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The style of the suit.

Wild Root

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1929 Sears.

Here you have some styles of 1929 from Sears.

Enjoy.

1929searsmensclothes4bs.jpg


Note how the shoulders aren't wide at all.
 

Daniel Riser

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In all my times with fellow vintage appreciators I have yet to see one walking around holding an extra pair of matching trousers.... how strange :rolleyes:

Those are usually matching knickers, but I read in a 28' catalogue one time for sport suits that they would come with matching trousers so if you wore one out you'd have a backup pair. Neither of them were knickers.

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Dan
 

Wild Root

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Yeah, most good suits then came with two pares of pants. It extended the life of the suit. And the guys holding the pants was just a catalog pose. No one walked around holding a second pare of pants back then :p

Root.
 
Daniel Riser said:
In all my times with fellow vintage appreciators I have yet to see one walking around holding an extra pair of matching trousers.... how strange :rolleyes:

Those are for older folks who may have an accident. :p
Nah, it is unbelieveable but a suit with two pairs of pants, custom made, in the 1940s sold for $31! That makes it all the more worthwhile. ;)

Regards to all,

J
 

cptjeff

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mike said:
It seems pretty hard to find anything today that comes close to the 1930's natural shoulder look. But how come?
Fashion. Same reason it was hard to find a 40's bold look suit in the 60's.
 

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