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    Show us your Thrift and/or yard sale finds

    Just a couple of days ago, I picked this old 3-button sack/tail coat up at an antique store for $15. It is VERY small, but I am a very small man, so it fits me quite well! It is most certainly pre-WWI based on the cut, the lining (which is most definitely silk), and the nature of the sun fading...
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    1930s Belted Back Jacket PATTERN

    Yes, this is pretty much what I'm looking for. Ideally with the action back as well built into the pattern.
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    1930s Belted Back Jacket PATTERN

    Hello there, A friend and I are planning to see a belted pleated action back suit jacket. The both of us think that a pattern from the 1930s would best suit our needs for its construction. Does anyone on here have access to a pattern or know of one that would be suitable for a belted pleated...
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    At What Point Does it Become Costume?

    Hello, GHT! I would say that the garment itself being old would make it an antique, but styles, too, can be considered antique, if they are a) particularly old and b) usually restricted to a specific era in time. As for those that you posted here, I'd consider them antique in style (based mainly...
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    At What Point Does it Become Costume?

    It's been a while, but I'll add my thoughts since the topic interests me: I have found that men's formal clothing, especially over the last 100 years, has not changed significantly enough to look particularly unusual if worn today. If worn on the right occasion (like wearing a 1920s tux to a...
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    WTB: 1930s double breasted suit

    Thank you for that information. I suppose I might want to modify my post a bit to more accurately reflect what I can buy with my budget.
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    WTB: 1930s double breasted suit

    Hello, forum members, I'm looking to purchase a double breasted suit for my graduation this June from the 1930s, ideally a two or three piece one. My waist size is 28 inches (but I'll buy anything up to a 32 waist size if there are suspender buttons) and my inseam is 30 inches (again, I'm...
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    Show us your Thrift and/or yard sale finds

    Found this 1950s suit in a Goodwill for $9.99 a little over a year ago. The jacket is a little bit big on me but the pants fit nicely (sadly they don't have suspender buttons). It's made by Timely Clothes of Livingston, MT, and has a union tag which (I believe) puts the approximate date of...
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    Help me identify a pair of 1930s-style pants

    Thank you, Nobert! Sorry I missed your message earlier!
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    Help me identify a pair of 1930s-style pants

    Thank you for that! I totally forgot that zoot suits were a thing... I don't live anywhere near KY but I would definitely go back if I did. I'm actually not that big of a fan of zoot suits only because I think the jackets look very ugly and the hats are really tacky, but I absolutely love the...
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    Help me identify a pair of 1930s-style pants

    Hello there, forum members! I'm a new member to The Fedora Lounge, but I know that many here are more knowledgeable than me on vintage menswear and I wanted some help identifying a pair of pants I own. First, I just want to give a quick background on me: I have been collecting antique men's...

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