Red Leader
One of the Regulars
- Messages
- 161
- Location
- Front Range, CO
Okay, here's the deal - I will, on occasion, find nice vintage suits. Occasionally they may fit me. Probably a little more than half the time, they do not. I still can't pass on them for being such a great find. So now I have a great vintage suit...that doesn't fit. I could sell it...but I didn't really buy it in the first place to make money. Besides, some of these suits don't really fetch a ton unless they have a few very desirable features. I'd much rather have a suit...just in the right size.
Surely there must be others in this position as well. I am a size 38 but have been finding more recently a lot of size 40-42 type stuff. I'm sure there might be someone else out there that is a size 40 or 42 that has been finding size 38 stuff. It would be great if we could find each other!
What does the collective think about a 'Suit Trading' thread, either here or in the classifieds, where we can post up suits that we find that don't fit, and others can do the same, in hopes of finding a few matches between folks? I've already used the same idea to trade a 1940s suit jacket in a size 42 for a similar 1940s suit jacket in my size - the trade worked out great and now each of us have 1 more garment in our wardrobe that fits. The more people that subscribe to the idea, the more successful it would be. I've got several nice suits that I think someone else here would like and I'd rather trade for similar suits in my size than just sell them. Maybe there is a 'trading' thread already going? If so, it would be nice to have one just limited to suits/jackets.
Thanks for any feedback.
Surely there must be others in this position as well. I am a size 38 but have been finding more recently a lot of size 40-42 type stuff. I'm sure there might be someone else out there that is a size 40 or 42 that has been finding size 38 stuff. It would be great if we could find each other!
What does the collective think about a 'Suit Trading' thread, either here or in the classifieds, where we can post up suits that we find that don't fit, and others can do the same, in hopes of finding a few matches between folks? I've already used the same idea to trade a 1940s suit jacket in a size 42 for a similar 1940s suit jacket in my size - the trade worked out great and now each of us have 1 more garment in our wardrobe that fits. The more people that subscribe to the idea, the more successful it would be. I've got several nice suits that I think someone else here would like and I'd rather trade for similar suits in my size than just sell them. Maybe there is a 'trading' thread already going? If so, it would be nice to have one just limited to suits/jackets.
Thanks for any feedback.
