1920s suits

[cpdv]

http://www.dorrmillstore.com/index....ry/fabric_by-the-yard/4|142|86|88|133|95/P40/
Their herringbone with cobalt blue looks almost identical to the fabric Herringbonekid used with one of his recent suits. Just stumbled on it while looking for fabrics.

 

[herringbonekid]

this one ?

the colours are similar, but the scale of the herringbone is different. the herringbone on mine is tiny.

 

[cpdv]

Yes, I like yours better though with the blue being a chalk stripe instead of pinstripes.

 

[Barmey]

 

[Metatron]

Those 'military' pocketed jackets are great, very casual.

 

[Guttersnipe]

Those 'military' pocketed jackets are great, very casual.

I wonder, were such sport suit pockets the inspiration for military tunic pockets or inspired by martial clothing?

 

[Two Types]

HBK: don't you have a suit he made that was christened 'The Conrad' after Conrad Veidt?

 

[Two Types]

HBK: don't you have a suit you made that was christened 'The Conrad' after Conrad Veidt?

 

[herringbonekid]

TT, yes. the flapped, double breast pockets and lapped seam trousers were an inspiration for this suit:

http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?34140-Gentlemen-show-us-what-you-ve-made!/page38

...although i now see from the photo Barmey posted above that it's a close set three button rather than a two.

 

[herringbonekid]

I wonder, were such sport suit pockets the inspiration for military tunic pockets or inspired by martial clothing?

pretty sure the inspiration would come from military. the amount of men's clothing features that have been taken from military clothing would make a whole thread in itself.

 

[Cobden]

The military to civilian fashion has always been rather cyclical. When uniforms began to become practical rather than merely pretty in the late 19th century, they largely copied Norfolk jackets, then evolved into the pleated top pockets with bellowed/patch hip pockets look that we now considered military, that was then re-incorporated into civilian fashion. Since the mid 19th Century (and especially in the 20th) British military fashion has followed sportswear more than anything. WWI SD is based on hiking/golf/cycling wear; WWII battledress based on ski wear; WWII khaki drill based on tennis clothing; and nowadays its a case of "why spend millions on developing new breathable, hardwearing fabrics when adidas has done it for us".

 

[herringbonekid]

 

[herringbonekid]

 

[herringbonekid]

1922:

 

[herringbonekid]

this whole ensemble is the greatest:

 

[Metatron]

The precursor to the 70s pimp...

 

[The Good]

Regarding 1922, that was back when many men were still buttoning the very bottom button, correct? When did this suddenly become unpopular? Did it really have anything to do with the Duke of Windsor?

 

[Two Types]

this whole ensemble is the greatest:

So, will this be your look for this winter?

 

[herringbonekid]

So, will this be your look for this winter?

if i can find a racoon coat in time, yes.

 

[Rudie]

Weren't bear coats the craze in college circles during the early 1920s?