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  1. M

    Your complete 4-part country solution...

    Yes ... by far!
  2. M

    Show us your British suits

    I've checked absolutely everywhere. Not only are there no labels at present, but there are no signs that any labels had ever been sewn in.
  3. M

    FS: great 1950s tweed suit

    . A winner of a suit. "Clipper Craft" was a very good brand. That heathery grey color is fantastic, too: it looks flattering on just about everybody.
  4. M

    Classic Country Shoes by Frank Brothers - Size 9.5R

    . I'd buy these for my knicker suit (even though I wear a 9 D) if I hadn't already just purchased the pair below:
  5. M

    Which Suits Here are 1920s Period-Accurate?

    Here's one approximate rule of thumb for waistcoat length in the 1920s: the location of the waistcoat's bottom button should be roughly parallel to the location of the jacket's bottom button. Both buttons should be about where your navel sits. Again, this is only approximate. (BTW, the...
  7. M

    The Artist

    So glad that you liked it, Lizzie! This film has a special place in my heart, since the restaurant radio interview scene and the drunken bar scenes were filmed inside the Oviatt Building, right in the giant room where "Oviatt's" haberdashery used to be (1928-1967). In fact, the carved oak...
  8. M

    Which Suits Here are 1920s Period-Accurate?

    His total look is a pastiche. For instance ... the suit jacket's shoulders are, at the earliest, from the 1930s. The jacket's sleeves are 1940s 'Bold Look' appropriate. The necktie's thickly lined construction is, at the earliest, 1940s-looking. The semi-soft collar, collar pin, and shirt...
  9. M

    Pencil Mustache

    . Let's change this a bit, just for fun. Which non-mustachio'd celebrity do you think would look good with a pencil mustache?
  10. M

    Which Suits Here are 1920s Period-Accurate?

    Yes.
  11. M

    Which Suits Here are 1920s Period-Accurate?

    It's a good strategy, but plenty of 1920s menswear fabrics and designs were colorful in their own right. The costumer could (IMO should!) have been both colorful and period-accurate, without sacrificing one for the other.
  13. M

    Which Suits Here are 1920s Period-Accurate?

    True! Funny thing about those vintage deadstock early to mid '20s suits snatched up by the "Boardwalk Empire" costumer: each one had a paper card with 'care instructions' tucked into the breast pocket. One of the instructions said: "Do not hang jacket on a nail set into the wall." Made me...
  14. M

    Distinctive tweed jacket - British 1948

    I'd like to know too!
  15. M

    Which Suits Here are 1920s Period-Accurate?

    It's a congruence of factors: the ego of the star actor playing the role, and/or the costume designer's desire to put his or her 'unique and creative mark' on the outfit's design, and/or the intention to convey the character's personality (strong, submissive, etc.) via the outfit -- even at the...
  16. M

    Which Suits Here are 1920s Period-Accurate?

    In most U.S. productions, the lead male character's costumes are among the least period-accurate.
  17. M

    Which Suits Here are 1920s Period-Accurate?

    . Another of Buscemi's suits from the show. A modern costume suit; like all the other ones worn by Nucky, it has too-wide shoulders and too-wide sleeves for the era. The jacket's ticket pocket is period-correct: Franklin D. Roosevelt's late 'teens suit had one, too.
  19. M

    Which Suits Here are 1920s Period-Accurate?

    :eusa_clap:)
  20. M

    Which Suits Here are 1920s Period-Accurate?

    Buscemi's waistcoat is too long; that's the biggest giveaway. Though the photo doesn't show it, his suit's shoulders are also too wide, and his jacket's sleeves are too loose.
  21. M

    Which Suits Here are 1920s Period-Accurate?

    Bullseye on all points. The hint I provided: a 1920 photo portrait of James Cox, the Democratic nominee for president that year; and a 1920 campaign photo of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Cox's running mate that year. Note Roosevelt's 'six-on-three' double-breasted suit.
  22. M

    Which Suits Here are 1920s Period-Accurate?

    The double-breasted one?
  23. M

    Which Suits Here are 1920s Period-Accurate?

    . Good! One of you is half right, and the other is 100% right. Thoughtful analyses in both instances. Anyone else care to weigh in? Don't be shy!

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