Show us their suits

[Two Types]

Lapel heaven!

 

[herringbonekid]

from the book 'Crooks Like Us' (thanks to FlatFootFloey for alerting me to the book):

amazing how the narrow, off-the-shoe trousers make it look so modern.

 

[Metatron]

Great suit! Very relaxed look. I also like the off-the-shoe look here. I have to admit that I enjoy the 2010s vintage inspired fashions, but unfortunately one thing that doesn't seem to be coming back any time soon is the 'casual' suit.

 

[herringbonekid]

 

[Flat Foot Floey]

Wow. Nice. The big fat buttoned breast pocket looks very sporty too. Did you buy the crooks like us book? Any leads where I could find it cheaper?

 

[herringbonekid]

yeah, it's a very nice shape that pocket, and larger than the ones on 30s jackets.

haven't bought the book Flo, as i can't really justify the expense right now either !

 

[Gin&Tonics]

Those australian mug shots are a riot. Even the low lifes were snappy dressers back then!

 

[Baron Kurtz]

They're mostly quite shabby, tbh, rather than sharp. The guy above, for example, rumpled and baggy kneed. not a man who would have been considered sharp.

 

[Mario]

They're mostly quite shabby, tbh, rather than sharp. The guy above, for example, rumpled and baggy kneed. not a man who would have been considered sharp.

Which, in all honesty, is exactly why some of them look so...well: cool. It's the shabby chic.

Just another crook:

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[Metatron]

I think that people are saying that by today's standards they look sharp, plus they have the natural rumpled look which is way better than anything pre-distressed or pre-creased.

 

[flat-top]

I really need to get my hands on both "City of Shadows" and "Crooks Like Us", but they are ridiculously expensive.
I do own this one however, and it's price has skyrocketed too:

http://www.amazon.com/LEAST-WANTED-...8&qid=1354378658&sr=1-1&keywords=least+wanted

 

[Baron Kurtz]

Good God! I had no idea those books had gotten so expensive! They were only $18 AUD when I bought them …

bk

 

[Flat Foot Floey]

:ranger:Yes. I only got Least Wanted. I think I paid 9€ at a book outlet store in Düsseldorf. Tried to get "Crooks like us" two times, ordered it and then it was sold out or got missing in the post. :eusa_doh:

 

[Baron Kurtz]

Least Wanted on Amazon: buy it new from $2,960. Cheapest copy anywhere I can find is $463.:eeek:

bk

 

[Benny Holiday]

That's why it's the Least Wanted! lol lol lol (I crack myself up!)

 

[Flat Foot Floey]

A random google search did lead me to this picture. I searched for 20s but this is 30s. Snappy college fashions as seen in the Sears catalogues? Look at the waistcoats!

 

[Matt Crunk]

I was re-reading one of my old issues of CLASSIC STYLE today and came across a photo of Bogart's suit from The Big Sleep (Issue #2, Page 19) from an article on the collector who owns it. Measurements given seem very questionable to me. Jacket: 44" chest, 42" waist, 29" collar to skirt, and Trouser: 34" waist, 31" inseam, and 34" outseam. Inset photo of the label lists the suit as a 40.

OK, sources list Bogey at anywhere from 5' 7" or 5' 9" and from all I've read (on this forum and elsewhere) a 38 Short or Regular. So doesn't a 44 chest and 42 waist seem huge for him? And also, I'm 5" 10" and a 48R, and my inseam is normally 30". How would an inseam of 31" and an outseam of 34" be possible, especially with the high-waisted trousers of the day? A typo maybe?

 

[herringbonekid]

Matt, you're right. those measurements aren't just questionable, they're impossible !

 

[Qirrel]

Maybe they meant to write 44" outseam, which would make more sense. And if the jacket measurements are correct, then I very much doubt he was a 38. 6 inches of ease in the chest would have been very unsightly.

 

[herringbonekid]

Q, that could be a typo, but i can't believe Bogey was a 42 chest. he was a wirey man with a big head:

edit: ok, 40 chest with 4 inches of ease is just about possible.