Vintage Reproduction Sports Coats

[Deleted member 16736]

Hi, I'm brand new to sports coats and would like a recommendation if possible to a vintage reproduction sports coat maker, if such a thing exists. I also don't know what to wear with a sports coat. Must I wear a tie? I'm going for 30s-40s. Thank you.

 

[Deleted member 16736]

I should add I'm 6'2" and vintage clothing is usually not a viable option for me. Thanks.

 

[Bugsy]

Magnoli's does a great job with reproductions of vintage clothing. I have several suits. You should be able to see some threads on this site or go to www.magnolisclothiers[FONT=Comic Sans MS][/FONT].com in New Zealand.

 

[Guttersnipe]

What jacket size do you wear? 6'2" is taller, but not extraordinarily so. Unsless your jacket size is bigger than 44 or 46 you ought to be able to find some vintage here and there.

 

[Deleted member 16736]

What jacket size do you wear? 6'2" is taller, but not extraordinarily so. Unsless your jacket size is bigger than 44 or 46 you ought to be able to find some vintage here and there.

My chest is 40" so I wear a 42" jacket. Problem is, most vintage jackets in a 42, to the extent you can even find them, are cut for a man 2" shorter than me. Long of any size in a vintage garment is rare, in my experience. Yes, I could search and search and search for that one jacket I like that might fit me, or I can buy an off-the-rack reproduction that will probably last just as long and look great. I prefer the easy way.

I had heard of Magnoli and I will check them out, thanks.

 

[Deleted member 16736]

Magnoli's does a great job with reproductions of vintage clothing. I have several suits. You should be able to see some threads on this site or go to www.magnolisclothiers[FONT=Comic Sans MS][/FONT].com in New Zealand.

The link was misspelled for anyone wanting to visit the site. The site name is www.magnoliclothiers.com.

 

[Deleted member 16736]

Checked out Magnoli and they had a lot of funny jackets, more like costumes than everyday wear, but they had one jacket with promise: the Professor Jacket. Does anybody own this one? Here's a link:

http://www.magnoliclothiers.com/tweed-professor-coat-blazers-p-52.html

 

[resortes805]

Magnoli's is made to measure, if you are looking for off-the-rack try Germany's Juke Jive.

 

[Deleted member 16736]

Great site, but I don't speak German. Is there an English language version? Thank you.

 

[resortes805]

Great site, but I don't speak German. Is there an English language version? Thank you.

They used to, but not anymore. Some German speaking loungers have offered to help others in the translation department in the past.

 

[Deleted member 16736]

US consumer is weak.

 

[resortes805]

Well, it looks like you will have to go made-to-measure, or bespoke because nobody but nobody offers off-the-rack reproductions for sports coats. this is primarily because, unless you want something with rare details, plain ol' vintage sports coats are perhaps the easiest vintage garment to find, in any size. There is a market for off the rack reproduction short ricky jackets and 1940s-1950s leisure jackets, but not for sports coats. Why not just find modern sports coats that pass, like Ralph Lauren or something?

 

[Blackjack]

They used to, but not anymore. Some German speaking loungers have offered to help others in the translation department in the past.

If you use Yahoo right click and select all on the page to highlight, then right click again and put your cursor on the yahoo bar you'll see translate this page or I can just post it here

http://babelfish.yahoo.com/translat...-Suits.html&XTCsid=48tkcmbc6lqjqsr1gmibot8db6

 

[filfoster]

Checked out Magnoli and they had a lot of funny jackets, more like costumes than everyday wear, but they had one jacket with promise: the Professor Jacket. Does anybody own this one? Here's a link:

http://www.magnoliclothiers.com/tweed-professor-coat-blazers-p-52.html

Some of his things are copies of movie costumes. Others are period patterns. I have two 'sport jackets' in addition to a half-dozen or so suits and vouch that in hand, they are certainly not costumey. They are well made (he farms the construction out to tailoring businesses in the Far East) and will fit well if you give him good measurements. I would caution that you must specify trouser leg widths particularly or you will likely get something a little narrower than you may want.

 

[Feraud]

Resortes805 has a good point. Unless you are looking for particular details that need to be custom, an OTR should suffice.

 

[filfoster]

Check J Peterman's recent 'going, going, gone' and just reduced: several vintage styled men's suit jackets and blazers.
http://www.jpeterman.com/Going-Going

 

[Deleted member 16736]

If you use Yahoo right click and select all on the page to highlight, then right click again and put your cursor on the yahoo bar you'll see translate this page or I can just post it here

http://babelfish.yahoo.com/translat...-Suits.html&XTCsid=48tkcmbc6lqjqsr1gmibot8db6

Thank you very much!

 

[Deleted member 16736]

Check J Peterman's recent 'going, going, gone' and just reduced: several vintage styled men's suit jackets and blazers.
http://www.jpeterman.com/Going-Going

How do I see a real picture of this stuff? I'm not buying based on an artist's conception!

 

[Marc Chevalier]

How do I see a real picture of this stuff? I'm not buying based on an artist's conception!

Your best bet is to search for specific J. Peterman sportcoats (by model name) via "Google Images".

 

[filfoster]

How do I see a real picture of this stuff? I'm not buying based on an artist's conception!

Marc is right. Sadly, the Peterman website, like their catalog, affects these wash drawings. I just bought the herringbone blazer and the chalk striped suit coat and they are very nice and look very much '30's. Nice material-Irish tweed herringbone and English-milled chalkstripe- and for the money, a steal compared to their original prices.
I would post pics if I was not tech challenged (see avatar for proof).