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    What are you wearing today??

    This reminds me that I need some spectators. :) Not ''want'', ''need''.
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    Show us their suits

    Awesome. the 30s will always reign supreme as the most stylish decade in my opinion. That's perfection right there.
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    30s-40s British Workwear Influenced Style

    BNB, your charity shop find looks the part, with it's pointed, generous collar. I see plenty of spearpoint collared shirts in the local charity shops, not always in a cloth/colour that I like, but it shows that the design was still popular in the 1980s and 1990s. It looks like the general...
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    What are you wearing today??

    Very cool, Claudio. Also a cut no one else is doing.
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    Show us their suits

    Great photos chaps. Thanks for posting. Here is something different: Postwar Germany I find those closed toe sandals quite fetching. I saw a similar pair worn in Ossessione... with a pinstriped suit! :cool:[huh]
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    short halfbelt denim jacket Lee 101 39/40 *new*

    Still available. :cool:
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    Curious Swedish shirts

    I like the quirky collar closure. I would probably use that as a template for a copy, to get more colour options. I already have too much green army surplus stuff.
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    short halfbelt denim jacket Lee 101 39/40 *new*

    Lee 101 reproduction of a vintage design from their archive, probably originating in the 1930s. Adjustable belted back with an inverted pleat, patch pockets, diamond chain zip puller. Brand new with tags! (too small for me, never bothered to send it back) The one that fits is my daily...
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    1930s-1940s British peak lapel jacket size 43-44

    Bump!
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    Show us your vintage French tailored garments.

    Beautiful colours. Olive green hunting tweed is so prevalent today and you wonder why cloth like this isn't more popular.
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    I threw my vintage suit in the washing machine

    Sorry about the lack of clarification, I used a stain remover from the british supermarket ASDA called Oxy Powder, which is probably an equivalent product to Oxyclean. If it helps, the somewhat mysterious ingredient list on the website is: ''30% Oxygen-Based Bleaching Agents , <5% Non-Ionic...
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    I threw my vintage suit in the washing machine

    It is often said that 'wool takes care of itself, all it needs is an airing' but there is a limit. Furthermore, there is a limit to what dry cleaning (or at least my dry cleaner) can do. I do much the same as you. For tougher stains I will soak the stained part in dilluted Oxi powder for...
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    1940s-1950s Tweed sport coat size 42-43 windowpane on herringbone

    A bit too big for me. The seller messed up the measurements. I have replied to your pm.
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    What are you wearing today??

    Nice work HBK and Casechopper. I quite like that unapologetic double denim. Lots of attitude.
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    1940s-1950s Tweed sport coat size 42-43 windowpane on herringbone

    Lovely blue windowpane on grey herringbone sport coat in lightweight tweed Probably dating from between the mid 1940s and early 1950s. Condition Very good. Has been thoroughly cleaned-dry cleaned as well as washed! There are three repairs to holes: one on the top of the sleeve - done...
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    1930s-1940s British peak lapel jacket size 43-44

    British jacket probably from between mid-1930s and mid 1940s. Midnight navy, but appears black unless under bright light. Best representation of colour in photo no.1 Striking wide horizontal peak lapel design which is very rarely seen today. Heavy gabardine like cloth, and soft...
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    Soviet suits and other garments

    Noteworthy that the majority are not wearing ties. Might as well repost these here for consistency. Postwar, 1940s-1950s. Note the popularity of solid coloured caps. I think they look quite cool: http://englishrussia.com/
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    1920s suits

    How do they look so straight with zero break? 1)the obvious-they are shorter, so they don't - or barely touch the shoe. 2)the weight of the turn up pulls on the trouser leg, keeping it straight 3)the fabric itself is heavy(like tweed) unlike modern suits so it keeps it's shape. Even though am...
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    Collection of photographs of British men, c.1900-1960. Suits, trousers, shoes etc.

    Glorious photos Eddie, very fond of the tweed jacket + bowtie look like yourself. Where did you find them? If you are looking for a larger thread to integrate your post, I would recommend the 'show us their suits' one.
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    Soviet suits and other garments

    Very fascinating and obscure information. Such a shortage of fabric and clothing is hard to comprehend today, with a saturated fashion market and clothing that is near disposable. Perhaps something similar is still the norm in North Korea. It appears that many Soviet citizens did not own a...

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