It's grey, 2 piece, with thick white vertical stripes.Pow ? prisoner of war ? i must have missed that one
It's grey, 2 piece, with thick white vertical stripes.Pow ? prisoner of war ? i must have missed that one
Marc Chevalier said:Well done, Ghost! Can't get better than a suit like that. Great lapels, trousers, everything!
MK said:Here is the one I jusy got from Marc:
I couldn't be more happy with it. It is a rare opportunity to find a vintage suit in my size. To find one that just happened to be cut like it was made for AND looks good.....it is like lightning striking.
Marc Chevalier said:The tricky thing, as I've mentioned before, is that fancy backs and peak lapels have been popular two previous times: the 1920s-'30s, and the 1970s. I have a feeling that today's designers are inspired by the '70s-era of fancy backs and peak lapels, which itself was a shoddy revival of the original '20s-'30s style. In other words, we are seeing a revival of an earlier revival ... and a bad one at that.
Anyone here old enough to remember fancy belt-back sportcoats and suits made by "Angels Flight"? Circa 1977? Thick polyester in browns, powder blues, tans and navy blues. Some very fancy pleating and darting on the jacket backs, but ... very wide '70s lapels, chunky plastic buttons, and thigh-hugging trousers with a low rise and bell bottoms. In a word: inexecrable.
Absinthe_1900 said:Thanks for reminding me, I was trying to forget the late 70's. As well as the early 70's, mid 70's........
My concern still stands. Today's fashions are inspired more by "Angels Flight" than by the 1937 Sears catalog. It may well be that the next fancy back, peak lapel suit you see at the mall will look somewhat like the photos above.
herringbonekid said:yes it's english, CC41, and it's mine.
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