Really nice tweed sport coat

[Mario]

Did someone here win that tweed jacket? I really love the fabric but the thing was too small...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230693411826&ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:US:1123

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[SteveAS]

No, but I got a very similar one a few weeks ago on ebay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/280746083578

 

[Mario]

Oh my...that one somehow escaped my attention...

 

[Mario]

There's another one up for sale right now that's quite similar, but again not in my size:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/260883698490?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

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[Marc Chevalier]

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In the vintage dressy menswear scene (what there is of it), pre-1970 tweed suits are very sought-after right now. (Let's all thumb our noses at global warming!) Preferably single-breasted, preferably three-button, and preferably three-piece.

 

[Marc Chevalier]

... and preferably THICK and HEAVY.

 

[Mario]

So this one has it all...

Gotta say I have a heart for nice tweeds myself...

 

[SteveAS]

There's another one up for sale right now that's quite similar, but again not in my size:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/260883698490?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

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I was already watching that one. If the seller's measurements are accurate, it should fit me pretty well; the trousers are a little short, but the listing indicates they could be extended by up to two inches. If I win it and it's in good shape, I'll likely sell the jacket I listed above and settle for just the suit.

 

[SteveAS]

Gotta say I have a heart for nice tweeds myself...

I'm just discovering this old style tweed, but I like it, too . . . much more interesting than the more recent Harris and Harris-style tweeds.

 

[Mario]

IIf I win it and it's in good shape, I'll likely sell the jacket I listed above and settle for just the suit.

Hint! Hint!

I'm just discovering this old style tweed, but I like it, too . . . much more interesting than the more recent Harris and Harris-style tweeds.

Quite so. I think Marc's got a suit made from a similar tweed fabric. Come to think of it... Marc: I seem to remember that you wanted to post some pics of it...

Oh well, I wasn't surprised at all when I found out that this one doesn't fit me...

 

[Marc Chevalier]

So this one has it all...

Not quite all. It doesn't have a vest.

 

[Marc Chevalier]

Mario, I've got a brownish one that's identical to the suit below, except that mine that patch pockets on each chest.

 

[SteveAS]

Hint! Hint!

Hint noted! But if this suit goes much higher, it'll be out of my league and I'll have to settle for keeping just my jacket.

 

[Marc Chevalier]

This kind of tweed is called Donegal. It's especially handsome, with multicolored nubs of wool.

 

[SteveAS]

Thanks (once again) for the education, Marc.

 

[Mario]

Hint noted! But if this suit goes much higher, it'll be out of my league and I'll have to settle for keeping just my jacket.

That's alright, I'm very well acquainted with this problem. Either the suits are not my size or the price goes right through the ceiling...

 

[Mario]

Mario, I've got a brownish one that's identical to the suit below, except that mine that patch pockets on each chest.

Yes, I guess that's the one. I haven't seen much of it but it was already enough to make me green with envy...

 

[Mario]

Wow...that suit went for peanuts! I cant believe it... Why doesn't that ever happen to me?

 

[Rudie]

Because your arms are too long?

 

[Mario]

Oh, the sleeves ran only about one inch too short so I think it wouldn't have been much of a problem to let them out by one inch. No, the problem was the same as always: the pants. I take a 34" inseam and the pants on this suit are only 28 1/2".