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The Vintage Tailoring Thread
Oh, that's nice! Can't wait to see the finished jacket. -
The Vintage Tailoring Thread
The stuff I got was supposed to be stiff, for what would have been a semi-soft collar back then, but I found it too bulky. A lighter weight one may work fine. I haven't noticed any trouble with plain cotton creasing or kinking, once I got the hang of shaping the fall. Cut the undercollar a... -
The Vintage Tailoring Thread
Yes, I always interline collars. I've tried specialized "collar and cuff" canvas, but usually I just use plain cotton fabric which is thin but firm. For solid colors I might use another layer of the shirt fabric as the interlining, I've had good luck with that for soft collars. -
Show us their suits
Yeah, they look like ski or hunting trousers made to tuck into boots. Some very full plus-fours would also look like this if they were unbuckled at the knee. -
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Hair cuts
My first attempt cutting my own hair. Could have turned out much worse. Need to work on the angle and the back, which is too long too low. Brylcreem combed back. The barber I've been going to is one of those guys that's been cutting hair for 50 years, but he never gets it short enough on...- Nick D
- Post #1,972
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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Show Us Your Pedigree! The Heritage Thread.
On my father's side the furthest back I've gotten is a master sculptor from Poitiers, around 1600. My surname is related to the field of Poitiers, so this ancestor is well after the battle of 1356 but I like the connection. On my mother's side, my earliest ancestor in the US immigrated from...- Nick D
- Post #380
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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1930s fashions (from the collections of the Library of Congress)
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Gentlemen, show us what you've made!
How'd you change the colors? How permanent is it?- Nick D
- Post #1,135
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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Gentlemen, show us what you've made!
Welcome to the Lounge, Ron. Most of the things posted here are clothes, but not everything. Bring on the ray guns!- Nick D
- Post #1,132
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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Show us their suits
Here's another, Franchot Tone c. 1935 (he wore this jacket in Dangerous). -
The Vintage Tailoring Thread
Thank you! Some other interesting things in that book as well. -
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Show us their suits
I like the sort of sliding scale progression in this one. -
The Vintage Tailoring Thread
Would anyone have a 1930s or '40s waistcoat draft? I have one for a double breasted vest, but not a single breasted, and I'd like to draft my own pattern.
