1920s jackets

[herringbonekid]

my longing for an original early-mid 1920s suit or jacket seems to be summoning up some potential candidates.
this one turned out to be too small:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/150921966...sid=p4340.l2557&orig_cvip=true#ht_1705wt_1180

...and while i'm a fan of jazzy fabric, this fabric in particular didn't jazz me in the right way.


this one is interesting:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/251165274...AX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649#ht_500wt_1414

...but i'm not a fan of scalloped yokes, and it seems to be missing a back 'Norfolk strap' which the seller fails to notice.


the summoning continues.

 

[Flat Foot Floey]

Both are fun but I like the first one more. Maybe it's not THE ONE SUIT you are looking for but certainly a nice eyecatcher

 

[herringbonekid]

the first one was Baron Kurtz sized and a pretty low but-it-now price. i probably would have bought it had it been my size, despite reservations about the fabric.

 

[Two Types]

The missing strap is curious. But it's good to see that the stuff is out there. I think that first one would have suited you perfectly and i bet that if you tried it on, and it fit, the fabric wouldn't worry you one bit.
Keep searching.

 

[herringbonekid]

apparently the 20s is cool, though i haven't personally seen evidence yet on the streets of East Sussex.

http://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/entertainment/articles/2012-01/13/tv-the-style-of-boardwalk-empire

 

[Flat Foot Floey]

Well the tweed runs are a sucess too. All this dapper, dandy whatever stuff. Not really 1920s or 30s but they try.

 

[Flat Foot Floey]

Too bad BE didn't get the shoulders right. This would change the level of authencity so much.

 

[herringbonekid]

the 'tweed run' look strikes me as more of an English country gent look, but modernised quite a bit (in a cartoony way).
i'm yet to see anyone rocking a sharp 20s urban 'Boardwalk Empire' look, but i'll let you know if i do.

 

[herringbonekid]

this John Varvatos look (mentioned in the above link) seems to be consciously aping the narrow-shoulder-late-teens-early-20s:

...but i might just be drawing my own links.

 

[Baron Kurtz]

I think you're right. That one at the top's a hark back to the old herringbone-ish photographs of 2007 … The sullen pout, almost Pinkie-ish.

 

[Baron Kurtz]

I haven't seen any Boardwalk Empire. Is it worth it?

 

[herringbonekid]

I think you're right. That one at the top's a hark back to the old herringbone-ish photographs of 2007 … The sullen pout, almost Pinkie-ish.

the pout's not the point; look at the way they're emphasising the sloping narrow shoulder and then look at the Leyendecker illustration.
i might be wrong... the look could just as easily be Mad Men. but i reckon they might be referencing those illustrations.

 

[herringbonekid]

I haven't seen any Boardwalk Empire. Is it worth it?

yes and no. the overall art direction 'mood' is good, but wardrobe specifics, for the geeks amongst us, might not quite measure up.

 

[Baron Kurtz]

Yes, I think you are right - about the shoulders, particularly. There doesn't look to be all too much padding, if any, which would be the major difference between a 20s and mad-men style. though the padding was reduced in the early 60s, it was certainly and obviously present. Also, they have clearly chosen a model with "football player" neck muscles, to emphasise the slope. Most people's shoulders and neck just don't produce that extreme slope.

If they had used a club collar, I don't think there would be any doubt.

 

[herringbonekid]

If they had used a club collar, I don't think there would be any doubt.

no doubt at all... though the shirt does have the stripes cut on the vertical which is more of a 20s thing too.

 

[herringbonekid]

shirt collar, that is.

 

[flat-top]

Have you gentlemen seen this?

http://www.unionmadegoods.com/Levi_s_Vintage_Clothing_1920s_Wool_Coat_in_Grey_5841.html

 

[dandysuit]

You anyone is looking for stuf in this style, I suggest you go here. I specialize in this style.

www.dandysuit.com

 

[herringbonekid]

Have you gentlemen seen this?

good for a 20s working man look. lapels look rather narrow to me for the 20s, but hey ho.

 

[flat-top]

Have you gentlemen seen this?

http://www.unionmadegoods.com/Levi_s_Vintage_Clothing_1920s_Wool_Coat_in_Grey_5841.html

And the matching pants!

http://www.unionmadegoods.com/Levi_s_Vintage_Clothing_Wool_Pants_in_Grey_6244.html