Well, this should be interesting...

[StanleyVanBuren]

I just picked this up:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=110111308330

Supposedly it is vintage, and hopefully it will fit. If so, it will be my first vintage suit.

If these measurements are accurate, the trousers are exactly right and the jacket might be just a little snug in the chest area but I think I'm still ok.

I will keep you folks updated.

 

[Marc Chevalier]

It is vintage: right out of 1970 or so. Has a Tommy Nutter vibe to it.


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[StanleyVanBuren]

It is vintage: right out of 1970 or so. Has a Tommy Nutter vibe to it.


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Haha, I figured it wasn't exactly as listed (47-64), but it looked kinda cool, was uber cheap, and looked to be my size so I figured I'd check it out.

I'm sure I will find -some- use for it.

 

[Marc Chevalier]

I have a feeling that it's a well-made suit. Looks like a good quality flannel, too. Maybe British? I dig the way-up-there ticket pocket and breast pocket. Bet the armholes are quite high, too.


Good find! :eusa_clap

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[StanleyVanBuren]

Bet the armholes are quite high, too.


Good find! :eusa_clap

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This is what I am most hoping for. We'll see. Fingers crossed...


... and thanks!

 

[slicedbread]

That suit looks great! What a deal!

 

[Marty M.]

Do post a picture of you in it when it arrives. It looks like an interesting cut. I don't think that I've seen a upper welt pocket that high before. I'm also all over the shirt under it. Great collar point. Were they selling that also?
Marty

 

[StanleyVanBuren]

uhhh, just picture it with different shoes...

 

[Jovan]

The suit is a good fit, but I suggest wearing a much smaller tie knot. Already the lapels and pocket flaps are big, and this is just an overload of bigness.

 

[StanleyVanBuren]

I looked at those lapels & figured my knot should be of complimentary size. I thought a small knot would look out of place with the rest of the elements of the suit. But I'm still new to all this.

Anyway, yeah the fit turned out to be pretty much perfect. The auction claimed it was custom made. If so, I have a double out there somewhere. Although looking at the pictures now, the jacket is obviously on the short side. But the sleeves are the perfect length... weird. [huh]

 

[Jovan]

I think the jacket length is perfect.

Men in the 1930s-40s wore ties that knotted small with narrower spread collars, and generally I think that's the way to go if you're going to wear wide lapels today as well. [huh] The rule, if I'm correct, is just that the blade of the tie be proportionate to your lapels.

 

[StanleyVanBuren]

Gotcha. Thanks for the info.

 

[Zemke Fan]

Tie knot suggestions...

Men in the 1930s-40s wore ties that knotted small with narrower spread collars, and generally I think that's the way to go if you're going to wear wide lapels today as well.

... are lost on Mr. Stanley, Jovan.

 

[Mr. Rover]

That tie is eye-popping..and not necessarily in a good way. The suit fits perfectly (pants can be shortened a wee bit as theres like double break going on (may just be your pose). But yes- our cries for smaller knots with the fatter ties and bigger knots on teensy ties seem to have been ignored.

 

[Baron Kurtz]

the knot works perfectly with the suit. 70s suit = 70s style knot. I see no issue.

bk

 

[Mr. Rover]

Touche, touche

 

[StanleyVanBuren]

[Tie knot suggestions...]... are lost on Mr. Stanley, Jovan.

This is untrue. I have been experimenting with different knot types and sizes. I just haven't bothered to post photos of every single day I try something slightly different.

While I will still disagree with some of what has been said, I have carefully considered the majority of the advice given to me by the knowledgeable people in this forum, and tie knot style/size is one area where this is certainly the case.

 

[Zemke Fan]

Show us some evidence...

... specifically: photos of non-Windsor knots on said Mr. SVB. In return I will retract my statement and eat my hat. (I keep a chocolate one on hand just in case of such unusually RARE situations.) So, come on Stan, share some sartorial crime scene evidence with your FL buds!

 

[Baron Kurtz]

The dimple is impressive. Do you use one of those plastic things to get the deep dimple, or is it all finger work?

bk

 

[StanleyVanBuren]

... specifically: photos of non-Windsor knots on said Mr. SVB. In return I will retract my statement and eat my hat. (I keep a chocolate one on hand just in case of such unusually RARE situations.) So, come on Stan, share some sartorial crime scene evidence with your FL buds!

Well, I did already post this one:

That's definitely tied with a 4IH. And, that tie is vintage; it was originally my father's. I -think- he got it sometime in the 60s but I'm not sure exactly.

The dimple is impressive. Do you use one of those plastic things to get the deep dimple, or is it all finger work?

bk

Hey thanks! That one is done by hand... sometimes I get lucky. [huh]