I just looked further. Seal pizza? :eek:
Would it be possible to get the pelts de-furred, I wonder? Not a great fashion statement, but the anoraks I was thinking of seem to be more skin than full pelts.
The numerous examples of brown leather jackets in the past show this not to be the case. Do you mean the recent past?
Not heretical, but orthodox (see Wild Hogs above).
Some questions back at you, just for clarification: What kind of suits are you looking for/at? What fabrics do you want?
As to how you can tell whether something's worth whatever is being asked for it, or whatever you want to pay for it, that's down to experience, and that you may just have...
Doesn't look unusual. Leather's all-natural and no two jackets will show exactly the same wear, but similar patterns showed on my old Highwayman. Also, the colo[u]r's sprayed on, so there'll be lighter patches where the most abrasion and colo[u]r-loss occurs.
Here's some Guyot product: jackets mainly.
I see what you mean about the footwear, Flat Foot, but they look good to me and go together well with the other items.
The trousers I'm not so keen on, but that's the uninformed fashion market for you...
The design of a casing, while appearing similar to a 'traditional' or brand type, may mask a host of differences in the design of the frame, component parts and component housings, etc.
So not necessarily a late-30s/early-40s design carried through to a later date.
I agree with BT.
This image is from 1952.
The legs and handle on the one in the OP look newer to me, as does the transfer-printed (as opposed to name-plated) brand name.
Up till the 80s British-designed 'white' goods tended to look very old-fashioned.*
Edit: * In retrospect, that is. And in...
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