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  1. Patrick Hall

    What are you wearing today??

    suit in blue oxford cotton, linen bow tie and boater. Summer is here!
  2. Patrick Hall

    The Thread to Display Your 1930s Suits

    Purchased this suit from houndstooth kid on Etsy several weeks ago. Arrived (as he warned it would) in less than ideal condition. A fair number of stains, and a generally unappealing yellow patina. After a six hour oxygen bleach bath, and a trip to the tailor for some mends, necessary...
  3. Patrick Hall

    The Thread to Display Your 1940s Suits

    Maybe? I was under the (perhaps wrong) impression that Solaro Cloth was a cotton weave used in summer suiting. This fabric feels like medium weight wool. It does have a similar herringbone pattern to it though.
  4. Patrick Hall

    Show off the sports coats.

    Thanks Steve! I have a couple more suits at the tailor that I will post soon.
  5. Patrick Hall

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

    Thanks HBK - in future, perhaps the best idea will be to ask him to lower the gorge of the lapels, so as to moderate the effect of his technique. Thanks for the feedback TT - the second waistcoat is indeed too low. I don't think it's inauthentic to the period, as I've seen photos of similarly...
  7. Patrick Hall

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

    The second suit I had made by this tailor is a sportier variety. Still the strange fly-away lapels, and a reverse pleat in the center of the back. Also pleated breast pocket with a pocket flap.
  8. Patrick Hall

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

    Alright guys, last couple of posts and then I'll quit spamming the forum. I recently had a couple suits made by a local tailor to (relatively) vintage specs. This first one is a three piece suit with double breasted waistcoat and fancy back made from this 13 oz. Fox Bros. flannel. The waistcoat...
  9. Patrick Hall

    The Thread to Display Your 1940s Suits

    Found this suit on Etsy last year, just getting around to posting photos of it here. Navy wool double breasted suit with a light blue herringbone pattern from Macintosh. Label dates the suit to September, 1941. The construction is everything you'd expect from Macintosh. The jacket has...
  10. Patrick Hall

    Thank God for Ralph Lauren

    Second one is from the short-lived Rugby line. Construction is not nearly as nice and it has modern vents, but it has a belted back, and nice pleated pockets. The fabric is a lovely linen-silk blend.
  11. Patrick Hall

    Thank God for Ralph Lauren

    Couple of Ralph sport coats with nice vintage detailing. First one is RRL. Beautiful herringbone cream cotton fabric, unconstructed, with a belted back. Not even a inside breast pocket. The button point is REALLY high, which is my only gripe. High waisted trousers are absolute must-wear with...
  13. Patrick Hall

    Show off the sports coats.

    Picked up this vintage bespoke sportcoat from Ebay recently. Details say 1930's to me. Bi-swing shoulders and pleated half-belt on the back. No labels. Beautiful teal tweed fabric with a golden-brown windowpane.
  14. Patrick Hall

    Shoe trees

    So THAT's why all my shoes have strange creases on the sides. Wonderful. Glad I haven't yet splurged on any vintage pairs that I could also ruin with narrow heeled shoe trees.
  15. Patrick Hall

    Is Hat Ettiquette Obsolete?

    Wearing your hat at a lunch counter was/is allowed. Etiquette is infinitely debatable - and probably was during The Era as well. Proclaiming it to be dead seems a bit stark - it's dead if you want it to be/think it is. I remove my hat when entering most places- lobbies, hallways, and places...
  16. Patrick Hall

    The Thread to Display Your 1930s Suits

    I didn't bid on it because I thought it would run astronomically high. Hyena, you seem to have picked up for a song - congrats. Has the market for belted-backs collapsed?
  17. Patrick Hall

    1920s suits

    Yep - those millworkers are amazing. I like all the varieties of watch chain placement in that photo: where one wore his watch was as much a personal expression as the kind of watch he carried.
  19. Patrick Hall

    1920s suits

    Wrestling fans waiting to travel to Houston at the Great Northern Railroad Depot in Taylor, TX in 1921. August 29th, 1926 in Marfa, TX. Sunday Drivin' in the early 20's, in Henrietta, TX, or its general vicinity.
  20. Patrick Hall

    1920s suits

    Employees of the Kirby Lumber Company at the Browndell Saw Mill in Nacogdoches, TX in the 1920s The Austin, Texas Police Department's Motorcycle Division in 1922 A group of Texas Rangers pose for a photo on the steps of the State Capitol with governor Miriam "Ma" Ferguson on...
  21. Patrick Hall

    1920s suits

    Ellroy would be proud. To really nail the "telegraphic" style you need more appalling gore between sentences though.
  22. Patrick Hall

    Bring me baggy trousers!

    At least the trouser rises are...well rising again, if Tumblr is any indication. I love 20's style slim legged trousers, but the low rises are the worst, especially when paired with vests.
  23. Patrick Hall

    A Culture of Snark

    I think the culture of snark is related to the Digitizing of Reality: Internet and all the other modes of communication that make the world smaller than ever. Reality is now cubist. Our perspectives, as variant and mutually exclusive as ever, are right on top of each other, all of the time...
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