Show us your suits

[jamespowers]

Well, friends don't ask for Belted back suits they own.

Yeah, I am not sending mine or those spectators any time soon either.

Don't feel bad, I'll buy ya a Cactus Cooler when you're down here!

=WR=

MMMMMM Cactus Cooler. I wonder if they have that at the Observation Bar. I'll have to experiment with a few new drink ideas if they do.

Regards,

J

 

[Shaul-Ike Cohen]

I have that NRA pin!!! Cool stuff man, I enjoy wearing mine now and again... people always confuse it with the National Riffle Association!

No, that's what the poor Baron has to wear since the authorities learned he's going back to Britain: Non-Resident Alien.

 

[JOVE23]

Sorry for the blur and the effects...I didn't take the picture:

It's a green-ish Sharkskin suit.

 

[Absinthe_1900]

Well, I do what I can. I might also ad that I recall seeing a film with Gene Raymond wearing ivory flannel trousers with a dark patterned single breasted peaked lapel coat with matching waistcoat... it was Transatlantic~Merry~Go~Round from about 1934 I believe... great movie and great clothes!

=WR=

If you can catch this college picture on TCM: Spring Madness (1938) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0030783/ with Lew Ayers, you'll faint when you see the clothes in this one. (More Ivory Flannel, & Buck shoes, than your mind can process.)

 

[benstephens]

Here is another suit. This one is a blue pin stripe single breasted with peaked lapels. The jacket is cut deliberately quite short in the body. It also has interesting ribbing under the arm. I would say it is pre war, but has no other labels in it.

Kind Regards

Ben

 

[benstephens]

Just looking back through some of the old pages. BK, I love that black pin stripe you have with the double breasted waistcoat, that is really something quite special.

Kind Regards

Ben

 

[herringbonekid]

great suit Ben.
now i know why it's so hard to find 30s/40s suits in London. you've bought them all !

 

[WEEGEE]

Great suit

I just can't ever find at any cost pre 50's suits in size 42/44?


Gotta love details like the ribbing under the arm.

 

[The Duke]

Very sharp suit Ben. I wish I could find one like that my size.

 

[Tough Cookie]

I just have to note that this thread, and the accompanying photos, makes this lady very happy. Honestly, it's great to know that there are gents who put so much thoughtful effort into understanding and presenting the principles of style. I am impressed with the attention to detail (and yes, god is in the details) and knowledge base here--and I'm learning a great deal as well (how many times have I caught myself reaching towards the monitor to "touch" the fabric samples...).

And the pictures are simply divine. Kudos, gentlemen.

 

[WildCelt]

This was one of my uncle's suits that (ahem) shrunk, so he passed it on to me. It isn't vintage, more like '70s (even has the slightly flared legs), but I like it. It's navy blue with grey and maroon pinstripes. The hat is a Stetson Mallory in wool felt, and the shoes I had custom made in Okinawa.

 

[Baron Kurtz]

:cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:

oh my. That's wonderful. I'll bet you're going to tell me now that you're a 35S too. :rage: :rage:

I'm really looking forward to a foray into the Scottish countryside when i return to the UK. I think that's where to find this stuff these days. In the big cities/large towns, everything is snapped up instantly. But out in the charity shops in the boonies, i'm sure this stuff is unhappily gathering dust.

Where do your suits come from? (that is, where do you find them?) backwaters? or in big city charity and vintage shops?

cheers,
bk

 

[herringbonekid]

I'll bet you're going to tell me now that you're a 35S too. :rage: :rage:

i have a sinking feeling that Ben is more my size (37R) [huh]

 

[benstephens]

Hi BK,

Yes it is a nice suit that one. I travel all over the place to find suits, I was in Norfolk at the weekend, and am going to Bath tomorrow and then to London on Friday. However, they are disappearing now, the place to find them is in places with a static population and larger houses, where people do not throw away as much.

It is nice to have a job where I can get out of the office!!

I have bought a couple of suits from e-bay, but tend to find the measurements are not always great. The hardest thing I find to get is casual clothing.

When I get back at the weekend I will put some more suit pictures on here.

Herringbone kid, I am about a 39 to be combatable, but 37 do fit, really depends on style.

Regards

Ben

 

[Aquia33]

Yeah- we'll see. I'll keep you guys posted. I wouldn't want to ruin 3 nice bespoke suits.

Not to be too flippant here Ghost, but a remake of any suit from a 40 to a 36 becomes bespoke in my book, even a "fashionable" 50's style Robert Hall Suit !!

 

[Mr. Rover]

Wow- really old post! Mr. Deckard has checked out both of these suits on extended loan

 

[benstephens]

Hi,

Here is a couple more suits. I have also posted a picture of an interesting jacket I bought recently under the jacket sections.

The first is my Dbl Breasted Pin Stripe. I think this suit cuts quite a dash to be honest.

the second is just a plain blue serge suit by Burtons.

Kindest Regards

Ben

 

[benstephens]

Here is the only American suit I have. It has a Saks? label in it. Very light linen.

Many Thanks

Ben

 

[Baron Kurtz]

Ben, another pile of great suits. I love the extreme pointedness of the lapels on the p/s db.

keep 'em coming!

bk

 

[MK]

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They look interesting, Ben. They would be even more interesting if the pictures were of the suits being worn. If you could find someone to take the pictures, we would love to them in actual use.