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Show us your 'vintage inspired' suits ....
Thanks guys, for putting me right about the crotch piece. Rabbit, those light grey trousers in the picture are more or less exactly how my tailor does them, except that he makes the waist a bit higher, so that the top of the waistband just touches the first rib. Looks like he is on the right... -
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Show us your British suits
Great suit, converted DB or not. I agree, the skirts look a bit square for a SB, but great find. -
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Show us your 'vintage inspired' suits ....
Gentlemen, I watch this thread, with a sense of fascination. Most interested in the way that Rabbit managed to communicate his wishes to a tailor thousands of miles away. I have noticed with my recent suits that while the rise is sufficient in front, it is a little too short in the back (about... -
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Show us their suits
Fastuni, I stand corrected, or at least guided. The old "continental", "English" and "American" division might work, and possibly sub-groups between western Europe, dominated at least before WW2 by France, and Middle Europe, dominated possibly up to WW1 by Austria and after that from Germany... -
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Show us their suits
Even in a gunfight, Raft manages to look as if he just stepped out of the dressing room. . The armhole seems a little low. -
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Show us their suits
Sorry, two-button, with the top one fastened. Breast pocket is a patch pocket, and the pocket square looks like a carnation. Is that a spear point collar with a bar? Good width in the thighs and knees of the pants. I get all mine made like that. I tell the tailor that I don't want to feel any... -
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And another one with George Raft in what looks like a tweed suit. A genuine clothes horse, Raft's suits seem to have upstaged his acting ability. The camera angle distorts the proportions, but it seems a classic three-button from the 30s. -
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Back on track with this thread, two interesting poses here: William Powell, always dapper, and a curious shot of George Raft. Raft's jacket is open, unusually, and the trouser rise is lower than usual, so the picture was probably taken in the 40s. Note the lapels. -
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Show us their suits
You are right. I recall Munich in the 80s still had some very German clothes in the shops, and a few men wearing leather raincoats, which you never saw in Canada, where I come from. In London in the 70s I recall seeing people in bowler hats and stiff collars in the city and in offices, but not... -
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Show us their suits
I am intrigued by all these old photographs. It is possibly worth noting that up until WW2 it was feasible to identify a man's nationality, ,more or less, by the appearance of his clothes. In films and books of the period one comes across detectives guessing whether a man was from Britain or the... -
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Vintage Pics in your vintage threads!
Be careful with that weapon. I see rounds on the table, but not clear whether the drum is full. What are you planning to shoot with it?- PeterB
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- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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How many suits do you own?
Eddie, like you all my suits, about 12, are made in a vintage style, a kind of blend of 40s and 50s. My old tailor made them using a sort of 80s does 40s cut, which I didn't mind. I keep some of my clothes at my office. I am self employed, so nobody objects. Compared to your 200 ties, I have... -
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Show us your waistcoats/Vests?
Seeing all these vests got me thinking about asking the tailor to do one for my next suit. Given that my suits are all based on vintage styles and pants just over the bottom rib what is the correct height for the bottom vest button assuming six buttons and how far apart should the buttons be?- PeterB
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- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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What are you wearing today??
What might be called a commanding presence- PeterB
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- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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What are you wearing today??
Eddie, That is a great outfit. Captures a certain ethos.- PeterB
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- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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How many suits do you own?
Wow Eddie. That's amazing. Sounds like you need an extra house to store all of them -
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Show us your British suits
Eddie, those scans from the Burton book are great. Good advice for customers when discussing things with tailors. Thanks for posting them. -
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Bartender appreciation
Fully agree. This is a great forum. Appreciate all those taking care of things in the background.- PeterB
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- Forum: The Observation Bar
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New to the Vintage lifestyle, first meet up turned into a disaster
Really bad news. Very sorry to hear about it. We can only assume that the peple concerned are consumed by a kind of cancerous hatred.- PeterB
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- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Vintage style-new pants
Congratulations. They look great. Did you get the fabric there, or have it imported? I know about the weight gain. It happens to us all when we live in hot, humid countries. Was it difficult to make the tailor understand what you wanted?- PeterB
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- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
