Show us their suits

[Nick D]

I like the sort of sliding scale progression in this one.

 

[Nick D]

Manolo Fernandez

 

[herringbonekid]

i like the trombone player's suit, and the checky patch pocket suit.
the guy on the car's suit looks like an interesting jazzy fabric.

 

[Two Types]

There Ain't No Justice (1939)

This is a film for people who like the 'suit Jacket with jumper' look:

(nice 'v' detail in the knit)

pinstripe suit & plaid jumper

the jumper rather undermines the 'spiv' image

Suit jacket & zip up sports shirt:

Would you trust this man?

 

[Two Types]

There Ain't No Justice (1939)

wide boy:

Jimmy Hanley:

 

[herringbonekid]

i like the wide-apart stripes on Mr. Untrustworthy's shirt.

 

[Fastuni]

His coat lapels are too short and his waistcoat lapels too large to be trusted.

 

[Benny Holiday]

And only Suchet as Poirot could get away with that mustache - barely!

 

[Metatron]

It somehow slipped my mind to research Greek films of the 1930s-1940s so far, but I just found a few gems.
The following screenshots were taken from a movie filmed during the German occupation.
While the film is typically a lightweight melodrama, the population apparently got so excited about a new Greek release amidst droning German propaganda, that the crowds leaving the cinemas started protesting against the occupation.

Not having seen many photographs of Greek civilians from the era, I was expecting some Romanian-style crazy localized mutations but the outfits in the film are actually surprisingly understated and balanced.















An interesting lapel-less, unstructured jacket that drapes like a cardigan:

 

[Metatron]

A rather unappealing one button jacket.


Very nice braces:


Sharp lapels:


And the obligatory scruffy/workwear outfits:








It is perhaps noteworthy that there are very few hats worn in the film, and they are almost completely absent from the very young characters in the film.
However here is one very nicely worn hat:




And a nice, simple cap:

 

[Two Types]

brilliant stuff. really nice to see clothes from Greece.

 

[Hyena Stomp]

I've never posted in this thread before, but I came across this photo on eBay and I had to post it. Taken in 1935, it shows Will Rogers arriving in Alaska to fly with Wiley Post. Of course, that plane would crash and kill them both. The gentleman on the left is Victor A. Meyers, and man, look at that sportcoat.

 

[Two Types]

Those sharp pockets are very similar to the ones on the green suit that was owned (if i remember correctly) by Marc Chevalier (and which caused much debate). I find them rather unattractive.

 

[herringbonekid]

similar to the ones on Clark Gable's "It Happened One Night" jacket too.
i find the breast pocket too eye-catchingly square. the lower pockets i like, but think round corners would harmonise with the jacket more.

 

[Hyena Stomp]

Yes, I immediately thought of It Happened One Night! I love it because it's just so different, especially looking back from 2014. Plus, I eat up sporty designs, and those pockets are as sporty and utilitarian as I've ever seen.

 

[DamianM]

Bellow pockets or envelope pockets. Evolved from country jackets to carry supply or the catch of the day.

Very very cool.

 

[Nick D]

Here's another, Franchot Tone c. 1935 (he wore this jacket in Dangerous).

 

[Fastuni]

German tourists in Delos, Greece 1936-39.

Love that "mold-spot pattern" sport suit.

... and in Italy.

Source:
http://www.deutschefotothek.de/documents/obj/71082281
http://www.deutschefotothek.de/documents/obj/71082132

From the Franz Grasser archive:

http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?77636-Superb-Photos-of-30-s-Tourism-by-Franz-Grasser

 

[Flat Foot Floey]

For the peak lapel enthusiast.
Picture by Norbert Ghisoland.

 

[Dinerman]

Those pants have the perfect cut. No break and a straight line down. Interestingly chunky tie and knot, as well.
What do you think about the cutaway on the suit jacket? Shortened?