You're a larger fellow, Mike. Maybe you should try and pinch it off him and save it for posterity!!
But no trousers with it... until, of course, I went to look at another rack and the blue-and-black pattern instantly caught my eye, and the button fly confirmed I was looking at something truly classic. So luckily, I reunited the split up suit, and after checking for a vest (there was none there), I gleefully bought it for $7.
Cross posted from the gents' Show us What You Made thread. Not vintage, but made using all vintage patterns, which I modified. Partly based on a vintage silk suit shared by Baron Kurtz, I also added a pleated belt back. 100% linen, jacket and waistcoat are both skeleton lined. I wore this to a wedding in Pennsylvania last weekend, it was in the 80s and 90s and I was perfectly comfortable.
One word: Sublime!
3 piece suit
Dated 2-1-1945
Just purchased it for what I consider to be a steal. 150
It is all around my size. No alterations needed. Fits like a glove.
Great find Damian. To be honest I would prefer this suit to a lot of fancy smancy holy grail stuff. It would get a lot of wear.
Great find Damian. To be honest I would prefer this suit to a lot of fancy smancy holy grail stuff. It would get a lot of wear.