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  1. Dirk Wainscotting

    J.L. Taylor men's fashion catalog, 1927

    The two-button arrangement of the 20s suits is not dissimilar to the two-button arrangement on some 50s suits and the suits from about 2010 onwards. The top or middle button being quite high. So what you get now is people doling out advice about which buttons should be fastened - largely based...
  2. Dirk Wainscotting

    Camel hair jacket & cowboy boots?

    Maybe, but hardly a discussion for a 'suits' thread, what?
  3. Dirk Wainscotting

    Wearing white tie to a black tie event?

    The term 'black tie' is arbitrary for many people now. I also went to a dinner at a 'dinner club' around the Christmas period and the invitation had 'black tie' on it. I met a fellow there who was wearing a morning coat and a striped tie (black/silver), so basically morning dress. He said to me...
  4. Dirk Wainscotting

    Formal Wear Primer

    I dare you to go to the pub in the entire ensemble.
  5. Dirk Wainscotting

    My dad's tweed jacket

    It's surely 1960s and late 60s at that. The shape of the collar is a clue.
  7. Dirk Wainscotting

    Collar question

    70's glider collar, just in case one happens to fall from a cliff.
  8. Dirk Wainscotting

    Norfolk Jacket

    Dr. Martin shoes (or boots)?
  9. Dirk Wainscotting

    BOTH SIDES OF THE TWEED! - Show us your tweed suits, sport coats and pants

    Nice hacking jacket. Hope it was only a drag hunt!
  10. Dirk Wainscotting

    Sources of newer suits based on older designs

    Very nice work Claudio. I like that grey jacket with the squared-off foreparts. Where do you get your labels done?
  11. Dirk Wainscotting

    Sources of newer suits based on older designs

    'Off-the-rack' and 'couturier' together is surely an oxymoron. I don't want to do any makers down, but this stuff, if the photos are anything to go by, are not far from what you can buy in any high street shops. I looks nothing like tailoring and a lot like urban streetwear, maybe based on some...
  13. Dirk Wainscotting

    Sources of newer suits based on older designs

    I don't know what that is. It looks like the name of a battalion!
  14. Dirk Wainscotting

    Sources of newer suits based on older designs

    I make clothes from the 30s/40s/50s period (mostly late 30s) on the side. It's not a going concern or anything, but I have made replica stuff for a few stage productions and people who go on things like the tweed runs. From experience I'd be wary of people saying they make stuff from old...
  15. Dirk Wainscotting

    In Need of some Help

    Roosevelt is not wearing a 'tuxedo' in that photo. As PeterGunn says he is wearing a frock coat; in the second photo you can see the classic silk insets in the lapels, which in that case could well be peaked. In particular there are two things to consider: that what became the 'tuxedo' is a...
  16. Dirk Wainscotting

    tips for using old irons

    Lizzie, I think your iron is likely a rare good example, because not many irons from the 30s are around in good condition. In the 50s there were still loads of irons made with wooden handles (Grossag still made theirs with wooden handles until the 60s), but those handles are also not...
  17. Dirk Wainscotting

    tips for using old irons

    Personally I think you should get one with a thermostatic control. It's not only easier to control the heat and eliminate most of the guesswork, it also saves on energy. How 'vintage' is vintage? Those from the 50s onward are probably the safest electrically - a lot of the older ones have...
  19. Dirk Wainscotting

    The Vintage Tailoring Thread

    Blimey 173 files. I feel bad now. Once I've managed to get the Czech translated I'll have a go at some of the drafts. Chapeau à vous, monsieur!
  20. Dirk Wainscotting

    The Vintage Tailoring Thread

    One page a week/month is fine. At your own discretion sir.
  21. Dirk Wainscotting

    The Vintage Tailoring Thread

    Well I am patient enough to wait. The system looks different from the British and German ones I know. The regular waistcoat has quite an elongated and narrow armscye shape which I haven't seen before. Seeing the rest of the book will show if the measurement system is particular to the system...
  22. Dirk Wainscotting

    The Vintage Tailoring Thread

    I'd would like to see the trousers, waistcoats and the dinner jacket if it's no too much trouble.
  23. Dirk Wainscotting

    tips for using old irons

    It's better to use wrung-out cloths and a brush (like the largest round art brush) from a pot of water, than sprinkling water directly. It's easier to control it that way and it gets properly distributed. It also helps stop staining. This is my iron. A massive tailor's iron from the middle of...

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