Show off the sports coats.

[Tomasso]

Does anyone know where to by tweed by the yard?

http://www.wbill.co.uk

 

[Baron Kurtz]

Well, that's certainly interesting advice. Good luck with that. I've never actually been able to find the entrance to W. Bill.

From a suitable wardrobe:

"Just a few blocks from Savile Row, W. Bill is open to anyone in need of a length of cloth, provided they are escorted by a tailor."

In Hong Kong, I would get down to Western Market, 2nd Floor. Lots of fabric dealers, decent pricing. More expensive than Sham Shui Po and the other garbage markets, but a lot less polyester! For Harris tweed, I'd buy from these guys:

http://harristweedandknitwear.co.uk/shop_pages/tweed.html

For other tweeds, from D. C. Dalgleish. Mainly tartans, but they do a lot of basic tweeds in decent weights, too.

http://www.dcdalgliesh.co.uk/

[EDIT] Though I haven't handled any samples, Dugdale Bros have some nice looking tweeds on their website.

 

[Mario]

And don't forget the lovely (albeit a little costly) diamond twills from Ardalanish (Isle of Mull):

http://ardalanish.com/retail/tweeds/diamond-twills

 

[Tomasso]

Well, that's certainly interesting advice. Good luck with that. I've never actually been able to find the entrance to W. Bill.

From a suitable wardrobe:

"Just a few blocks from Savile Row, W. Bill is open to anyone in need of a length of cloth, provided they are escorted by a tailor."
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I think that quote from Will is meant to scare off walk-in browsers as they are not really set up for retail traffic but one can make an appointment to peruse their inventory sans tailor. I've done so and know others who have as well. To insure future admitance just make sure that you buy something on your first visit and Robert's your father's nearest male relative...............

 

[Chrome]

Here is couple of 6x3 jackets, both are propably ex-suit jackets. And those are short.

Jacket is really thick and there is no way that someone would wear it in summer. I use it as a winter jacket in it's own.. quite similar to peacoat I'd say.

I got new scale for weigh bags (travel scale) and I had to try it for that Jacket. It weights 1,6kg or 3.6lbs. Quite a load from a short "sports"coat.

 

[GoldenEraFan]

Orphan suit jacket. Unsure of exact age due to lack of union tag. The center vent throws me off in comparison to the typical 1940's specs. I know Harris tweed and belted back jackets in the '40s had them, but did suits have that option? Is this a transitional '50s example? It also has a lining with a very prominent texture unlike anything I've seen in jackets of this era.

 

[Fastuni]

Nice fabric - yes I'd say it's late 40's or early 50's. Check carefully whether the vent was possibly added later.

 

[GoldenEraFan]

Nice fabric - yes I'd say it's late 40's or early 50's. Check carefully whether the vent was possibly added later.

I think it definitely came with the vent, as it has that arrow shaped piece of lining on the inside.

 

[Tomasso]

As a rule, a properly fitted jacket will not have enough material in the seam allowance to add a vent.

 

[splintercellsz]

This may be a silly question, but when did vents come about?

GoldenEra, that jacket is killer! I really like the color!

 

[Dinerman]

They came and went decade to decade.

 

[Flat Foot Floey]

Yes. The 1920s had some long vents and then they went out of fashion in the 1930s and 40s BUT there were exceptions of course. Vented jackets for riding and hunting....some dancers liked them too. Usual they were rather short vents then. In the 50s vents came back and all after that doesn't really interest me. [huh]

 

[Two Types]

This one sold on Ebay (UK) today for £70. US made, dated 1939.

This is a most impressive fabric:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Original-1939-American-wool-herringbone-sports-jacket-/281082050353?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT&nma=true&si=IwdmiXxsxAazqy%252FAeJLdkNenyoo%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc

 

[Baron Kurtz]

Awesome. From Desmond's no less, and with a throat latch. That's a hell of a deal for the buyer, in that size!

I wish so much that I was a bit taller and could get away with fabrics that bold and large without looking like bloody Cab Calloway or some other absurd stage presence.

 

[Johnny J]

I pulled the trigger and won this yesterday. Some small issues, but I would have to shorten the sleeves anyways, so that takes care of one, and I will see how bad the other small hole is on the back when it arrives.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-194...FvFYn30fOlsR6p1zp0ZtA%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc

 

[Tomasso]

Nice! And it's from Lytton's

 

[Rudie]

Nice find find. We have pretty much the same size. Except that I would have to lengthen the sleeves by at least 3 inches.

 

[mimesis2nemesis]

This one sold on Ebay (UK) today for £70. US made, dated 1939.

This is a most impressive fabric:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Original-1939-American-wool-herringbone-sports-jacket-/281082050353?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT&nma=true&si=IwdmiXxsxAazqy%252FAeJLdkNenyoo%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc

This is deffinitely one of the best sportcoats I've ever seen. There's nothing close to this fabric nowdays, is it?

 

[esteban68]

Beautiful cloth.... some Donegal cloths are quite similar.

 

[Baron Kurtz]

I've seen some very similar. Different colourways, I think, but same idea fo wide herringbone with flocking.

This is deffinitely one of the best sportcoats I've ever seen. There's nothing close to this fabric nowdays, is it?