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  1. Nick D

    Show us your British suits

    Excellent looking suit. Any closeups of the fabric? (By the by, the bottoms should be buckled just below the knee.)
  2. Nick D

    Show us your British suits

    I saved all or most of the ones posted. Shall I put them up or email? Very interesting. Less finely done, but the whole of the interior looks less carefully constructed. Are these hiding pieces of stay-tape that the tacks on the pockets are taken through, or are they just adding strength...
  3. Nick D

    FS: Double breasted, fully backed waistcoat

    I wear a 40r as well and it's too small for me. It's probably better for a 36 or slim 38 (total circumference around the chest is 38")
  4. Nick D

    FS: Double breasted, fully backed waistcoat

    I've got a grey double breasted waistcoat up on eBay, fully backed with four pockets and a full set of removable buttons: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/320875289883?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649 Cheers, Nick
  5. Nick D

    Edwardian Suit?

    The bias-bound upper edge on the trousers is interesting. I think I've only seen that on trousers from the early '20s and before.
  7. Nick D

    FS: Detachable collars, WWII rank insignia, pince nez, and more

    Several items ending soon!
  8. Nick D

    30's Style tweed pants

    To which the answer is of course.
  9. Nick D

    FS: Detachable collars, WWII rank insignia, pince nez, and more

    I have a few items up on eBay right now for your consideration: Two detachable collars http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Two-vintage-stiff-starched-detachable-collars-/320871688007?pt=UK_Men_s_Vintage_Clothing&hash=item4ab5716747 Briar pipe...
  10. Nick D

    The Moustache

    Bounder has the best hold I've ever come across, but it is water-soluble and dissolves in the rain or from breath condensation. I understand he's working on a water-resistant formula now, which I look forward to trying.
  11. Nick D

    Big Price for 1936 English suit

    Yes, I figured the provenance of that one would drive the price up. I really like it, especially the peak lapel on the tweed (giving my ideas for the future). I don't care for the double vents, but I didn't buy the suit so it's neither here nor there. I've bought suits from Hogspear, but he...
  13. Nick D

    Trousers with unusual lining

    Apparently I can't edit. I meant to say, only one pair of my vintage trousers has solid lining. The rest are striped.
  14. Nick D

    Trousers with unusual lining

    I've seen lots with striped lining. All but one of my vintage trousers have plain, solid lining, but this is the first time I've seen polka-dots.
  15. Nick D

    Gentlemen, show us what you've made!

    Quirrel and HbK, inspiring! HbK, I'm curious, if you're hand-felling linings on the body and pockets, why machine padstitch the collar? Is it to save time, or is it for the particular effect on the finished collar?
  16. Nick D

    Oxford Bags

    Is there any non-ancedotal evidence of students of any university wearing them over knickerbockers? Plus fours aren't much different from normal trousers to begin with, and when you add the usual collegiate sweater and maybe a sport coat, there would be so many layers over the middle that no...
  17. Nick D

    German magazine scans 1940s

    I suspect they're wearing the same boots under the breeches. I've seen these a few times. Maybe they were meant for situations where the flexibility of jodhpurs was needed but with less chance of wearing or riding up like on horseback. Motoring, motorcycling, rambling, etc?
  19. Nick D

    Hat + Brylcreem

    I wear Brylcreem and a hat every day, and there is very little if any difference in my hat liners. It isn't really Brylcreem but the oils and pomades that cause dark staining to hats. Brylcreem is water-based, so I suppose it's gentler on the headgear.
  20. Nick D

    Show us your suits

    The trousers really make this. Wonderful detailing. I prefer a split at the back, but that's as much stylistic as anything for non-fishtail belted trousers, I think.
  21. Nick D

    Regarding Tuxedo Etiquette

    If you want to wear both, and there is a considerable gap in between the ceremony and the reception during which you would have the time to change, then I would say go for it. If, on the other hand, you will not have the opportunity to change or are unsure if you should then there is no problem...
  22. Nick D

    Gentlemen, show us what you've made!

    An American alternative is a 'muslin', from the fabric used. What is called muslin in the US is more akin to UK calico.
  23. Nick D

    Small Beltback sportcoat on Etsy

    That is the craziest fabric I've seen. The lapels look more 70s, though, with the very high gorge and rather large notch. Am I just seeing things (brought on by that pattern)?
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