Show Us Vintage GERMAN Suits

[Mean Eyed Matt]

Nice one, Fastuni.
Interesting: I have a very similar jacket with satin lapels - the typical German 30's tuxedo coat I think.
But I never saw this single button on "normal" suits like yours: Is it also "formal wear"?

 

[Fastuni]

There were also normal or even sport suits with one-button configuration.
But you are right, that the cut and overall style of this suit (cuff-less trousers, cut of jacket) is almost identical to a tuxedo (without silk embellishments).

I think it was intended to be a versatile afternoon/evening suit that could also function as a tuxedo if required.

 

[Broccoli]

I think it was briefly in fashion around 1935. I have a fresco belt back (not a dinner jacket) from the time with only one button. It's Swedish. I've seen it in Swedish catalogs as well.

To answer the earlier question regarding button holes on both sides of coats, I don't see it as too uncommon in europeean tailoring. I take it as something some tailors do just as something extra, a nice touch. It also looks better unbuttoned. I always prefer holes on both sides.

 

[Mean Eyed Matt]

Thanks to both of you for all the input!

 

[Rabbit]

My two German suits, courtesy of Fastuni from a couple of years back.

Early 30s belted back, solid brown

Early 30s peak lapel three-piece, greyish pale pink with brown, grey and blue glencheck, in the short (bum freezer) length that was a fashion of the early 30s

 

[Fastuni]

Very nice. I am really glad that these lovely suits went to the right man.

 

[Mean Eyed Matt]

Nice suits, Rabbit. Love them both, but the pinkish one with the peak lapels is amazing! This DB vest.. TOP!
I am jealous

 

[Rabbit]

What's your size, Matt? I'm a size 37".

 

[Mean Eyed Matt]

I'm a size 38" long/EU 94 (rarely 38" regular/EU 48).
Something interesting to give off?

 

[Rabbit]

This 40s Lamapaka Ulster of mine would fit a 38 perfectly. It's a little too large for my 37 frame, plus I'm really on the skinny side. I'd defintely keep it if it was a tad smaller, it's nearly mint.

http://www.thefedoralounge.com/thre...ter-type-db-belted-back-overcoat-sz-38.84974/

Also a couple 1930s unlined blanket Mackinaws in your size. They're obviously a very Canadian/ northwestern style.

 

[Fastuni]

German hunting suit made from green wool cloth with a similar hue as fieldgrey - but with knotty texture.
The front belt can be removed and apparently wasn't worn often.

Posted it in the Classifieds:
http://www.thefedoralounge.com/thre...suit-hunting-norfolk-with-extras-sz-42.86088/

 

[Mean Eyed Matt]

That's a great suit, Fastuni! Wouldn't know many ocassions to wear it, but it is definitely a big shot!

 

[Fastuni]

It looks like some weird blend of a civilian Norfolk and a German army uniform.
Quite quirky.

 

[Mean Eyed Matt]

That's what I mean: would maybe wear it for wandering, but never in the city... Because of the fabric/colour in combination with the pocket flaps and the belt it looks too 'military' for my taste Any indication for the age? I would bet it's second half of 1930's...

 

[Fastuni]

I think so too.

 

[Metatron]

In my opinion it is more versatile than it looks:
Wear the two separately, and you have a versatile pair of trousers to wear with tweed or leather jackets, and a casual coat.
and that belt is removable, isn't it?
Sans belt you have a casual belt-back sports coat.
Worn with a bit of colour, it would soon lose the hunting look.

 

[Mean Eyed Matt]

Here's one of my odd jackets - nice to wear with plain trousers:
German (GDR) DB with 1:4 button stance; ready-to-wear around 1950 - Thanks to Fastuni for the informations!

 

[BlueTrain]

When I lived in Germany in the late 1960s, it was not uncommon to see men dressed in very folksy Bavarian (It was Bavaria, after all) outfits, typically grey with green trim. One noticeable style detail was the large pleat in the back of coats, especially overcoats. Men and women still wore hats and most people dressed up a lot more than is common today. A man would wear a suit to work and change to work clothes when he got there. My daughter also lived there for a couple of years not far from Trier and when we visited, I saw no one dressed up.

When I lived there, on a trip to Berlin, I was rather surprised to see the way young men dressed, which didn't include suits of any kind. I guess styles change.

 

[Fastuni]

A dark-grey/salt & pepper medium weight German street suit from 1934 - 1938 (type of the ADEFA label).
In the pockets was a 1943 dated ticket for a visit of the Planetarium at the Berlin Zoo and a post-1949 newspaper clipping for the sale of young cows and pigs. I assume it belonged to a farmer or cattle breeder.

 

[Hal]

When I lived in Germany in the late 1960s, it was not uncommon to see men dressed in very folksy Bavarian (It was Bavaria, after all) outfits, typically grey with green trim. One noticeable style detail was the large pleat in the back of coats, especially overcoats. Men and women still wore hats and most people dressed up a lot more than is common today. A man would wear a suit to work and change to work clothes when he got there. My daughter also lived there for a couple of years not far from Trier and when we visited, I saw no one dressed up.

When I lived there, on a trip to Berlin, I was rather surprised to see the way young men dressed, which didn't include suits of any kind. I guess styles change.

I can remember this from my occasional visits to Bavaria at that time. but can you give a date for your experiences near Trier and in Berlin?