Papperskatt
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Gorgeous suit. Great find, Patrick!
Patrick, what's the ankle width of the trousers at present ?
The fact that it doesn't seem to have been worn, yet has significant alterations, makes this suit a bit of a mystery. Here's my guess. It was made in the late 1940s but was unsold. With the changing fashions someone in a Burtons store decided to make some changes to see if they could turn it into a fifties styles suit. It wasn't succesful and so it never got worn..
Lovely find Patrick and fits you well. I'd leave as is and enjoy it!
My suit was made maybe 10 years after yours, but it had the same slightly-off color strips on the sides from letting it out.
You could certainly send your measurements in to Burton through a catalog. HBK posted an image from a (pre-war) Burton catalog with a link button earlier in this thread, on p. 16 http://www.thefedoralounge.com/show...ritish-suits&p=1360003&viewfull=1#post1360003This is persuasive. Was made-to-measure a thing in the late 40's?
Yep.Nick, do you mean the off-color strips in the lining?
it has twin rear vents do we think it's possible to get them sewn up?