Sz. 38 - 42. FOUR Vintage "Wash-and-Wear" Summer Suits, from Brooks Bros., Haspel, more! $49 or less

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Wash-and-Wear 3/2 sack suit in Classic Slate Grey from Brooks Brothers!​

NB: I outlined the history of Wash and Wear menswear on my Facebook page, WaterhollowTweed

This is wonderful! Cut as a classic 3/2 sack suit and dating from the mid-1980s, this carries a lovely vintage Gold-on-White Brooks Brothers label. It features patch, flapped pockets, a single center vent, and a lovely lapel roll. The trousers are flat-front and uncuffed.

Apart from needing a quick dry-clean to freshen it up (or, if you like and aren't too risk averse, a quick wash in the machine!) as it's been in storage since the Reagan administration this is in Excellent condition. It was, of course, Made in the USA.

Asking just $49, or offer, boxed, shipped, and insured in the USA.

Measurements:

Chest: 20 1/2
Sleeve: 23 3/4 (+2)
Shoulder: 17 3/4
Length: 28 1/2

Waist: 16 (+1)
Inseam: 27 (+ 2 3/4)

Wash-and-Wear 3/2 sack Navy Blue from Brooks Brothers!​

Beautiful! Cut as a classic 3/2 sack suit in navy and dating from the mid-1980s, this carries a lovely vintage Gold-on-White Brooks Brothers label. It features patch, flapped pockets, a single center vent, and a lovely lapel roll. The trousers are flat-front and uncuffed.

This suit does need a dry-clean to freshen it up as it has some minor dusting to the shoulders. As such, it is in Very Good/Excellent condition--and will soon be in Excellent condition when it returns from its cleaning! It was, of course, Union Made in the USA.

Asking just $49, or offer, boxed, shipped, and insured in the USA.

Measurements:

Chest: 21
Sleeve: 24 (+1 3/4)
Shoulder: 18 1/4
Length: 29 1/2

Waist: 17 3/4
Inseam: 29 1/2 (+ 2 3/4)

 

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WONDERFUL! Vintage late 1950s - early 1960s Wash and Wear Suit from Haspel.​

This is absolutely wonderful! Cut from gossamer-light Wash and Wear fabric in a classic subdued 1950s plaid in earthtones of dark greens and deep-forest browns--the sort of colours that were so common in the 1950s but which are now almost never seen--this is cut as a classic 3/2 sack suit.

Made by Haspel--one of the pioneers of Wash and Wear clothing--this is a wonderful early example of the type. Dating from when Wash and Wear clothing was viewed with equal parts wonder and skepticism this suit exemplifies Haspel's approach to win over the skeptics--made the suits with as much attention to detail as could be found anywhere else! This suit thus not only has a wonderful liquid lapel roll, but lapped seams, a single hook rear vent, and top-stitching on the outer seams. It also has a quarter-lining--all the better to keep its wearer as cool as possible, and to show off the excellent tailoring along the interior seams!

The trousers are flat-front and cuffed.

This suit was originally sold by Roger Kent, a men's store that has three locations--Madison Avenue in New York, by Press, Brooks Brothers, and F. R. Tripler, Philadelphia, and New Haven. It isn't difficult to guess who its clientele were!

This suit was, of course, Union Made in the USA. It does have a couple of minor imperfections: The lining to the trousers has faded with age, and the lining to the jacket has some age foxing in the shoulders. And it could use a quick dry-clean to freshen it up! As such, this is in overall Very Good condition, and is a bargain at just $39, or offer, boxed and shipped in the USA!

This is also a very wearable size--so grab this while you have a chance!

Chest: 22
Sleeve: 25 1/2 (+ 1 1/2)
Shoulder: 18 3/4
Length: 31 1/8

Waist: 17 3/4 (+1 1/2)
Inseam: 32 (+1) with 1 1/2 cuff.

Wash and Wear Suit in Classic Light Tan
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Another lovely Wash and Wear suit, this time cut as a contemporary two-button suit with subtle darts. Featuring a single center vent, a half-lining, and three button cuffs, this was made by Palm Beach (who, at the time of this suit's making, had just acquired Haspel) for Joske's of San Antonio... THE Texan Department store that was founded in 1873 and whose main store San Antonio offered customers the option of custom-made saddles.

The suit's trousers are flat-front and cuffed.

For a suit that is over 30 years old--Joske's ceased to be independent in 1987--this suit is in absolutely excellent condition. Indeed, it would be in absolutely excellent condition if it had been made last year! It does have one flaw--there are two small brown marks on the upper left lapel, as shown. These are surface marks only, and so will likely come out with the first dry-cleaning, but because they are there this suit is in Very Good condition.

This suit was Union Made in the USA. It's a bargain at just $29, or offer, boxed and shipped in the USA.

Measurements:

Chest: 20 3/4
Sleeve: 24 (+ 2 1/4)
Shoulder: 18
Length: 30 1/4

Waist: 18 5/8 (+1 1/2)
Inseam: 27 1/4 (+1 3/4)

 

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The navy BB and the light tan suit are sold!