Palm Beach Suit = Smaller Guys

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http://cgi.ebay.com/Vtg-1930s-Mens-...pt=Vintage_Men_s_Clothing&hash=item20b9db35ab

 

[Tomasso]

The Baron's eyes just lit up!

 

[flyfishark]

great suit...the pants would fit one leg and the coat would cover my back--I think! How tiny were they in the 30s?? Didn't they have any fat men with great seersucker suits??

 

[Baron Kurtz]

don't need another one. Especially now it's been outed.[huh]

 

[avedwards]

Just out of curiousity, did someone on here steal the suit from me (I was the first bidder but not willing to go more than $130)?

 

[Guttersnipe]

Good luck finding a 30s Palm Beach Belt-Back for $130. Had that suit been my size I would've gladly paid the $230 it closed for -- and considered myself luck to get such a deal too!

 

[PADDY]

Just out of curiousity, did someone on here steal the suit from me (I was the first bidder but not willing to go more than $130)?

It's an open auction. Might be worth your researching the current market prices on vintage PB (good PB threads in TFL). But your price ceiling was limiting.

 

[Tomasso]

Yep, the suit went for a song..

 

[avedwards]

It's an open auction. Might be worth your researching the current market prices on vintage PB (good PB threads in TFL). But your price ceiling was limiting.

I was aware that the price would most likely be considerably higher than my pathetic limit (though I had my hopes up because of the small size). However given my limited budget and limited use for a palm beach suit I wasn't willing to go higher than that. I don't mind that I lost the auction though as it means I can save my money on finding a blue suit which I will be able to wear a lot more often.

 

[Fletch]

great suit...the pants would fit one leg and the coat would cover my back--I think! How tiny were they in the 30s?? Didn't they have any fat men with great seersucker suits??

There were fat guys, there were tall guys, but there weren't many slightly overweight guys. Most people didn't quite get enough to eat, so if you were heavy it was almost always a glandular condition and extreme in nature.

 

[avedwards]

I'm lucky that I'm slim enough to fit into a lot of vintage pieces. My height is often a problem but thankfully most vintage trousers have cuffs which allow them to be lengthened by an extra three inches, at only a minor aesthetic expense.

 

[resortes805]

Good luck finding a 30s Palm Beach Belt-Back for $130. Had that suit been my size I would've gladly paid the $230 it closed for -- and considered myself luck to get such a deal too!

Word.

 

[Chrome]

I am one of those who had it on the watch list but I was in the sauna and forgot the time. I didn't even bid, but would have bid more. Buyer had so many feedbacks I think s/he was a dealer, bidding contest would have been costly

 

[cookie]

I am one of those who had it on the watch list but I was in the sauna and forgot the time. I didn't even bid, but would have bid more. Buyer had so many feedbacks I think s/he was a dealer, bidding contest would have been costly

A Finn in the sauna ...no that's very unusual!

 

[Mario]

I'm lucky that I'm slim enough to fit into a lot of vintage pieces. My height is often a problem but thankfully most vintage trousers have cuffs which allow them to be lengthened by an extra three inches, at only a minor aesthetic expense.

I still think that even by letting out the cuffs the pants would have been too short on you. I think the jacket's length would have been a problem as well as it's only 28" long from TOP of collar to bottom of hem. And as far as the price goes: almost all Palm Beach suits I have seen so far ended up somewhere north of $300.

 

[dogrocketp]

IF there is one single item that most of us would like to see being remade, it has to be Palm Beach cloth suits. I know that production stopped when the mill in Maine burned down. Someone, somewhere could start a revolution by duplicating the cloth and the style. I've promised myself one before I die, but I'm a modern 42 regular. Woe is me!

 

[repeatclicks]

IF there is one single item that most of us would like to see being remade, it has to be Palm Beach cloth suits. I know that production stopped when the mill in Maine burned down. Someone, somewhere could start a revolution by duplicating the cloth and the style. I've promised myself one before I die, but I'm a modern 42 regular. Woe is me!

Then youll be gutted to know a friend of mine has a couple, including one in cream and one in rust brown in your size.

 

[Tomasso]

I know that production stopped when the mill in Maine burned down. Someone, somewhere could start a revolution by duplicating the cloth and the style.

I know many fabric merchants and tailors who have vintage suiting laying around. I bet if you contacted every one from A-Z you'd find at least one bolt of PB cloth.

 

[avedwards]

I still think that even by letting out the cuffs the pants would have been too short on you. I think the jacket's length would have been a problem as well as it's only 28" long from TOP of collar to bottom of hem. And as far as the price goes: almost all Palm Beach suits I have seen so far ended up somewhere north of $300.

If I recall the inseam was 29", so I could have got it to nearly 32" which is just enough for me. As for the back it would have just been enough for me as well.

Either way, I'm not madly after a palm beach suit, just after a light coloured linen or linen blend DB. Therefore I'd quite happily settle for a MTM linen suit when I can afford it.

 

[Mario]

If I recall the inseam was 29", so I could have got it to nearly 32" which is just enough for me. As for the back it would have just been enough for me as well.

Either way, I'm not madly after a palm beach suit, just after a light coloured linen or linen blend DB. Therefore I'd quite happily settle for a MTM linen suit when I can afford it.

What about the jacket I tipped you off to? Snatched it?