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Few days ago, I bought a 1900-1920's black three-piece suit and it came with a waistcoat with a loop! Interestingly enough, this suit was also most likely tailored in Japan. The tailor's tag on the jacket indicates that it was tailored by a shop named "Ōkura" (大倉) in "Toyooka" (豊岡), a city in...

I think it's a direct translation. "大津" is "Ōtsu" and "正圓洋服店" is "Shōen tailor shop". Notice that the Japanese text is written from right to left, which was common in Japan before the end of World War II. This reinforces the idea that the frock coat was probably tailored around 1920-30's. I am...

Found a double-breasted waistcoat with a loop (could be a buttonhole, hard to judge from the photo) on an online store. It also has waistcoat slips! https://montagueede.com/accessories/marcella-waistcoat-slips-in-white

Sorry for the late reply! There are two reasons which indicate that the frock coat and the waistcoat were both tailored in Japan. Firstly, the seller mentioned that they were manufactured in Japan around 1920-30's. Secondly, the tailor's tag on the frock coat indicates that it was manufactured...

Thank you Mean Eyed Matt for providing information on waistcoat slips! I agree that it's difficult to decide from an old picture if the slip is directly sewn or buttoned in. It's hard to explain, but I think the slip peeking out appears to be a little bit thick if it's buttoned in. The only...

Hello! I have a 1930's waistcoat that has a white piping on the edge ("V" part of the waistcoat). Please see the photo below for details. After some research, I learned that this white piping is called "waistcoat slip" and there are two types of slips: a slip that is buttoned to the inside of...

Thank you Jon Crow! Looks like the mystery is solved now! Again, thanks everyone!

Thanks for your replies! I see, the loop is likely for attaching a pocket watch chain... So I tried attaching my pocket watch chain to the loop (please see the photo below). Am I doing it correctly? It looks kinda unstable...

Hello! I recently bought a 1920-30's frock coat with a waistcoat (both are probably tailored in Japan). On the waistcoat, there is a mysterious small "loop" attached between the buttonholes (please see the attached files for details). Does anyone know what this is for? I did some research but I...