Show us your vintage half-belts

[Dinerman]

C. 1935. Post-Gordon & Ferguson buyout Guiterman Bros. Town & Country.

 

[shadowrider]

Forgive the ignorance, but does the halfbelt have a function in the jacket construction, if there are no pleats in the back panel?

 

[tropicalbob]

Really fine thread. I was thinking that Chris, from Aerial Star, who's recently been asking Loungers for design ideas, should really get a look at some of these. I'm particularly salivating over the last one. Is the lighter part leather or suede?

 

[Dinerman]

It's suede- very popular and common in the '20s- mid 1930s. This one is Cravenette processed to be water resistant. Gordon and Ferguson had the exclusive rights to that process for leather.

As an aside- lightweight leathers, suede, capeskin, etc. were popular on these earlier jackets. The obsession with heavy-weight leather is a more modern thing.

 

[shadowrider]

That's a nice collection, Dinerman! Is the last jacket a mens or a womens one? I'm confused by the buttoning.

 

[Baron Kurtz]

Looks to be women's.

Re: half-belt functionality. Even with inverted box pleats between belt and shoulder yoke, I've never found half belts to be awfully functional. More a design feature than a functional addition to the jacket. The functional ones are the shoulder/action pleats.

 

[Dinerman]

Yep, it's a woman's one. After doing all the research on the company, I couldn't resist. Pretty rare to find the early button front ones, and rare to find ones by that maker.

http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?72459-Guiterman-Bros-Leather-Jackets-1910s-and-1920s

 

[simonc]

I would pay good money to watch a Dinerman BK cage fight.

 

[HoosierDaddy]

I would pay good money to watch a Dinerman BK cage fight.

Who wouldn't..??

 

[Forrest]

1950s Sears Hercules:





It pains me a little, but it's for auction on ebay, link in the classifieds here. It just never fit me right in the chest.

 

[simonc]

Lovely.

 

[Baron Kurtz]

No fair! He's a damn site bigger than me. It'd be Bluto punching … Olive Oyl.

I would pay good money to watch a Dinerman BK cage fight.

 

[Dinerman]

Eat yer spinach, Pete!

 

[Dinerman]

1930s Capeskin suede


1950s Brent

 

[crimsonofsam]

 

[crimsonofsam]

 

[pilot error]

Windward Steerhide


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[tmitchell59]

Here a few I have owned and worn for years. Bought them at thrift stores, antique stores. I would wear them until something broke or I out grew them.

Alden. Probably a 44 since I can wear it. Broken zipper. Always thought it was horsehide, but doesn't say.

I bought this Lakeland at a Vintage Clothing store in St. Louis 1985. Wore for several years, now needs repairs.

 

[tmitchell59]

No name. Wore it holes in this one. Great jacket in a large size.

Foster: Very small size 38, never worn by me. Goatskin, very light.

 

[trapp]

I really like the jackets on this thread! I'll post one of my own in a bit.