Want to buy or sell something? Check the classifieds
  • The Fedora Lounge is supported in part by commission earning affiliate links sitewide. Please support us by using them. You may learn more here.

Show us your suits

The real Henry

Practically Family
Messages
512
Location
Löhne, Germany
Fletch said:
Reine Wolle, btw, means pure wool. Another hint at a postwar origin, methinks.


As I come from Germany I can say you seem to be right, because at least I haven't seen any kind of German 1930s clothing with a "Reine Wolle" tag. Also the fact that the jacket is total lined makes me think it's a post-war suit.

...late 40s to early 50s is my guess, but not later!!!



Regards,
Henrik
 

Marc Chevalier

Gone Home
Messages
18,192
Location
Los Feliz, Los Angeles, California
Fletch said:
Your suit is German (from Bremerhaven). Just as a guess, I'd say early 1950s.

I agree with half of the above.


Your suit is clearly German, and not just because the label indicates it. Back then, German tailoring was so thorough, so detailed, that it might as well have been called engineering. However, I'd say that your suit dates back to the 1930s, or at most the early '40s. Post-WWII German suits (c. 1945-1955) had narrower lapels and were almost always made of cheap, scratchy fabrics. Also, the jackets tended to be oddly asymmetrical. Not surprising, considering Germany's situation at war's end.


.
 

slicedbread

A-List Customer
Messages
487
Location
Murphy, Tx
Baron Kurtz said:
that suit really is unbelievably beautiful. Daks waist adjuster, too. I'm still crying that i didn't get it. If you ever find you don't want it any more, or it doesn't fit you, i'll triple or even quadruple what you paid for it.

bk


Upon further inspection of the suit, I'm not quite sure you'd still be willing to offer such a price...The suit is in IMMACULATE condition. The fabric is nearly pristine. No snags, no wear at all it seems. Naturally, there is a faint smoke odor that can be easily dealt with... Although the fabric is in GREAT condition, there is one flaw. There is a hole on one of the legs of the slacks...It's not a small hole. It's about 1 cm by 1 cm...Is there any possibility of fixing the hole with minimal signs of repairing?
 

slicedbread

A-List Customer
Messages
487
Location
Murphy, Tx
The hole is pretty low, but the jacket covers it if you're wearing it...I have a tailor friend that I'm going to bring it to and see if she can do anything for it without compromising the pants...
 

Marc Chevalier

Gone Home
Messages
18,192
Location
Los Feliz, Los Angeles, California
slicedbread said:
Im just worried about the size of the hole...

The repair would end up being a square patch of fabric (probably taken from the excess trouser hem). The trick is in matching the weave of the patch with the weave of the fabric around it, and to make the seams as invisible as possible. A skilled reweaver can do this, but they're a dying breed.


.
 

Benny Holiday

My Mail is Forwarded Here
Messages
3,805
Location
Sydney Australia
Baron Kurtz said:
i've never seen a wool 30s/40s euro or british jacket that isn't fully lined. The partial lining seems to be an American phenomenon.

bk

Quite so. The Australian suits were fully lined also, just to add that extra layer of warmth to the already heavy wool that we need so much down here where even in winter it's usually quite warm during the day!

Or perhaps all Aussie suits made during the Golden Era were manufactured in Hobart? lol
 

slicedbread

A-List Customer
Messages
487
Location
Murphy, Tx
36090848_o.jpg


This suit is one that i bought probably a few minutes after it was posted...should be in before saturday (hopefully tomorrow)
 

Forum statistics

Threads
109,286
Messages
3,077,902
Members
54,238
Latest member
LeonardasDream
Top