1936 Moss Bros dinner jacket

[Two Types]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/EXCUISITE...pt=UK_Men_s_Coats_Jackets&hash=item3f1784e387

This has a rather modern styling for a 1936 dinner jacket. But with a 'buy it now' price of £39, I think that's a damn good price.

 

[dhermann1]

I really wonder about this one. Looks to me like the lapels are the same material as the rest of the jacket. And should the button be fabric covered?

 

[Two Types]

The button could be a replacement, but i think the lapels are a different material. It does seem a little modern looking for its claimed date.

 

[Baron Kurtz]

dhermann, I think your monitor is playing tricks with you. Certainly a different fabric on the lapels.

Why would the buttons be fabric covered? I very rarely see this on mid-range British (or American) 30s dinner jackets.

bk

 

[Feraud]

Yep, it looks odd on my monitor too. I don't see a distinction in the fabric between the lapel and body. Of coursse that doesn't mean there is not a difference!

The few vintage dinner jackets I own do not have fabric covered buttons.

 

[herringbonekid]

strange, the Moss Bros label looks modern.

 

[Two Types]

There is no indication on the advert of where the date of 1936 comes from. But there does seem to be a difference between this one and a more modern logo:

And the 1940s/1950s Moss Bros logo was in a more casual font: