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  1. herringbonekid

    Vintage Suitings: Discussions of, and sourcing modern equivalents, etc.

    for anyone who's wondered about the difference between 'worsted' and 'woollen' flannel: 'woollen' flannel (on the left) has a hairier surface and more of a 'melange' or mottled appearance. notice how the fuzzier surface means that the stripes are much less crisp. 'worsted' flannel (on the...
  2. herringbonekid

    The Vintage Tailoring Thread

    how to spot machine-made buttonholes on a vintage suit: look for the canvas visible between the stitches. this means that the buttonhole was machine stitched (probably on a Reece which takes about 3 seconds) then cut after. when a buttonhole is made by hand the cut it made first and the stitches...
  3. herringbonekid

    Shirt collar oddities - Boardwalk Empire Shirt Collars

    exactly as i thought it would look ;)
  4. herringbonekid

    BRITISH Belt-Back Suits and Sports Jackets

    Freemans, 1937: (photo courtesy of Tickety Boo Tupney)
  5. herringbonekid

    Shirt collar oddities - Boardwalk Empire Shirt Collars

    good find Papperskatt. in the general oddities section i give you... - some sort of nubby, textured separate collar: - a stiff, striped collar on a plain shirt:
  7. herringbonekid

    Show us your TIES

    here's a couple of U.S. knit / crochet ties i just got, both with same label. "Wilcrest, Full Fashioned Crochet, made on imported machines, Rayon, by Wilson Brothers"
  8. herringbonekid

    Show us your TIES

    probably from 1918-1923. here's some similar designs from Montgomery Ward, 1922: that's a good price too.
  9. herringbonekid

    The Vintage Tailoring Thread

    interesting Dosti. i'll bet someone else would claim to have invented the 'free swing' before 1922 though !
  10. herringbonekid

    BRITISH Belt-Back Suits and Sports Jackets

    this suit belongs to a friend. not sure of the date. the front is cut away almost like a kilt-jacket, but not as severely:
  11. herringbonekid

    Polo Shirt Over Shirt?

    i can't see the image.
  13. herringbonekid

    Size 36 CC41 blue odd waistcoat

    hi Broccoli, what's the actual flat pit to pit measurement (full width across chest) ?
  14. herringbonekid

    Show us your TIES

    agreed. that's a corker.
  15. herringbonekid

    1920s suits

    they do look like button boots. here's a close up from another photo: the button boot would have been on the way out by the early 20s but still available; it's decline roughly in tandem with the narrow trouser (i.e. out of vogue by about 1925).
  16. herringbonekid

    1920s suits

    i agree Dirk. couple more:
  17. herringbonekid

    1920s suits

    Chaplin, 1919-23:
  19. herringbonekid

    1920s suits

  20. herringbonekid

    Tab Collar Shirts Still Available?

    great find Dost.
  21. herringbonekid

    Photoplay magazine – pictures of the stars from 1916 to 1943

    thanks Dosti !
  22. herringbonekid

    Shirt collar pins

    i gave up looking in the UK, and just ordered a couple of vintage ones from a US seller on etsy.
  23. herringbonekid

    about ties

    in U.S. catalogues, flannel shirts are next to chambray shirts. i.e. in the 'workwear' section. generally they're both shown without ties, but now and again, with.

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