Cheap suit!

[matei]

I don't like wearing wool/polyester blends. All but one of my suits are wool, the odd one out being the aforementioned blend. I purchased it years ago for a song and before I knew better.

I To my horror today I noticed that my two holes had worn in my trousers in the inner-thigh area! I only noticed this after I arrived at work, when I felt a wee draft.

My other suits, which I wear much more often, all look great and are holding up well. They are not even close to showing this kind of wear.

Moral of this story - spend that extra money to get a good suit! It will last longer and look better, and is worth the extra outlay in the long run.

 

[jake_fink]

 

[matei]

Yep - that'd be me in the middle, sitting with my legs crossed so you can't see the holes!

 

[jamespowers]

Hahahahahah!
Looks like they dressed up some of the cast of Deliverance. lol

Regards to all,

J

 

[Quigley Brown]

Keep on pluckin' Mr. Crumb.

 

[Cousin Hepcat]

Cheap Suits: How to I.D.?

I don't like wearing wool/polyester blends. All but one of my suits are wool, the odd one out being the aforementioned blend. I purchased it years ago for a song and before I knew better.

Funny story, Matei! Hats off to you for having the nerve to tell it. :eusa_clap

Question for Loungers:

For "suit newbies" like myself, there are plenty of great threads on F.L. about what to look for.

What are the subtleties of what to avoid in a vintage or reproduction 1930s-40s suit?

This isn't a request for posting outrageous pics of 1970s Napolean Dynamite's pumpkin-colored tuxedo or John Travolta's disco suits... This is just for 1930s-40s original and reproduction suits: What are slight things a newbie might not know but would instantly give it away as very cheaply or poorly made? (or has this already been covered somewhere at length?)

Thanks
- Cousin Hepcat

 

[John in Covina]

Teflon Don

Although a solution is a blend of wool with teflon for its self lubrication and friction reducing qualities.

I used to hole the inner thigh regularly to jeans and cords.
Walking sounded like this: Vit, vit. Vit, Vit!