TUXEDOS--mainly vintage! Tartan tux from Briggs of Providence, Velvet Tux, Aquascutum, more!

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With the holiday season just beginning, I'm pleased to offer these beautiful tuxedos to carry you through the plentiful parties that you'll be enjoying! With shawl lapels, peak lapels, and notch lapels, single-breasted and double-breasted, these range from classic Ivy offerings from the 1960s to a lovely velvet dinner jacket from Jos. Bank, proving even they get things right sometimes!

As always, I offer FREE SHIPPING ON EVERYTHING IN THE CONUS; International inquiries are welcome, with shipping at cost!

Also as always, ALL OFFERS ARE VERY WELCOME!

Please PM with interest and offers!

1) BEAUTIFUL Classic shawl collar tuxedo for Jas. T. Mullin of Wilmington, Del.

This is beautiful! A classic shawl collar tuxedo, this dates from the Golden Age of Ivy Style--but it could just as well have been made last year! Featuring a beautiful shawl collar with a buttonhole for your boutonniere. this lovely tuxedo is half canvassed and fully lined. It is subtly darted, has three button cuffs, a single button fastening, and a lovely classic striped lining. The trousers are pleated, and have buttons for suspenders (braces), with no belt loops. This was Made in the USA.

This tuxedo is in excellent condition, except that the lining of the trousers needs some minor attention, as shown. Hence, this is in overall Very Good/Excellent condition. As such, it's a steal at just $45, or offer.

Measurements:

Chest: 22 1/2
Sleeve: 26 1/2 (+1 1/2)
Shoulder: 19 1/2
Length: 32

Waist: 18 3/4
Inseam: 31 1/2 (+3 1/2)





2) BEAUTIFUL Tartan Tuxedo with peak lapels!

This is absolutely gorgeous! lt.

And it really is beautiful. Cut from worsted wool, the patterning and colourway are utterly Ivy; a wonderfully subdued and muted classic tartan. The peak lapels are satin-faced, and it features the correct single button closure. It has no cuff buttons; they were never attached, and this could be worn without. It is fully canvassed and fully lined. The two lower exterior pockets are jetted, with satin facing at the top. This has a single centre vent. It was Union made in the USA for Brigg's of Providence--THE upscale traditional clothing store of Rhode Island's capital.... a worthy rival to its Boston competitors, and beloved of the Newport set.

Note that having a tartan tuxedo in your closet makes your formalwear choices much more versatile; this should be paired with the black or midnight blue trousers that accompany your regular tuxedo, and so tartans are frequently sold as odd jackets, rather than as sets.

Asking just $50, or offer.

This is the St Andrew model, and is tagged a 44L. It measures:

Chest: 23 1/2
Sleeve: 26 3/4 (+1 3/4)
Shoulder: 19 1/2
Length: 32 1/8

 

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3) RECENT Velvet Tuxedo by Jos. A. Bank!

You know you want this! Made from 100% cotton velvet, this tuxedo is in absolutely excellent condition, having been worn only once or twice. It is half-canvassed and fully lined, is cut as a sack, and has three covered buttons on each cuff. It has a single centre vent, and jetted pockets.

Asking just $35, or offer.

Tagged a 46R, this measures:

Chest: 22 1/8
Sleeve: 25 1/5 (+1 1/2)
Shoulder: 19 3/4
Length: 31 7/8






4) MADE IN THE USA Giannino notch lapel tuxedo

This is a lovely recent tuxedo. Featuring notch lapels, this tuxedo is half-canvassed and fully lined. It is unvented, and features a single button fastening and three button cuffs. All of the buttons are covered. The trousers are pleated, and feature a satin band at the top. They lack belt loops and braces buttons. This was Made in the USA, and is in excellent condition!

Asking just $35, or offer.

Chest: 21 1/4
Sleeve: 22 3/4 (+2 3/4)
Shoulder: 19
Length: 29

Waist: 17
Inseam: 27 3/4 (+2)

 

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5) MADE IN ENGLAND Aquascutum Double-Breasted, Peak Lapel Dinner Jacket

This is absolutely lovely! Made in England, this almost certainly dates from the early 1970s, judging not by its styling--which is classic--but by the fact that it's made from a blend of Worsted and Terylene. Now, before you stop reading, note that EARLY artificial fibres were intended to be far more durable than their natural counterparts, but indistinguishable from them in texture, feel, and performance--that's why very early polyester ties really are hard to tell from silk, and why Brooks, Press, Langrock, and the like charged premiums for them. Your grandfather's terylene is NOT the same as ours--it was far, far better! Plastics, then, were the future.

That this is a mix of wool and terylene, then, should be no deterrent. And that's a very good thing, for this is a terrific tuxedo. A rare double-breasted tuxedo, this has peak lapels that are, of course, faced. It is half-canvassed and fully lined, and is unvented, as you'd expect. It has a 2 by 2 button front (single button closure), and two buttons to each sleeve. All the buttons are covered. The trousers are pleated, and feature side adjusters and an ornamental stripe.

This is in absolutely excellent condition--it's clearly been worn very, very sparingly, if at all. The only minor, minor blemish is the fact that there are two tiny rub marks on the buttons on the left-hand sleeve; otherwise, this presents as new.

Asking just $40, or offer.

Measurements:

Chest: 18 1/2
Sleeve: 25 (+2 1/2)
Shoulder: 16
Length: 29 3/4

Waist: 16
Inseam: 31 1/2 (+2 1/2)

 

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The Aquascutum is now sold.

 

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The vintage Mullin is also sold.

 

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