FIVE BEAUTIFUL MADRAS JACKETS! NWT Polo, 1960s vintage, J. Press, Huntington, Brooks Bros. c. 38-43.

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FIVE BEAUTIFUL MADRAS JACKETS!

All prices include boxed and insured shipping in the USA.

ALL OFFERS ARE VERY WELCOME!​

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ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS!

J. Press 3/2 sack in Madras plaid, cut from gossamer-light wool!​

This is absolutely wonderful! A classic 3/2 sack from J. Press, cut from gossamer-light wool that has the comfort and lightness of authentic Indian madras, but with the longevity of wool. The patterning and colourway are wonderful, a sepia-toned Madras plaid that's utterly versatile. This jacket is half-canvassed and half-lined, and has a single hook vent at the rear. It has three button cuffs, and a lovely lapel roll--as you'd expect from Press! It was Union made in the USA, and is in absolutely excellent condition.

Asking just $49, or offer, boxed and shipped in the USA.

Measurements:

Chest: 21 1/2
Sleeve: 25 1/4 (+ 1 1/2)
Shoulder: 19
Length: 30 1/2

 

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WONDERFUL VINTAGE 1960s Madras Sack jacket by h.i.s.!​

"h.i.s." is one of the best-known menswear labels produced by Honesdale Manufacturing, a company founded by Harvey I. Siegal in 1923. Headquartered in New York but with its manufacturing plants in Tennessee, Honesdale originally focused on clothes, especially denim, for men and boys. Much of its output was sold as own-brand clothing by stores such as Penney's and Montgomery Ward. (Remember, this was the era when clothing from Department stores was actually still *good*!)

In 1949 the firm was taken over by Harvey's son, Jesse, who started to move it away from its utilitarian, Depression-era focus and towards more fashionable clothing. In 1956 Jesse started the label "h.i.s"--an obvious reference to his father's initials.

The h.i.s. label was a runaway success, with much of its items being modeled on the increasingly popular Ivy Style of clothing. By 1964 Honesdale's revenue was a whopping $64 million a year, with over 3/4 of that being generated by the h.i.s. brand.

The company went public in 1962, with Jesse retaining a controlling interest. In 1976 he took the firm private again, in part to deflect objections to his decision to focus on the women's wear part of the business which was booming with the success of "h.i.s. for Her" jeans. In 1984 the company was subject to a leveraged buy-out by its management, who turned its attention back to its roots--manufacturing basic denim products. The company is still in business as "Chic for HIS", and is now one of the largest jeans manufacturers in the US.

This jacket hails from the 1960s heyday of h.i.s., when it focused on collegiate Ivy style. Cut from gossamer-light Indian madras fabric that's a wonderful classic medly of blues, creams, and sepia summer yellows, this jacket is as a sack--judging by the lapel likely a 3 button sack, rather than a 3/2. it is clearly designed to be worn at the height of summer--not only is the madras fabric some of the lightest I've ever encountered, but it's quarter-lined... and has only one interior pocket, to ensure that the additional material needed to support two interior pockets could be left out making this jacket even lighter-weight.

It has a single center vent, classic two button cuffs, and was made in one of h.i.s. three factories in Tennessee. It has extremely natural shoulders. The golden decoration around the h.i.s. logo in the interior is a clear nod to the mirror filigree logo of Chipp, and indicates the aspirations that h.i.s. and its customers had!

This wonderful piece of sartorial history is in excellent condition, and utterly wearable. It's a bargain at just $35, or offer, boxed and shipped in the USA. International inquiries welcome, with shipping at reduced cost!

Measurements:

Chest: 20 1/4
Sleeve: 6 (+2)
Shoulder: 18 1/2
Length: 32

WONDERFUL BROOKS BROTHERS SUMMER TARTAN JACKET! C.42, 43. MADE IN THE USA!​

This is absolutely beautiful! Although there is no fabric content listed this is clearly a very high-quality cotton; light enough to be comfortable, yet heavy enough to be suitable or a jacket. And the tartan is wonderful--greens, dusk-blues, and whites set of with pale yellow striping, this is a classic Scottish tartan very similar to Dress Gordon.

The jacket is cut as a contemporary two button jacket with very subtle darts. It is half-canvassed and fully lined in a complementary dark blue lining. It has three button cuffs and a single center vent. It was Made in the USA, and is in absolutely excellent condition!

Asking just $35 or offer, boxed and shipped in the USA. International inquiries welcome-please PM with interest and offers!

Tagged 43L, this measures:

Chest: 21 1/2
Sleeve: 26 1/2 (1)
Shoulder: 19 7/8
Length: 32 3/4

 

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NWT ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS Madras 3/2 Jacket with Three Patch Pockets from Polo by Ralph Lauren!​

This jacket comes complete with its original tags!

Made for the British market this beautiful jacket was originally sold by Harvey Nichols of Knightsbridge, London, one of the most upscale stores in the city, catering to the upper-middle-class Sloane Rangers of Chelsea, Knightsbridge, and the Home Counties.

Given this provenance this jacket is absolutely beautiful. Cut from a wonderful traditional madras cotton plaid in blues and creams with sepia orange-pink accent stripes this jacket is cut as a 3/2 jacket with subtle darts and a lovely fluid lapel roll. It features a patch breast pocket and two lower flapped pockets. It has wonderfully slim 60s-inspired lapelsfour button cuffs, and a single vent. It is half-lined in the same fabric as the exterior shell, and beautifully unstructured.

As you'd expect for a jacket that was tried on precisely once and comes complete with its original tags this is in absolutely excellent condition!

It originally retailed for around $275.... so how about just $35, or offer, boxed and shipped in the USA?

Size M. Measurements:

Chest: 19 1/4
Sleeve: 26 5/ 16 (+1 1/2)
Shoulder: 18 1/2
Length: 30 1/8

 

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GORGEOUS 3/2 MADRAS SACK BY HUNTINGTON!

So beautiful this is now my picture for my Facebook page, focusing on vintage and classic menswear, WaterhollowTweed!​

This is absolutely gorgeous--a classic 3/2 sack by Huntington, one of the great Ivy clothiers. Cut from classic Madras cotton this beautiful jacket has a wonderfully summery colourway of sepia blues and reds, creams, and Spring yellow. It's absolutely beautiful!

Half-canvassed and fully lined, this has a single center vent and two button cuffs. It was Union made in the USA and is in excellent condition--except for a very small spot on one sleeve, as shown, that will almost certainly never be seen when worn.

Asking just $39, or offer, boxed and shipped in the USA.

Union made in the USA, this is tagged 44L, but measures slightly smaller.

Chest: 21 1/2
Sleeve: 26 1/2 (+1 1/2)
Shoulder: 19 1/2
Length: 31 5/8