STUNNING Half-Norfolk Jacket in Guncheck; MTM by Hickey-Freeman for Carroll & Co, Beverly Hills

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SUPERB HALF-NORFOLK SHOOTING JACKET IN GUNCHECK!





MTM by Hickey-Freeman for Carroll & Co., Beverly Hills

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This is absolutely gorgeous! Made by Hickey-Freeman for Professor Vaughn Starnes, Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Department of Surgery at the University of Southern California, this was sold by--who else?--Carroll & Co. of Beverly Hills.

It's hard to know where to start describing this jacket, but let's start with the retail store. Founded in 1949 by Richard Carroll, a publicist at Warner Brothers, Carroll & Co. is THE place in Southern California to buy traditional Anglo-American menswear. Carroll started the store when he realized that there was a gap in the California menswear market as he was lamenting to his brother that they had to drive for hours to find Brooks Brothers button-down shirts. Tired of his complaining, his brother suggested that he open a store himselff--and so he did.

Specializing in natural-shoulder jackets, Carroll deliberately capitalized on two things: The post-War love for all things British, and the growing admiration on elite California campuses for the East Coast "Ivy Look" that was just starting to move into the Golden Age. Carroll & Co. didn't misjudge the sartorial desires of Californians, and quickly became a favourite store for the movie industry--or, at least, those members of it that could afford the luxury goods that Carroll & Co. specialized in. Among the Holllywood set that Carroll & Co dressed were Jack Lemmon, Gene Kelly, and the director Billy Wilder, as well as the studio mogul Lew Wasserman. But Carroll & Co. didn't just appeal to movie people--they also dressed Ronald Reagan, as Governor, George McGovern, and Warren Christopher.

Unlike many traditional stores Carroll & Co are still going strong, despite the death of Richard Carroll in 2003. This jacket dates from 2002, and was one of the last that was sold under the leadership of Richard Carroll himself. It was made for Vaughn Starnes, one of the most prominent heart surgeons on the West Coast--and it is gorgeous!

Custom made by Hickey-Freeman, one of the most prominent of America's traditional clothiers, this beauty is a genuine Half-Norfolk shooting jacket, with all of the functionality and beauty of such jackets, when they are built to be used for their intended purpose, rather than as fashion items.

This jacket is cut from beautiful lighter-weight wool cloth in a gorgeously traditional guncheck pattern in a medley of browns and peat blacks, with an overcheck in rich chestnut and bracken russet. It features a proper half-belt at the back, as well as fully functional bi-swing shoulders for ease of movement when tracking game with your gun. It has three front pockets; the lower two are both bellows pockets, with patch flaps secured by buttons; the upper breast pocket is a complementary patch pocket, also with a flap secured by a button. The cuffs are fully functional surgeon's cuffs, with four functional hand-sewn buttonholes. All f the buttons are natural horn in a colour that's perfect for the fabric. It has, as it correct with Half-Norfolks, a three button front and subtle darting; it also has the correct twin vents, which are secured on the inside with a lightweight interior lining strap to ensure that they remain closed while moving, but still allowing freedom of movement while shooting. The collar features a fully functional throat latch. The jacket is fully canvassed, and fully lined in Hickey-Freeman's signature lining.

This jacket is in absolutely STUNNING, As-New condition; it has no flaws anywhere. New, this cost in excess of $1000; as such, it's a bargain at just $115, OR OFFER, boxed and shipped in the United States. International inquiries are welcome, with Priority tracked and insured shipping at reduced cost.

Please PM with interest and offers!

Measurements:

Chest: 22
Sleeve: 25 1/4 (+2)
Shoulder: 19 3/4 (Recall, this is a Half-Norfolk, and so the shoulders are cut for ease of movement)
Length BOC: 31 3/4

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