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Benny Holiday

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Interesting find Dr Greg

Never seen one like it, the trousers are amazing! My wife is fortunately patient when we're travelling anywhere long distance while I stop fifty times to investigate any second hand shops or antique stores we come across!
 

dr greg

One Too Many
holed up

I would have walked away but for 2 things, one: the trousers, and secondly, I saw a range of suits a damn sight more beat-up than this one going for HUNDREDS of dollars in Sydney retro shops, as fellow lounger Benny H would no doubt attest, given his presumed familiarity with King St Newtown. I recently went to Melbourne to appear on a game show and spent many hours on the famous Chapel St Prahran, where the retro shops are legion, and the prices very reasonable: I got a Burberry trench for A$120 in as new condition...
 

BellyTank

I'll Lock Up
That suit is enigmatic.
It's a piece of sartorial history- handmade-bespoke.

As such, the customer and Tailor could have come up with just about any possible style and combination of features. So- it could be post-war, or pre-war.
The legs could also have been altered for width after the fact.

I guess we'll never be able to really date it with any great measure of accuracy.
But my guess would be late '40s with a throw back waistband treatment. That extended(wrap-around) waistband bearer is a very nice touch.
Nice one.

B
T
 

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