Show us your suits

[Big Man]

This is a suit I inherited from my father-in-law. It is italian made, 100% wool, not sure what vintage, probably early to mid-80's. It has been sitting in an upstairs closet for the last 2 years and I had never even thought to try it on until today. I think it is a pretty good fit.

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t36/wh1fedora/PICT1219.jpg

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t36/wh1fedora/PICT1217.jpg

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t36/wh1fedora/PICT1213-1.jpg

That's a sharp suit. Looks good.

 

[Bugsy]

This is a suit I inherited from my father-in-law. It is italian made, 100% wool, not sure what vintage, probably early to mid-80's. It has been sitting in an upstairs closet for the last 2 years and I had never even thought to try it on until today. I think it is a pretty good fit.

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t36/wh1fedora/PICT1219.jpg

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t36/wh1fedora/PICT1217.jpg

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t36/wh1fedora/PICT1213-1.jpg

Wonderful outfit. You look sharp as a tack, as my dad used to say.

 

[benstephens]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/08/in_pictures_enl_1213865713/html/1.stm

I do wish I could time travel sometimes!

Ben

 

[Tomasso]

I do wish I could time travel sometimes!

You can, here.

 

[Rittmeister]

I thought I would begin posting pics of some of my suits, jackets and pants. Most are custom made by a tailor I found in Northern New Jersey some years ago. We have been working on recreating various 30's and 40's styles. His name is Manny Toyo. His father was also a tailor who emigrated from Spain to Cuba and then came to the U.S. His website is: http://www.toyostailoring.com/Contactus.aspx

Here are the jackets of two peak lapel suits and the pants to the blue one. The grey suit has similar hollywood waist pants with side seam pockets.

I will post more here and in "What are you wearing today."

 

[Rittmeister]

I just noticed some white areas. This is the lining showing through the light fabrics under the flash.

 

[thunderw21]

Nice suits, Rittmeister. SB peaked lapels are always great.


Here are mine, all either too small or too big for me to wear. Nothing spectacular but still vintage.

3-piece wool. Trousers are flat front, no cuff. It's a Kuppenheimer, union tag is unreadable so I'm guessing from the 1940s.

 

[thunderw21]

Another wool 3-piece, unfortunately moth eaten and too small.

Trousers are flat front with a cuff. This originally came from my great-great grandpa's haberdashery, J.C. Petersens. It's a Hart Schaffner & Marx, probably from the 1940s since the trousers have a Talon zipper in the fly.

 

[thunderw21]

My most recent suit, this is a 3-piece of unknown fabric. It's pretty stiff, possibly cotton but it doesn't feel like it. The tag says "custom fabric".

Again, the trousers are flat front with a cuff. It's a Kingsridge and the trousers have a Talon zipper fly, dating it to the late 1940s/early 1950s.

Too large for me.

 

[thunderw21]

Last but not least, an orphaned wool vest and jacket. They fit me but the jacket is too moth eaten to use. I do use the vest.

The tag shows this suit is from J.C. Penny's. There is no union tag. Early 1930s perhaps?

 

[Benny Holiday]

Great suits Rittmeister! :eusa_clap

 

[Mr. Rover]

Nice suits, Rittmeister. SB peaked lapels are always great.


Here are mine, all either too small or too big for me to wear. Nothing spectacular but still vintage.

3-piece wool. Trousers are flat front, no cuff. It's a Kuppenheimer, union tag is unreadable so I'm guessing from the 1940s.

May not be spectacular, but the typical essentials are some of the hardest stuff to find! I really like this fabric.

 

[Rittmeister]

Great lapels on the first two, Thunderw21. I may copy one of them.

 

[Dr Doran]

Looking sharp, Splatt!

 

[Dinerman]

I found this today for ten bucks at the local thrift shop. Couldn't pass it up.
dated 1961 from Raleigh Haberdasher. Single breasted peak lapel in an interesting kinda herringbone kinda fleck fabric. High waisted pants, cuffed, talon zipper. Needs a little bit of work, and has some repairs, but it's nice and lightweight, and I think I'll take it with me out west on an upcoming trip to the National folk festival in Butte, Montana.

not a great picture, but you get the idea. very early '60s.

 

[YETI]

nice suit...

My most recent suit, this is a 3-piece of unknown fabric. It's pretty stiff, possibly cotton but it doesn't feel like it. The tag says "custom fabric".

Again, the trousers are flat front with a cuff. It's a Kingsridge and the trousers have a Talon zipper fly, dating it to the late 1940s/early 1950s.

Too large for me.

What size is it?

 

[Baron Kurtz]

Even after all this time …

There's room to be stunned by finds. Here's my most recent find. I was in a London "retro" store which mainly deals in 70s and 80s gear for the trendy-heads. I saw this on the rack and wet myself. The buttons had been repositioned as the owner got fatter. But the trousers have been downsized to a 27 (!) waist. Who knows. I have returned the buttons to their correct positions, and will adjust the trousers soon to fit me. It fits like a dream now, though i need to let the arms down a little. They have previously been taken up. It is made from a brown worsted with black and burgundy intersecting overchecks. Very soft fabric. Truly fantastic. Very "sporty".

Funny where these things end up.

Belt back with 3 pleats either side of the midline.

Flapped patch pocket with midline knife pleat.

Originally sold in Great Falls, Montana.

1936 union label, dating the suit between 1936 and '39.

As an extra bit of trivia on this suit, in the breast pocket there is a deposit slip from the First National Bank of Geraldine, Montana. James Caufield deposited $133.88 on Sept 4th, 1962. Amazing. This suit (the jacket at least) was being used at least 25 years after it was originally bought. Very possibly by he same man who bought it. How many of your super-expensive modern suits could stand this amount of wear? And it's in impeccable condition. This guy loved this suit. He looked after it. It has moved on to the right home. It'l still be going strong 100 years after he bought it!

bk

 

[mike]

There's room to be stunned by finds. Here's my most recent find. I was in a London "retro" store which mainly deals in 70s and 80s gear for the trendy-heads. I saw this on the rack and wet myself. The buttons had been repositioned as the owner got fatter. But the trousers have been downsized to a 27 (!) waist. Who knows. I have returned the buttons to their correct positions, and will adjust the trousers soon to fit me. It fits like a dream now, though i need to let the arms down a little. They have previously been taken up. It is made from a brown worsted with black and burgundy intersecting overchecks. Very soft fabric. Truly fantastic. Very "sporty".

bk

Beautiful!!! Congratulations! I've yet to just randomly come across such treasure, one day perhaps

 

[Baron Kurtz]

New York's hard. Get out into the midwest. There's where the deals are to be found these days.

bk

 

[Rittmeister]

Great find Baron.