Small cc41 double breasted suit in a wonderful shade (... BK sized?)

[Two Types]

http://www.savvyrow.co.uk/products/superb-1940s-cc41-utility-label-light-brown-stripe-d-b-suit-33-34r

This looks to be in an amazing condition .. and the colour is quite unusual (i.e. not blue/grey/brown etc). However, the chest measure 36 inches and I know there aren't many among us who could fit into it.

It's not cheap but - as I recall - 'Savvy Row' are open to offers on what the advertised price.

 

[herringbonekid]

that IS an unusual fabric. and twin vents... also unusual.

 

[Baron Kurtz]

Astonishingly, that might actually be too small in the chest for me!

Lovely fabric, though a little pricey.

bk

 

[Two Types]

The vendor describes the suit as 'light brown'. I would prefer 'dusty pink' (unless it's just my monitor). It would have been a bold man to wear that on the streets of most British towns and cities during the 1940s.

 

[Guttersnipe]

Do you guy think those double vents are original or a later renovation?

I've seen 50s jackets with double vents added before. You usually can tell if they were an addition because there is no overlap between the two sides of each vent.

I can't really tell from these pictures though (I'm on my cell phone).

 

[GoldenEraFan]

Do you guy think those double vents are original or a later renovation?

I've seen 50s jackets with double vents added before. You usually can tell if they were an addition because there is no overlap between the two sides of each vent.

I can't really tell from these pictures though (I'm on my cell phone).

I've seen the double vent on a suit as in a movie made in 1942, I think.

 

[Baron Kurtz]

From the inside view, it certainly looks possible that they are original. It would be a slightly out-of-the-ordinary feature, but certainly not unheard of in British suits of the era.

 

[herringbonekid]

The vendor describes the suit as 'light brown'. I would prefer 'dusty pink' (unless it's just my monitor)

TT, if that suit is really 'light brown' and not dusky pink then the problem lies with the seller's camera not your monitor (or mine).