British ultra peakz, 1937:

British, link button, 30s:

Eastbourne (just along the coast from me) 1947:

dunno:

assume 20s, poss Britz ?:

 

[Nick D]

No need for a waistcoat with such a high rise!

Or a very short waistcoat:

 

[WhiteBeard]

early 30s perfection. actor William Haines, 1930. from the book 'Edward Steichen:In High Fashion':

Seems very similar to a suit Haines wore in the film "Spring Fever" from 1927. What do you guys think?



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebPp8_QchF4

 

[Claudio]

 

[Burma Schave]

Seems very similar to a suit Haines wore in the film "Spring Fever" from 1927. What do you guys think?

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebPp8_QchF4

Yes. The photo that HBK posted earlier is from 1927, not the early '30s.

 

[Two Types]

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Pretty much the perfect outfit on the right.

 

[Two Types]

Eastbourne (just along the coast from me) 1947:

I wonder what he's reading? He appears to be holding the book so that it can be seen in the photo. I bet it was something that he thought made him look deep and interesting!

 

[Nick D]

More Romanians

 

[Fastuni]

Love those wide trousers and nice velour hat.

Interesting long, rather narrow lapels on these suits (Iran 1930).
Quite a contrast with the very high-closing waistcoat!

Source: Center for Iranian Jewish Oral History

http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?79308-Photographs-from-Iran-20-s-40-s

 

[Papperskatt]

I love super high closing waistcoats, I wish that I had one like that.

 

[herringbonekid]

Quite a contrast with the very high-closing waistcoat!

odd combo. the waistcoat on the chap standing looks almost turn of the century.

 

[Rudie]

Maybe he was into vintage fashion.

 

[Fastuni]

It is a black "afternoon & evening suit" along contemporary Central European fashion.

Floey posted once this 1931 illustration of an evening suit, which described the "high closing" waistcoat.

An early to mid-30's German evening suit I posted before, has also a very high closing waistcoat. If it would have been a long-lapel two-button jacket, the effect would be quite similar to the photo.

 

[Fastuni]

Photo by Hennig, Albert
http://www.deutschefotothek.de/documents/obj/71229599