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Tomasso

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BellyTank said:
Actually, my shirtmaker (who also makes suits) calls it the V Zone, but he's the only person I've ever heard use the term. Usually tailors refer to a high/medium/low button stance/placement or buttoning point to describe the area. I've also heard the term throat used, as in:"A lower button stance will give you a deeper throat and thereby show more shirt."
 

GoldenEraFan

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Tomasso said:
Just to be clear, the gorge is the point where the lapel meets the collar.


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Thanks for clarifying that. That's what I first thought was meant by the jacket gorge.
 

Fletch

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Macy*s Tasso Elba Beltback - modified!

I swallowed hard, grabbed my ripper, unstitched the pocket flaps and removed the buttons that fastened them. The result is a classically 30s look - and I can "square" the breast pocket.
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BellyTank

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That makes for quite an improvement, Fletch- well done for taking the plunge.
Don't know about '30s but it's a pretty nice summer jacket.

I didn't like the jacket when it was being discussed but I think you did good, seeing the improvements to make. Looks better than when I didn't like it.


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Tomasso

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Fletch said:
I may recut/resew the left collar notch to match the right.

Marc Chevalier said:
The lapel tab is great! Please, please don't remove it.

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Personally, I can take it or leave it but I don't think it's a DIY job.
 

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Fletch said:
I swallowed hard, grabbed my ripper, unstitched the pocket flaps and removed the buttons that fastened them. The result is a classically 30s look - and I can "square" the breast pocket.
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Back view:
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Thst looks a great fit to me Fletch...
 

DanielJones

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On the move again...

Bugsy

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A SALE, A SALE

I was in San Francisco last weekend, and came upon a store on Market Street that specializes in liquidations. I found these beauties. One is by Calvin Klein, and other is by Alan Flusser; both are cashmere. Yes, yes, I know, they are not vintage, but at $70 each--yes, seventy--I can live with that. Besides, they're probably last year's models anyway if that counts for anything.

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thunderw21

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At one time these were probably suits but the trousers ran off, so I post them here.

Mid- to late 1940s DB jacket. Fits me perfectly except for the arms, as usual. Neat fabric, fairly heavy weight.
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Early 1940s DB jacket. Again, fits me like a glove except for the arms. The fabric is something to behold but this one needs a lot of work to make it wearable: dirty, wrinkled, broken buttons, some moth holes. Actually, I'm debating what to do with it- keep or sell? Has some nice shape to it, though. Would it be worth the effort?

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Levallois

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I just won this one made by Ed. V. Price & Co. of Chicago. I couldn't find anything on the www about how long they were in business. They were certainly around pre-WWII.

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Tomasso

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Levallois said:
Ed. V. Price & Co. of Chicago..... They were certainly around pre-WWII.
Mr. Price began his clothing manufacturing operation in 1896, according to his bio.


BTW, that's a lovely jacket.
 

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