The style of the suit.

[Wild Root]

1929 Sears.

Here you have some styles of 1929 from Sears.

Enjoy.

Note how the shoulders aren't wide at all.

 

[Wild Root]

This is nice too.

 

[Daniel Riser]

In all my times with fellow vintage appreciators I have yet to see one walking around holding an extra pair of matching trousers.... how strange

Those are usually matching knickers, but I read in a 28' catalogue one time for sport suits that they would come with matching trousers so if you wore one out you'd have a backup pair. Neither of them were knickers.

Kind Regards,

Dan

 

[Wild Root]

Yeah, most good suits then came with two pares of pants. It extended the life of the suit. And the guys holding the pants was just a catalog pose. No one walked around holding a second pare of pants back then

Root.

 

[jamespowers]

In all my times with fellow vintage appreciators I have yet to see one walking around holding an extra pair of matching trousers.... how strange

Those are for older folks who may have an accident.
Nah, it is unbelieveable but a suit with two pairs of pants, custom made, in the 1940s sold for $31! That makes it all the more worthwhile.

Regards to all,

J

 

[scotrace]

The Old George Burns Joke

"Bought a suit with two pair of pants...


...Burnt a hole in the jacket."

 

[Wild Root]

Good one! :cheers1:

Root.

 

[jamespowers]

George always knew how to deliver a line like that too. Kind of deadpan and complaining.
Gee, tough break.

Regards to all,

J

 

[BellyTank]

Two pairs of pants?

...maybe he's going golfing and worried that he'll get a hole in one... :drum:

B
T

 

[Wild Root]

Oh brother

You guys are too much.

Root.

 

[mike]

Now a look at the 30's shoulder cut.

It seems pretty hard to find anything today that comes close to the 1930's natural shoulder look. But how come?

 

[cptjeff]

It seems pretty hard to find anything today that comes close to the 1930's natural shoulder look. But how come?

Fashion. Same reason it was hard to find a 40's bold look suit in the 60's.

 

[Feraud]

Yes. We are the mercy of the Fashionistas.

Back in the 90s I had a tweed blazer that had a really cool looking natural shoulder.

 

[mike]

Old Town Clothing out of the UK say this jacket has a natural (1920's) shoulder: