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unfortunately yes... it's a 37R. fits me perfectly but i never wear it.
You should! It's a great looking coat, and the tones would lend themselves well to a wide range of trouser colors.
unfortunately yes... it's a 37R. fits me perfectly but i never wear it.
Hickey Freeman dropped the ampersand from its name sometime before WWI.
Could it be 1890s or 1900s?
Here I thought it might have been a 60s jacket But then the sack jackets of that time have their roots with old turn of the century jackets.
And Papperskatt, if I'm dissatisfied with the jacket you'll be the first to know
I think that it's probably meant to only be buttoned with the top button.Is this the way it's meant to be button?
Jacket arrived today! :eeek:
I think that it's probably meant to only be buttoned with the top button.
in this photo:
http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?75566-Suits-Pre-1920&p=1817052&viewfull=1#post1817052
... the jackets are being worn in virtually every buttoning configuration you can imagine.
i don't think that those early 1900s jackets were cut to be worn with only the top button fastened; rather, the fastening of the top button only was simply a faddish way of wearing them.
I think that's comparable with modern suit jackets. The bottom button can easily be buttoned, but that doesn't mean that it should as the jacket is designed for it to be left open.it still appears that the rest of the buttons could easily be closed.