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  1. herringbonekid

    Tab Collar Shirts Still Available?

    yeah, they must have been looking at this thread ;-) the shirt fabrics this F-W15 were the best i've seen from RRL. very 20s.
  2. herringbonekid

    Suits - Pre 1920

    Dosti, do the jacket / waistcoat have any labels indicating where they were made ?
  3. herringbonekid

    What are you wearing today??

    spot on late teens - early 20s look Dostz !
  4. herringbonekid

    Show us your TIES

    thanks Fastuni, the striped ones look similar to this one of mine: http://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/show-us-your-munrospun-braespun-lochmarl-etc-ties.81558/page-4#post-1970045
  5. herringbonekid

    Show us your TIES

    Fastuni, could we see a photo of the label/s on the 'Made in England' ties ?
  7. herringbonekid

    Shirt collar oddities - Boardwalk Empire Shirt Collars

    link buttons:
  8. herringbonekid

    Suits - Pre 1920

    from 'The Progressive Tailor' spring, summer, 1919:
  9. herringbonekid

    Tab Collar Shirts Still Available?

    i have now; RRL:
  10. herringbonekid

    1920s suits

    Wallace Reid:
  11. herringbonekid

    Mapledoram Suits on Etsy...any experiences?

    no, they wouldn't.
  13. herringbonekid

    Freedom of Arm Movement

    the freer the better. if you can comfortably put both arms forward (as if holding a steering wheel or handlebars); great. if you can raise an arm vertically (as if to grab an overhead handrail on a bus or tube train); even better.
  14. herringbonekid

    Show Us Vintage GERMAN Suits

    pocket stress points, in a nutshell (or rather... stress on the front fabric, rather than the pocket itself).
  15. herringbonekid

    Double Breast button second row alteration

    and here's a 30s British 4x1: http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?80925-Baby-Blue-Burton-Belt-Back-Suit&p=1957130&viewfull=1#post1957130
  16. herringbonekid

    What to do about squeaking shoes

    a cobbler told me that squeaks are usually located between the insole and the cork filling.
  17. herringbonekid

    Show Us Vintage GERMAN Suits

    Meta, are the round patches on the back area of the patch pocket corners ? if so, they're simply reinforcing pads. they used to do that on half-lined tweed jackets and university blazers. date wise the jacket looks late 40s - early 50s.
  19. herringbonekid

    1920s suits

    we've seen photos of Cambridge students from 1925 in wide (10-11") trousers, so this guy could be one of the style leaders who started the whole trend. i'm still surprised to see trousers that wide in 1923 !
  20. herringbonekid

    The Difference From A 40s DB Suit Between A 30s DB

    i agree Maths. while wide shoulders are acceptable as part of an overall period-correct 1940s 'bold' look i think they are generally a difficult feature to pull off today without looking too 'power dressed', which is why the younger generation of bespoke dudes - who are attempting to make the...
  21. herringbonekid

    The Difference From A 40s DB Suit Between A 30s DB

    most shoulders on jackets are extended to some degree (apart from some of the late teens - early 20s ones as Claudio already mentioned). this is a shoulder (early 30s) with very little extension, moderate padding and quite a full sleevehead: this is a very extended shoulder with lots...
  22. herringbonekid

    1920s suits

    good stuff Dostz.
  23. herringbonekid

    Suits - Pre 1920

    great photos !

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